Maintain this tension throughout.
Pick lock door handle.
There are a variety of different styles of lock picks that you can form with your bobby pin however this guide will be focusing on the hook style pick.
The pick allows us to lift the pins to the shear line just like the key does.
Identify the type of lock you are dealing with.
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You need to find a long thin object that is small enough to fit into.
Make sure you have a spring bolt lock.
Choose a card you can replace.
Tilt the card toward the doorknob to help it slide in along the latch then bend the card back the other way to push the latch back.
Using a credit card 1.
Picking a locked privacy doorknob 1.
First insert the tension wrench into the bottom part of the lock and rotate it in the direction you would turn the key to unlock it to place tension on the lock.
A pick duh and a tension wrench.
Slide the card.
To pick a lock you are going to need two tools.
Slide the card into the space between the door and the door frame where the lock is.
Use your item to pick.
A spring bolt lock is a spring loaded lock with an angled edge.
Turn the tension wrench to find out whether you need to rotate it clockwise or counterclockwise.
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Put the tension wrench in the doorknob s keyhole and press it against the side where the bottom of the key would go.
Good locks use mushroom pins or pick shields to prohibit thieves from using picking tools to pry the lock and enter your home.
This method will almost surely bend your card and could risk breaking it.
It will move more.
Find a suitable object for picking the lock.
Most privacy door knobs also known as bed and bath door knobs.
Insert the pick above the tension wrench and feel for the pins.