Southord Pen Pick Set.

by **CitySpider** » 18 Sep 2004 9:31

Hey folks,

I've been out of the lockpicking game for a little while now, and much to my delight, when I went to the Southord page to refresh my memory, I noticed that they now have a pen pick.

I did a quick search (admittedly not TOO thorough) to see if it'd been reviewed here, and didn't find anything.

So has anyone used it? How does it compare to other pen sets / other kinds of pocket sets?

Thanks a bunch,
Spider

by **Exodus5000** » 18 Sep 2004 15:36

Hey, long time no see cityspider. I was wondering where you got off to. That's all I got, I don't know anything about pen picks.

by **WhiteHat** » 18 Sep 2004 18:27

yay! cityspider's back!

by **Mad Mick** » 18 Sep 2004 18:33

Welcome back 'Spider.

by **Romstar** » 18 Sep 2004 20:09

Welcome back 'Spider.

Glad to see you back.

Now, onto that pen pick.

If you have normal tools, and don't mind spending the extra money, both the HPC and SouthOrd pen picks are okay for what they are.

There is a bit of movement in the picks sometimes, but they are good for just carrying around in your pocket. Certainly better than paper clips of other improvised tools.

Overall though, I wouldn't suggest them as a regular set.

Romstar

by **CaptHook** » 18 Sep 2004 21:47

Welcome back Spider.....

As far as the feel of their pen set goes, Im imagining their jackknife picks in a x-acto handle....... never tried them though.
Chuck

by **Murph** » 18 Sep 2004 22:21

When I first started making my own picks, I made some from the windshield wiper spines to fit in a Xacto knife handle. I only used it a couple times, now it sits in a drawer. I'll stick with my homebrews and Southords.

It's good to see you back 'Spider.

by **Mad Mick** » 19 Sep 2004 18:58

This leads me to my next (possibly) project...has anyone tried drilling an exacto knife handle to accomodate pick blades?? Could be sorta like a pen set...

by **Chucklz** » 19 Sep 2004 23:28

I thought about it briefly. My problem is that I lack the facilities for machining a suitable cap. I took the less-expensive-than-a-lathe route and just bought a few more knive handles.

by **CaptHook** » 20 Sep 2004 3:49

If you have access to a lathe, use the end of the handle for the cap. Turn your diameter down to the next smallest standard thread, cut the threads and part it off. Face the end of the remaining handle, center drill, drill and tap to that thread diameter/pitch and the only thing left if to cut a nice radius on the parted end on the cap. My suggestion is to make the cap .500 long, equal split thread to handle.
Chuck

by **Mad Mick** » 20 Sep 2004 16:33

Thanks Chuck, that's what I did with the latest plug follower I've been working on.

Southord Pen Pick Set.

Southord Pen Pick Set.

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