So I guess you are wondering why we have written an article about how to build a free standing door? Well, back in 2017 we went to Platypus Camp which was a hacker conference, but camping, and they had a lock picking door! I spent ages on it bypassing the locks and chains. Ever since then we have wanted to …
A while back I got hold of a 5 letter Wordlock padlock, which is a combination padlock but has letters on the dials instead of numbers. It’s supposed to make it easier to remember your combination. As with all the combination locks I get my hands on, I start to try and work out how to crack the combination. The …
Today I’m going to take you through how to pick a combination lock. A couple of weeks ago we picked up a pair of 4 digit combination padlocks from Bunnings to see if we could easily bypass them. As it came in a pair we thought we could have one for picking and one to cut open so we could …
We have had this safe at home for a while. So the other day we thought we would see if we can work out how to open it without the key or knowing the code. It didn’t take us too long to work out three different bypasses for the safe: Bypassing the lock entirely by using the hammer/bounce method Picking …
Lock Picking is a Great Sport for Kids We have had a few negative comments since we first started posting on YouTube and other social media, with people saying that lock picking isn’t a sport, it encourages criminals, and kids like us shouldn’t be doing it, but today I’m going to hopefully change your mind about that nonsense. We learnt …
Why I Wanted to Bypass an ABUS 158KC/45 Combination Padlock In year 5 and up at my school we are given a locker with an Abus 158KC/45 combination padlock. One of my best friends forgot her locker code and came to me to ask me if I could open it. Not sure why she would think I could get past …
Kiwicon 2038AD was a very big conference which most of you probably went to. There were all different types of activities like talks, a lock picking competition and the first year of Kurcon, a kids section of Kiwicon. The first day of Kiwicon was awesome. I learned how to pick thumb cuffs and hand cuffs. I also met Andrew who …
Recently we were invited to go to LockCon in the Netherlands where we presented on tamper evident bypassing. The talk was much the same as what we presented at OzLockCon with a few changes including new techniques we had learnt since then. At the conference we went in a lock picking competition. There were ten people at each table and …
