Is SouthOrd a respectable brand?

[georgeclooney]

just recieved my southord pick set from lockpicks.com very pleased with price and not a bad quality and assortment better than the agro of making your own

[Mutzy]

Any aussies ordered from southord? How was the shipping time like? How long did it take for the money to be processed? (If you paid by c/card)

I'm looking at getting the 15pce set (Part# C1510 or #C1500). By what I read here, the C1500 has only 5 slimline picks and 6 normal size picks. Am I right in assuming this? Or are they all slimline? If they are, i'd rather get the C1510.
I've only ordered HPC, and that's through work, so it's hard to stuff up the order. This is different - i'm ordering online!

Opinions? Own experiences?

[7mazrik]

Hi
In my opinion they are fine.
I cant remember if the sell them or not but picks fabricatited from "spring steel" are much stronger. My stailess picks have deformed with time, although i still prefer themm,. They have lower friction and slide "nicer"
good luck and enjoy

[niZe]

Hello, i`m a newbie in lockpicking but i`m waiting for my MPXS-32 Set ust ordered from a German Shop. I will say my opinion when i have it.

Sorry for my bad english...

Greetings from Italy.

[samfishers]

is southord the same thing as lockpickshop.com??

cause i am a bit messt up

[Afisch]

Yea, theyre the ones, the ones that look like steriotypical picks (to me anyway) and greetings to italy, lovely place.

[Charodei]

No, Southord is a brand of decent and relatively expensive picks, so they're fairly popular. Lockpickshop sells a lot of their products, but many from other manufacturers as well.

[samfishers]

so they are both good?

[UWSDWF]

LPS sells SO product as well as other companies items

[hellbent1979]

SO makes great picks, just remember pick brands dont make the lockie. Some of the best can pick with near anything. Every now and then you have to improvise.

[Tempature]

ive always thought of southord as the most well-known brand, and its my personal favorite. They make them very strong, i think you will be satasfied.

[samfishers]

ill go for LPS

[quicksilver]

There is nothing at variance that a stainless steel cannot be a spring-steel. What stainless is generally is a level of chromium in a given amount of steel. Generally in stainless, chromium is the determinate of the level of "stainless-ness" (along with some other less consistently used metals). But "spring" is an issue controlled by crystal make-up and some subtle elements in the manufacturing process that affect same. That being said, some of the best steel ever manufactured for industrial use is spring stainless used in surgical procedures. Please don't let the "stainless or spring" concept to influence a buying decision as they can be both. There are also issues as to "level of spring" prior to failure - that are very important. Some will fail via a bend, others will fail via a break.....

[gremner]

I will attest to the strength of SouthOrd. Their tension wrenches at least. I don't have any problems with the picks, but the wrenches have proven themselves to me. I recently picked an old, creaky discus lock. I was having a hard time with it, so I oiled it. Metal shavings poured out with the extra oil. Long story short, the amount of torque I had to apply was way out of the norm. It took a bit of effort. I accidently dropped the lock after turning the plug, the wrench sprung out and landed about 4 feet away from the lock. I immediatly inspected the wrench, worried that I had damaged it. It's fine. It doesn't show any bend, flex or damage of any kind. I was pretty impressed.

[smiddit]

I bought the basic 5 piece slimline set the other week as I'm just starting out and would also recommend this to anyone else who is just starting.

Cheap price for 5 tools and they feel very strong.

One downside is, the more you practice (depending on your grip) the more your finger will hurt with bare metal handles!!