http://corvillus.com/2006/08/07/open-any-lock-with-1-keys/ Technology, gaming, and time wasting news Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:56:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://corvillus.com/2006/08/07/open-any-lock-with-1-keys/#comment-102 How a bump key works (part 1) - Corvillus Fri, 25 Aug 2006 15:47:55 +0000 http://corvillus.com/2006/08/07/open-any-lock-with-1-keys/#comment-102 [...] Engadget is running a multipart piece on bump keys and how they work in detail. This explains all the physics behind why a specially cut key can open any mechanical lock it fits in with a little bit of applied force (the bump key for Kwikset locks and a kinetic energy tool are shown above). It is a very interesting read for those who are into security or physics. [...] [...] Engadget is running a multipart piece on bump keys and how they work in detail. This explains all the physics behind why a specially cut key can open any mechanical lock it fits in with a little bit of applied force (the bump key for Kwikset locks and a kinetic energy tool are shown above). It is a very interesting read for those who are into security or physics. [...]

]]> http://corvillus.com/2006/08/07/open-any-lock-with-1-keys/#comment-39 Virtuoso Tue, 08 Aug 2006 04:34:02 +0000 http://corvillus.com/2006/08/07/open-any-lock-with-1-keys/#comment-39 I saw that PDF after seeing this video on Kotaku.. and I have to say its a pretty old technique and a lot of new locks don't work so well. I spent a whole summer mastering lock picking and I am far from a master. Newer locks need the key's shoulders to be shaven away like it describes in that pdf. If you really want to get into it you will need a professional cutter to make your keys and most people at say... home hardware... won't just make you a bump key :S I saw that PDF after seeing this video on Kotaku.. and I have to say its a pretty old technique and a lot of new locks don’t work so well. I spent a whole summer mastering lock picking and I am far from a master. Newer locks need the key’s shoulders to be shaven away like it describes in that pdf. If you really want to get into it you will need a professional cutter to make your keys and most people at say… home hardware… won’t just make you a bump key :S

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