At 07:14 PM 9/25/99 +0100, Tony Duell wrote: Argh, now there's a useful thread topic. I've got a few systems in the basement that need picking, and I've put them aside until I know how. Any tips? I seem to remember some hacker text file on the topic. - John

Hi I think the big thing with cylinder locks is that one can't make a key from an impression. Most regular locks leave marks in the lock tumbler, over time. It is quite easy to make a new key from these marks if you know what you are doing. As for normal picking, I don't see why, with the proper tools, a cylinder lock would be any harder that a regular lock. That is unless it used other tricks like the sliding bar type locks. Dwight