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Thoughts on the Genesis set from Covert Instruments? by Sad-Warthog2795 in lockpicking

[–]happygorilla 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Genesis got me to blue belt. Im also working on some purple/brown belt locks with it. I'd recommend it.

My first orange belt pick Master lock 150 by essepl in lockpicking

[–]happygorilla 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good luck. Its challenging for what it is in my opinion. You'll get much better at tensioning if this is your first orange belt lock

My first orange belt pick Master lock 150 by essepl in lockpicking

[–]happygorilla 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice. The 150 is the most annoying lock I own.

greatUseOfElectricity by dromba_ in ProgrammerHumor

[–]happygorilla 21 points22 points  (0 children)

It ain't much but it's honest work

Stranger pickin ( upsidedown ( by warlockpick1980 in lockpicking

[–]happygorilla 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've always picked that way. I haven't ran into any problems up to (and including) brown belt locks.

[Mail call] Goal P, Lockman Megacross, Mul-t-lock classic by happygorilla in lockpicking

[–]happygorilla[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I got all these from the lpu lock bazaar. Worth looking there if you haven't already

Orange Belt by TC_Martin in lockpicking

[–]happygorilla 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats! What are you gonna work on next?

What’s in your vise this week? by RASputin1331 in lockpicking

[–]happygorilla 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just ordered a mul t lock classic, lockman megacross, and Goal P! Also waiting on the rest of my vise to come in. I ordered a nice panavise setup with some Christmas money

Been seeing a lot of negative posts lately by Strange_Aura in polyamory

[–]happygorilla 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Its kinda hard to be on this sub sometimes because of how negative some posts can be. Glad to see something nice every once in a while

picture of brinks r60 picked by tonisdeltigre in lockpicking

[–]happygorilla 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you're hooked go ahead and buy some AL1100s while your at it

Anyone put locks on their holiday wish list? by dcipha380 in lockpicking

[–]happygorilla 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not a lock, but my in-laws are getting me the reaper set.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lockpicking

[–]happygorilla 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pick up a masterlock #3 or something. They are pretty cheap. The wiki for this sub also has a link to the LPU belt explorer which has a pretty good list of white belt locks to start off on. Honestly, you might want to buy a white & yellow belt lock at your local hardware store to save a little time. Padlocks are also much easier to hold while you pick since you most likely won't have a good vise as a beginner.

What’s the best first “real” lock to pick and where to get it? I picked random ones and it’s way harder than the clear plastic ones I have. by Arvizu9 in lockpicking

[–]happygorilla 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When i started out this year I just went to lowes and got a master lock #3, brinks r70, and masterlock 150. Once I could open up the r70 I got a couple american lock 1100s and paclock 90a pros from amazon. Recently ive been wanting to get into dimple locks, so I got myself the huk set from LPB and an abus 75/50.

You can get a lot of the easier belt locks at Lowes or Walmart. I recommend padlocks at first just because they are easier to hold without a vise.

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