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Guy Uses a Dremel to Modify an Electric Toothbrush Into an Effective, Easy-to-Use Lockpicking Device

He gets through a pick-resistant front door lock, a padlock and a gun safe

By Rain Noe - September 4, 2018

in DIY

Lockpicks are thin pieces of metal that professionals use to jiggle the pins into place. I've got a buddy who's a locksmith, I've watched him do it and it takes some finesse. The following tinkerer, however, wondered if you could use an electric toothbrush to do the random jiggling for you, removing the need for skill. Using a Dremel, he quickly hacks up an Oral B, then gets to work on a pick-resistant front door lock, a Masterlock padlock and a gun safe:

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Donald Jones

6 years ago

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There's a video bending two paper clips with a needle nose pliers and using them unlock stuff. Cheap and fast when my mother passed and I could not find her will.

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Mark Thomas

6 years ago

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fyi, using electric toothbrushes as lockpicks has been around a long time (10+ years)

The locks he picked are also easy picking. That "pick resistant" deadbolt is a <$20 Home Depot brand.

But it is fun!

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