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The Lock Sportscast

Charles Current

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Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 153

Your weekly source for locksport news and sometimes interviews. Locksport is the sport or recreation of legal lock picking and other methods of defeating locking systems.

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147: Hotel Break Ins

mercredi 21 juin 2023 • Duration 30:50

https://youtu.be/P8hfKJif7AA

Your weekly source for locksport news and sometimes interviews.

Full show notes, including links, can be found at

http://www.thelocksportscast.com

In this week’s episode:

Amazon locked a man out of his smart home

A 3D printed Mul-T-Lock key

Deviant on Darknet Diaries

Covert Instruments is hiring!

Criminals

New blog posts

Videos to watch

New Products

Events

Meetups

Sales

Giveaways

and more

Announcements:

Corrections:

News:

Amazon shuts down customer's smart home devices after delivery driver's false racism claim

Community News:

first working 3D printing key with movable parts?

Deviant – Darknet Diaries

It happened - 1000 subscriptions to my YouTube channel !!! : r/lockpicking

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs hosts cyber security camps for middle school students | KRDO

Covert Instruments is hiring!

I saw this funky looking key in Vienna last September. Upon some searching it looks to be an actual product with a lock. Has LPL ever picked something like this? : r/LockPickingLawyer

AMADEO FreeFlex

Videos:

This Crafty Toddler Is Either Going To Be Famous Or In Jail One Day

Called out for faking videos by an experienced locksmith...again - YouTube

TSA Keeps Breaking Into Gun Cases (And Now My Accounts About This Involve Police Officers)

How Can You Force the TSA to Re-Lock Your Pelican Case?

Blogs & Articles:

Everything is Open | Hazlitt

Other Resources:

Must read for the beginners : r/lockpicking

Lockpicking Detail Overkill Booklet

"Jiggle Test" and the Four Fundamental Pin States

MIT Guide to Lock Picking

Products:

Silver Bullet Tools

LockOff Door Peephole Opener - Emergency Door Entry Tool

Coated Pinning Tweezers

How I Rob Banks: And Other Such Places | Wiley

'Deadlock' by Simon Fox: A Book Review - GeekDad

Amazon.com: Deadlock eBook : Fox, Simon: Kindle Store

Meetups/Sales/Giveaways/Contests:

The Lock Sportscast - News

LPU Karate Belts:

beltranking - lockpicking (reddit.com)

Mentorship Monday 3: The Belt System

2: Breaking Rules and Getting the Belt

All About The Lockpicking Belt Rankings System

LPU Belt Explorer

Lock Stories:

Emergency Call:

Criminals:

San Jose hotel room breakin attempt caught on camera

Two people arrested for theft-related charges in Arroyo Grande

Man arrested during sting operation at Las Vegas Strip hotel accused of breaking into 7 rooms within 2 hours, stole over $5,000, police say

Executive Producers:

Founding Executive Producers:

Liibans Locksport Journey

Pat from Uncensored Tactical

threeraccoonsinacoat

Chirael (Anthony)

Associate Executive Producers:

DoctorHogmaster

Clayton Howard (Kewltune)

Co-Producers:

m0g

Ratyoke

MrPickur

CrankyLockPicker

Bare Bones Lock Picking

Snake

Paracentric

John R

Chief Content Producer:

Chirael (Anthony)

Content Producers:

Bare Bones Lock Picking

Chad

I fisk

I'm Gumby

JimyLongs

Lady Locks

LockpickingDev

OpenLock

Pocket Women

Taquila Dave

Tony Virelli

Zlocks.ca

Contact Information:

Email: podcast@thelocksportscast.com

Twitter https://twitter.com/charlescurrent

Reddit: currentc57 on r/locksport

Discord: Lockpickers United as Current, Extraordinary League of Pickers as Current, The Lock Sportscast as Current

Join the Discord at http://discord.thelocksportscast.com

The Lock Sportscast on Odysee

The Lock Sportscast on Rumble

Donate:

http://paypal.thelocksportscast.com

https://patreon.com/thelocksportscast

https://www.subscribestar.com/thelocksportscast

146: Duplicating Keys

jeudi 8 juin 2023 • Duration 40:03

Your weekly source for locksport news and sometimes interviews.

Full show notes, including links, can be found at

http://www.thelocksportscast.com

In this week’s episode:

Master Lock closing Milwaukee plant

The end of CircleCityCon

Removing parking boots

Copying 3KS keys

Duplicating keys via x-ray

LPU Belt changes

Criminals

New blog posts

Videos to watch

New Products

Events

Meetups

Sales

Giveaways

and more

Announcements:

Corrections:

News:

Over 300 Master Lock employees will be out of a job in 10 months

Master Lock to shut down Milwaukee manufacturing plant

Labor Leaders, Politicians Rally To Keep Master Lock in Milwaukee

Atlanta activist sells keys to open automobile "boot" locks; police OK possession and use - just don't damage or steal the locks : r/physec

A ride with Boot Girls, 2 women challenging Atlanta's parking enforcement industry

Multipick hello summer

Community News:

Announcement - CircleCityCon 10.0

LPUbelts.com Belt Explorer - 100 Day Update : r/lockpicking

LPUbelts.com needs you! To take photos! : r/lockpicking

r/lockpicking will be joining in on the June 12th-14th protest of Reddit's API changes that will essentially kill all 3rd party Reddit apps.

https://lemmy.ml/c/lockpicking

What say you all about the Covert Companion? : r/lockpicking

working 3d printed EVVA 3ks, 3ks+ and 4ks keys

evva 4ks key and gut

creating evva 3ks keys from pictures using a parametric model

OpenScan Mini 3KS key duplication?

Videos:

Can You Duplicate a Car Key from a Photo?

[1543] Legal Department Keyway Design?

Underwater Mastery: Picking and Gutting an American Lock Underwater with Precision!

Blogs & Articles:

May Contain Hackers 2022 « Toool's Blackbag

What happens at a Toool meetup?

Expert Tips: Lock Lubricants, Lock Care & More - 2023

Myths about Lockpicking - LockJudge

Lock picking ...... with Chemistry

Other Resources:

One approach to getting started. Picks, locks, tools, etc. : r/lockpicking

Products:

(69) An announcement about impressioning handle, or, the town crier keeps their job.

SSF Dimple Rake – Covert Instruments

Bitcoin Wallet fridge magnet

Meetups/Sales/Giveaways/Contests:

The Lock Sportscast - News

LPU Karate Belts:

beltranking - lockpicking (reddit.com)

Mentorship Monday 3: The Belt System

2: Breaking Rules and Getting the Belt

All About The Lockpicking Belt Rankings System

LPU Belt Explorer

Lock Stories:

Man Swallows Truck Key, Locksmith Uses X-Ray | wfmynews2.com

Emergency Call:

Criminals:

Police make arrest in commercial property break-in - Guelph News

Inbrekers proberen brandkast kerk te stelen in Oost-Souburg

Executive Producers:

Founding Executive Producers:

Liibans Locksport Journey

Pat from Uncensored Tactical

threeraccoonsinacoat

Chirael (Anthony)

Associate Executive Producers:

DoctorHogmaster

Clayton Howard (Kewltune)

Co-Producers:

m0g

Ratyoke

MrPickur

CrankyLockPicker

Bare Bones Lock Picking

Snake

Paracentric

John R

Chief Content Producer:

Chirael (Anthony)

Content Producers:

Bare Bones Lock Picking

fireshaper

I fisk

I’m Gumby

ionawest

Jeff and Things

Jimy Longs

Joshua Gonzalez

kalitokali

LadyLocks

LockJudge

LockpickingDev

Norlin

OpenLock

Peaceweapon

Pocket Women

Red Wanderer

septclues

Tequila Dave

TheGreenishOne

Tony Virelli

Contact Information:

Email: podcast@thelocksportscast.com

Twitter https://twitter.com/charlescurrent

Reddit: currentc57 on r/locksport

Discord: Lockpickers United as Current, Extraordinary League of Pickers as Current, The Lock Sportscast as Current

Join the Discord at http://discord.thelocksportscast.com

The Lock Sportscast on Odysee

The Lock Sportscast on Rumble

Donate:

http://paypal.thelocksportscast.com

https://patreon.com/thelocksportscast

https://www.subscribestar.com/thelocksportscast

137: Locked in a Loo

lundi 27 février 2023 • Duration 30:43

Your weekly source for locksport news and sometimes interviews.

Full show notes, including links, can be found at

http://www.thelocksportscast.com

In this week’s episode:

ASSA ABLOY partners with Locker One Ventures

The End of Speedlocks

Locked in a loo

My Dial Reader Safe Manipulation Aid

Products

Videos

Blog Posts

Criminals

Events

Meetups

Sales

Giveaways

and more

Announcements:

The Locky Awards

Corrections:

News:

ASSA ABLOY to partner with Locker One Ventures on adoption of public lockers | Security Info Watch

Community News:

Speedlocks.org

Hazzertous MFG

Videos:

[113] Locksmith Stories Vol. 1 + Face Reveal!

Western Electric 30C picked

'Dial Reader' Safe Manipulation Aid

Locksmith Business for Sale: A Good Deal? (1)

Blogs & Articles:

Locksmith Business for Sale: A Good Deal?

Tales from the PICK: Intro to Physical Security Tools

Custom Lock Picks - LockJudge

Lock Picker Film Review: The Locksmith 2023

Lockpicking 101 in spanish

Which customer is the absolute worst? : r/Locksmith

Other Resources:

LPU Belt Explorer

Products:

Lockpicking With Schuyler Towne

Time Management Secrets for the BUSY Locksmith

Wave Rake Set

EDC Micro Clip Handcuff Key

Abloy Classic Lock Pick & Decoder

Meetups/Sales/Giveaways/Contests:

The Lock Sportscast - News

LPU Karate Belts:

beltranking - lockpicking (reddit.com)

Mentorship Monday 3: The Belt System

2: Breaking Rules and Getting the Belt

All About The Lockpicking Belt Rankings System

LPU Belt Explorer

Lock Stories:

Scots woman calls on online community for help after getting stuck in public toilets

Criminals:

OKC jewelry heist costs two businesses close to $1M

Daily Blotter for February 22nd 2023 - UW–Madison Police Department

Auto abandonment, lost lock-pick set, and tree theft | Sheriff Log | Islands' Sounder

Executive Producers:

Founding Executive Producers:

Liibans Locksport Journey

Pat from Uncensored Tactical

threeraccoonsinacoat

Chirael (Anthony)

Associate Executive Producers:

DoctorHogmaster

Clayton Howard (Kewltune)

Co-Producers:

m0g

Jon Lock

Ratyoke

MrPickur

CrankyLockPicker

Bare Bones Lock Picking

Deadbolt Cafe

NWA Lockpicker

Snake

Paracentric

John R

Chief Content Producer:

Chirael (Anthony)

Content Producers:

Bare Bones Lock Picking

I fisk

Joshua Gonzalez

LadyLocks

Oak City Locksport

PandaFrog

Paracentric

Peaceweapon

The Lock Picker 1969

Tony Virelli

Special thanks to:

Contact Information:

Email: podcast@thelocksportscast.com

Twitter https://twitter.com/charlescurrent

Reddit: currentc57 on r/locksport

Discord: Lockpickers United as Current, Extraordinary League of Pickers as Current, The Lock Sportscast as Current

Join the Discord at http://discord.thelocksportscast.com

The Lock Sportscast on Odysee

The Lock Sportscast on Rumble

Donate:

http://paypal.thelocksportscast.com

https://patreon.com/thelocksportscast

https://www.subscribestar.com/thelocksportscast

49: Product Updates

lundi 10 mai 2021 • Duration 28:28

Full show notes, including links, can be found at

http://www.thelocksportscast.com

In this week’s episode:

Shopping trolley hacks

A couple help requests

Fist public pick of the Abus EC 700

A US source for ZiehFix credit card pick sets

Lock Picking Lawyer selling Lishis

Product updates

Sales

Giveaways

Contact Information:

Email: podcast@thelocksportscast.com

Twitter https://twitter.com/charlescurrent

Reddit: currentc57 on r/locksport

Discord: Lockpickers United as Current, Extraordinary League of Pickers as Current, CBC as Current

Join the Discord at http://discord.thelocksportscast.com

Donate:

http://paypal.thelocksportscast.com

https://patreon.com/thelocksportscast

The Lock Sportscast merch

CBC merch

Executive Producer:

Bob B

Founding Executive Producers:

BillN

Liibans Locksports Journey

Pat from Uncensored Tactical

PHpicker

threeraccoonsinacoat

Chirael

Producer:

m0g

Chief Content Producer:

Chirael

Content Producers:

Albert Label

Don’z Lockz

HVLogic

Jeff and things

Joshua Gonzalez

m0g

Michael Gilchrist

MrBlack-Magic

Panda-Frog

Pocket Women

Pyrolock

Roon

RubberBanned

Starrylock

Tony Virelli

Special Thanks:

Announcements:

The Lock Sportscast

Corrections and Additions:

News:

Tiktoker's solution to Woolworths trolley gripe

Community News:

https://www.reddit.com/r/lockpicking/comments/mzbm23/help_needed_our_custom_dd_key_cutter_is_a_bit/

Albert Lebel

https://twitter.com/locksport_ok/status/1388264851437408264?s=20

https://twitter.com/locksport_ok/status/1388382836227444738?s=20

[39] Abus EC 700 Extra Classe 6 + 4 Dimple-Pins With Oversetting Mechanism Picked & Gutted + Lockcam

https://twitter.com/r0brbun7/status/1389813130901946368?s=21

166 Three Lines of Gear for Lock Picking with Sky Pirate Actual

How to Pick a Lock 60 Second Crash Course - Raking Method

[1283] A Lock Picking Game Changer?

https://twitter.com/Chirael/status/1388492367112638466?s=20

WE WANT TO THANK YOU: Reflecting On Our #Lockboss Journey! | 5K Subs

https://twitter.com/Martin__Newton/status/1389579565769560068?s=20

OFC Dimple Lock Decoding Card

Carte de décodage n°2 clés radiales

https://t.co/rIsKzSreOJ?amp=1

https://twitter.com/Squelchtone/status/1388360045222678528?s=20

SpeedLocks Records:

Speedlocks.org

LPU Karate Belts:

BIG push for BLACK BELT

beltranking - lockpicking

2: Breaking Rules and Getting the Belt

New Products:

Resources:

Main Topic:

Crazy Locksmith Stories:

https://www.americankeysupply.com/pages/stories

Criminals:

Sales:

https://www.3dlocksport.com/ 10% off. CODE: LSCAST10

https://www.hooligankeys.com/ free shipping for any order over 30.00 code SHIPIT2021

https://www.uhs-hardware.com/ $15 off with code IMBACK

https://makolocks.com/ 15% off with code BUYMAKO Unknown exp

MAKO Locks https://makolocks.com/collections/black-friday-specials

https://uklockpickers.co.uk/ 10% off with code GIFT

Giveaways and Contests:

MrBlack-Magic

[37] Giveaway! Win a Lockcam and More! #lockmagic200

SlothPicker

The Seven Deadly Sins /#SpeedSloth

RoonPicker

Channel Update and Giveaway Announcement!

Panda-Frog

(ENG-164) Lockpicking - Giveaway rules April , Locky Awards and Logo Lock from Charles Builds Crap

Starrylock - #shoutoutMonday

Starrylock

Pocket Women

CLK Supplies

Introducing #Lockboss Free Giveaway! Do you work with Locks & Keys or do Locksmithing?

Charles Builds Crap on YouTube - To encourage you to send me information for this show, I’m changing the rules for my PAM Giveaway (see rules below) or https://www.thelocksportscast.com/p/paclock-a-month-giveaway/ https://www.youtube.com/user/MrCharlesCurrent

My Monthly Giveaway Rules:

I’m giving away one of my custom PacLock 100A padlocks or a gift card every month.

To be entered, you must:

1.Provide me with locksport or locksport community news that I can use on my weekly podcast.

-Submit your news via one of the following:

+Email: podcast@thelocksportscast.com

+Reddit: currentc57 on r/locksport

+Discord: You can find me on the following servers as “Current”

~Lockpickers United

~Extraordinary League of Pickers

~CBC

-You will receive 1 entry for each news item I use in the podcast that month.

2.Share the podcast on social media

-Make sure I know about it by tagging me and/or emailing me a screenshot or other proof.

The winner will be drawn and announced the following month. The winner will have 1 week to contact me to claim the prize.

I will pay for shipping within the U.S. If you live outside the U.S., you can still enter, but must pay to ship if you win.

I reserve the right to change these rules as I need to during the course of the year.

I reserve the right to disqualify anyone for any reason. My decisions are final.

This giveaway is a thank you to the subscribers that watch my videos, listen to my podcast, and help me produce it.

YouTube, Fireside.fm, PacLock and other entities are in no way partners to this contest, and all applicants agree to release them from any and all liability related to this contest.

Personal data collected as a part of this contest will be used only for the purposes of this contest and will not be released to third parties.

Any entries that violate YouTube's community guidelines will be disqualified: http://www.youtube.com/t/community_guidelines

48: Locksmith Licensing

lundi 3 mai 2021 • Duration 36:04

Full show notes, including links, can be found at

http://www.thelocksportscast.com

In this week’s episode:

Should pick sets be illegal?

Locksmith Licensing Requirements by state

First public pick of the Vachette Vip+

Master key attacks

A remote lockpick village for Diana Initiative by Lockpick Extreme

#shoutoutMonday 100th shout out celebration

SpeedLocks Tournament of Champions 2021 update

The ABLOY® BEAT padlock

A new Alboy pick

Sales

Giveaways

Contact Information:

Email: podcast@thelocksportscast.com

Twitter https://twitter.com/charlescurrent

Reddit: currentc57 on r/locksport

Discord: Lockpickers United as Current, Extraordinary League of Pickers as Current, CBC as Current

Join the Discord at http://discord.thelocksportscast.com

Donate:

http://paypal.thelocksportscast.com

https://patreon.com/thelocksportscast

The Lock Sportscast merch

CBC merch

Executive Producer:

Founding Executive Producers:

BillN

Liibans Locksports Journey

Pat from Uncensored Tactical

PHpicker

threeraccoonsinacoat

Chirael

Chief Content Producer:

Chirael

Content Producers:

HVLogic

Joshua Gonzalez

MrBlack-Magic

Panda-Frog

Pocket Women

Roon

Starrylock

Special Thanks:

Announcements:

The Lock Sportscast

Corrections and Additions:

News:

Turning Stainless Steel Bolts into a Combination Lock

WARNING You Can Buy This For $39 & Do Crime ?

Community News:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQU7wCdr2qw

https://blackbag.toool.nl/?p=3511

https://youtu.be/GHM12AXzHhs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVZVt71ROmY

http://lockpickextreme.com/product/2021-diana-initiative-lockex-remote-lockpicking-workshop/

https://www.dianainitiative.org/

#shoutoutmonday

Speedlocks.org

SpeedLocks Records:

Speedlocks.org

LPU Karate Belts:

beltranking - lockpicking

2: Breaking Rules and Getting the Belt

New Products:

https://www.abloy.com/en/products/abloy-beat/

https://twitter.com/JaakkoFagerlund/status/1387357172552638466

https://twitter.com/JaakkoFagerlund/status/1379156301465391118

https://twitter.com/JaakkoFagerlund/status/1375432309055295490

https://twitter.com/JaakkoFagerlund/status/1372193410698862603

Resources:

Main Topic:

LockPicking Patrolman

Are Locksmiths Regulated? – Everything You Need to Know in 2021 - Quickly Locksmith Miami

Licensing - Locksmith

Crazy Locksmith Stories:

https://www.americankeysupply.com/pages/stories

Criminals:

Museum Burglars use boat to escape. See how.

Sales:

https://www.uhs-hardware.com/ $15 off with code IMBACK

https://www.3dlocksport.com 10% off with code PACLOCK10