How To Pick A Front Door Lock With A Paperclip

Here are the steps you can take to pick a lock using your paperclip lock pick.

How to pick a front door lock with a paperclip.

Unfold the first paperclip into the lock pick. Pin tumbler locks are the most common locks found on the front doors of homes. Insert it into the gap in the door below the latch. Start by unfolding end of the paper clip.

Then slowly wiggle the pick into the top part of the lock using a gentle up and down motion. Simple latches such as swing latches are also easy to open with a paper clip. How to pick a pin tumbler lock. Provide very subtle tension with the wrench rotating it the same way the lock turns.

Some locksmiths also put a tiny upward bend into the tip of the pick. Then just slide the paper clip up until the latch is lifted free from the hook called the keeper. Maintain this tension throughout the process. So it makes for a good first lock to learn how to pick.

You will be inserting the straight part into the lock to use as a pick. Place your tension wrench into the bottom of the keyhole. To do this unfold the large edge of your paperclip twice until a straight portion juts out. Pick the lock using your tools.

How a pin tumbler lock works.