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Cheap place to buy picks in the UK?

When it comes down to it there is nothing better than manual tools for your Lock pick Set, whether they be retail, homebrew, macgyver style. DIY'ers look here.

Cheap place to buy picks in the UK?

Postby poolmaster » 31 May 2008 2:45

where is the best and cheapest place to buy lockpicking tools on the net, i am uk based and would prefer quick delivery, i just want to try out this lock picking and see if i can do it , all help appreciated
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Postby Mapnapkin » 12 Jun 2008 17:32

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don't need anything too expensive to start out, unless money is no object to you.
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Re: Newbie Question

Postby steve0527 » 12 Jun 2008 22:35

poolmaster wrote:where is the best and cheapest place to buy lockpicking tools on the net, i am uk based and would prefer quick delivery, i just want to try out this lock picking and see if i can do it , all help appreciated


Try lockpickshop.com or southord.com good place to start and cheap but good picks. If your just starting buy the 14 piece lockpick set it has everything you need to start.
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Postby apb » 13 Jun 2008 1:53

steve0527 said it and I gotta agree.
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Postby l618 » 13 Jun 2008 4:41

Well I don't. I have the 14 piece set and I use 3 picks and 2 tension wrenches. So if you want to go with SouthOrd, order separate parts. My advice would be a couple of hooks (different sizes), some diamonds (same), a wrench or 3 of different sizes, and maybe a snake rake. if you want something fancy to carry them in, you can order one of those too if you really want to.
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Postby pantelwsGTP » 13 Jun 2008 7:08

i got the southord 20set 3 weeks ago and so far i m only using 1hook 1 diamond and 2wrenches. the rest is just useless load to carry around :P

i didnt want to make another order, say, 3 months from now, so i ordered a 20set from the start.
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Postby Archive555 » 15 Jun 2008 5:08

I started with the 5 piece set from SouthOrd (The one with the how-to book), and just kept expanding from there, however, the most common things I use are a Short hook, Diamond rake, and a short twist-flex tension wrench.
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