How To Unlock A Door Lock With A Paperclip

Two big paperclips one to act as a tension wrench one to act as the pick.

How to unlock a door lock with a paperclip.

Picking a lock with a paper clip. A paper clip can not be used to unlock actual police handcuffs. Move the lock pick paperclip around gently inside of the lock while holding the tension wrench firmly in the hole. You may need to turn the screwdriver in order for the door to unlock.

The lock pick will be used to press up and down on the pins. So the logical thing to do was to search youtube for a great tutorial on how to pick a lock and i found this fabulous video that explained exactly how locks work and how to pick locks with 2 simple lock picking tools you make from paper clips. Just insert the screwdriver into the small hole and press the button on the inside of the handle with it to unlock the door. Paper clips aren t very sturdy and may break while inside your lock.

But don t give up it took me almost 20 paper clips to make this instructable and iv e been doing this for a long time. So you will need to use a bobby pin to unlock those. While the construction is similar a large paper clip is too wide to fit in the key hole and a small paper clip isn t strong enough to raise the pressure plate. The paperclips one to act as a lock pick one to act as a tension wrench and a pair of pliers to shape the paperclips.

Now i ve got to replace the lock. Because of this vulnerability using a paper clip to pick a lock should be a last resort. To unlock a door with a keyhole you can pick the lock with 2 bobby pins. Insert the other paperclip that is serving as the lock pick into the keyhole at the same time as pressure is being applied to the tension wrench in the lock.

You only need three different things. You get started by making your 2 simple tools from a couple of spare paperclips. This happened to me while working on one of the doors to my house. Most of what you need to pick a lock with a paperclip is easily accessible.

It s far better to keep a real lock pick set on you. Picking locks is not easy to do and using just a paper clip to open a padlock can be extremely frustrating.