Can you pick a lock with a pencil?

You might be able to take apart a mechanical pencil and use some of the sturdier metal components to pick a lock, but a wooden pencil probably wouldn't work. However, you can use pencil lead to lubricate a sticky lock if you don't have powdered graphite on hand!
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What is the easiest thing to pick a lock with?

One of the most common (and easiest to pick) locks is the pin-and-tumbler, which is a type of cylinder lock. Cylinder locks are used in most deadbolts. When picking a pin-and-tumbler lock, put the tension wrench in the keyhole and turn it as if it was a key.
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What objects can pick a lock?

Find a suitable object for picking the lock.

Ideal choices include a small screwdriver or hex wrench, a hair pin, or a heavy-duty paperclip. You can even use a bamboo skewer from the kitchen, or a cotton swab with the fluff removed from one end.
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Can you pick a lock with a paperclip?

Picking a lock with paper clips works pretty much the same way as picking a lock with a traditional tension wrench and rake. You just need to turn two paper clips into those two very same tools, and then pick the lock with them like you'd normally do.
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How easy is it to pick a lock?

Lock picking is easy to learn and apply, and in a short amount of time, you can learn all the basic lock picking concepts and techniques. While some locks are more difficult to pick than others, a fundamental understanding of lock picking can help you pick the majority of the locks used today.
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How do you break a lock with a pen?

If you need to break a U-lock, start by grabbing a basic ballpoint pen and removing the cap. Next, insert the tube of the pen into the U-lock keyhole. If the tube fits inside the keyhole, twist it inside the lock while pushing down firmly. Keep twisting until you feel or hear the lock unlock.
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What does graphite do for locks?

Locksmiths have long used powdered graphite to lubricate the workings of locks, and if your key refuses to slide fully into the lock, you can do the same. But there's an easier (and less expensive!) option than going out and buying a tube of powdered graphite for locks.
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What do you do when you lock yourself out?

Here are the steps that you should attempt to take right after realizing that you're locked out of a house.
  1. See If Any of Your Home's Doors or Windows Are Unlocked. ...
  2. Call a Family Member to Come Home and Unlock Your Door. ...
  3. Think About Who Might Have a Spare Key for Your House.
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How do you pick a lock with a screwdriver?

To unlock a privacy lock you'll need a flathead screwdriver that is small enough to fit into the hole on the doorknob. Insert your screwdriver into the hole and push forward. If your doorknob is using a push-button type privacy lock, then you should hear a loud click and the door will open.
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How thick are lock picks?

Standard picks are 0.025 thick. Thin picks are often needed for narrow keyways and work very well with top of keyway tension. With a pick that is 0.015 you can often pick the entire center line of the lock working from the base of the keyway to the pins.
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Can you put WD-40 in a lock?

This is what we find works best to keep your lock in its best working condition lubricate the lock cylinder. Do not use WD-40, WD-40 is a solvent, not a lubricant and will, in fact, remove any type of lubricant that is in the cylinder. Use a lubricant that has a silicone, graphite or Teflon base only.
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Where do you find graphite?

Graphite is most often found as flakes or crystalline layers in metamorphic rocks such as marble, schist's and gneisses. Graphite may also be found in organic-rich shale's and coal beds.
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