Bend the closed end of one of the bobby pins to form a 90 degree angle.
How to unlock a door lock with a paperclip.
The lock pick will be used to press up and down on the pins.
It s far better to keep a real lock pick set on you.
You may need to turn the screwdriver in order for the door to unlock.
Just insert the screwdriver into the small hole and press the button on the inside of the handle with it to unlock the door.
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.
In this video i show you how to pick a lock with 2 paperclips it s pretty easy you just got to keep trying.
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.
Move the lock pick paperclip around gently inside of the lock while holding the tension wrench firmly in the hole.
Picking locks is not easy to do and using just a paper clip to open a padlock can be extremely frustrating.
Picking a lock with a paper clip.
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.
Because of this vulnerability using a paper clip to pick a lock should be a last resort.
This happened to me while working on one of the doors to my house.
Paper clips aren t very sturdy and may break while inside your lock.
You only need three different things.
So you will need to use a bobby pin to unlock those.
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.
Now i ve got to replace the lock.
A paper clip can not be used to unlock actual police handcuffs.
You get started by making your 2 simple tools from a couple of spare paperclips.
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.