I'll second that - I've been a member there since the beginning of 2004 (not under this nick name). if you can get past the regular newbie questions you'll find there's a lot of knowledgable locksmiths ans hobyists alike hanging arround.

the (restricted) advanced forum has quite a bit more information about higher security locks and different bypass methods that are not discussed in the open forum.

I'm pretty new to it myself, it is definitely a fun hobby. I also have the southford kit, but that goso looks really nice. I may have to put that on my list. I hinted at locks for xmas, so hopefully I'll have some new fodder shortly.