LPL Teaches You About Lock Traps, and how to Make Your Own on the Cheap

I’m a huge fan of the Lockpicking Lawyer. He has a soothing voice and a methodical explanation around lock picking and functions. One such function is the devilishly simple “Hines Key System”. A simple set of groves to capture improperly raised pins that will jam a lock from opening if done improperly. Take a look:

A picture of the Hines Key System on LPL's site

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Now, a cheap and easy modifiction to a common Kwikset lock that makes it work like the above:

A picture of the Kwikset modification to make it Hines-like

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