lock pick set questions

by **quagmire** » 28 Mar 2004 21:40

I'm a noob and I'm curious as to what the difference in the lock pick sets is. I've been looking at getting a set and I've seen sets that range from 5 pieces all the way to 62 pieces. Is the 62 piece set really necessary? I'm also curious about picking the lock on my car. I have a '97 volvo and it has laser cut keys, are these locks even possible to pick with a lock picking set? I'd like to be able to open my car in case I lock my keys in my car (which I tend to do quite often). Any help is greatly appreciated.

by **plot** » 28 Mar 2004 21:53

62 peice kits include ALOT of redundant picks... alot of the more commonly use picks are in there 2 or 3 times... maybe more.

the 5 peice will work fine if you are just starting out, think the forum generally recommends like a 14 peice set, although, i only use about 5 picks out of my 32 peice set...

as for picking laser cut keys, is it possible? yes... picking anything is possible. easiest way to pick it? would need a set of laser key jigglers, which will run you WAY more then a spare key would. so just get an extra key and keep it in your wallet or something like that.

by **Chucklz** » 28 Mar 2004 23:03

1.) The 62 piece set is not necessary. I probably do 80 percent of my picking with just two picks. As a beginner, you probably will do almost all of your picking with a hook or a half diamond, and maby a rake.

Lockpickshop.com has a very nice sale on a 20 piece kit that should be plenty adequate for beginning to advanced pickers. http://www.lockpickshop.com/page/LPS/CTGY/OS
use lp101 as your coupon code, and you get an extra 10 percent off.

You may also want to go with a slimline set, but thats a whole nother story. Please use the search functions for more about this, and more about "what set should I get"

About your car. You probably will damage the lock with normal picks. There are special tools for internal track keys, expect to spend around 400 US.

by **Quin** » 29 Mar 2004 1:45

Sets upto 32 piece each have something unique to them but if you're just starting out then the 5 piece is a good set to see if you're going to enjoy lock picking.

While the 5 piece won't open as much as the other sets it will still open enough locks to allow you to get the feel for it.

by **plot** » 29 Mar 2004 2:23

Quin wrote:Sets upto 32 piece each have something unique to them but if you're just starting out then the 5 piece is a good set to see if you're going to enjoy lock picking.

While the 5 piece won't open as much as the other sets it will still open enough locks to allow you to get the feel for it.

only difference i see between my 14peice and 32peice is a few odd rakes i'll probably never find a use for, and a few tension wrenches (which are extremely usefull).

when i was knew i would always wonder why people had so many tension wrenches... each lock is different, tension can be applied different, now i use 4-5 tension wrenches and 2-3 picks... amazing. (of course, 1 tension wrench per lock, i can use more then 1 pick on a single lock)

by **Garbit** » 29 Mar 2004 3:10

Hopefully my 14 piece set is coming this morning!
Hey quin, did you send the order to me?

by **Garbit** » 29 Mar 2004 3:15

Sorry correction... 11 piece set!

by **Garbit** » 29 Mar 2004 3:19

Do auto jigglers work effectively?

cose i thought about getting some, but aint sure.
Cose soon my brother is getting his new motobike and i thought if i could get into that then move it from where it was parked etc, it would be a good joke..lol

but ye do they work on most cars/bikes?

by **plot** » 29 Mar 2004 3:58

Garbit wrote:Do auto jigglers work effectively?

cose i thought about getting some, but aint sure.
Cose soon my brother is getting his new motobike and i thought if i could get into that then move it from where it was parked etc, it would be a good joke..lol

but ye do they work on most cars/bikes?

yes and no, do a search for them to find out. there's mixed opinions, but basically: depending on the set you have, and if you use them properly, they will work on most older european and american cars... but no so much on new ones.

...not really worth the 25$. you don't have a car, so yuo shouldn't be messing with them anyways... car locks are different from padlocks and doorlocks, they are wafer locks, and very fragile. it's really REALLY easy to break one... therefore, it's advised you stay away from them until you really know what you're doing.

by **Quin** » 29 Mar 2004 4:21

plot wrote:only difference i see between my 14peice and 32peice is a few odd rakes i'll probably never find a use for, and a few tension wrenches (which are extremely useful).

There are subtle differences in most sets. The main differences are the amount of tension wrenches but then there are some sets which have unique versions of a pick... like these...

I really love the slanted picks and I find them much, much easier to open locks than the standard ones.

by **Kung** » 29 Mar 2004 17:17

quin, off-topic. where did you get thoes picks?

by **Quin** » 29 Mar 2004 17:34

Came from the 22 piece slimline set

by **Luke** » 30 Mar 2004 1:28

Southord is now putting all those picks we want so bady in the slim line sets - BRILLIANT.

by **plot** » 30 Mar 2004 5:06

now southord just needs to start selling there slimline picks individually... i don't want a 22 peice slimline set to get a deforest pick

by **CitySpider** » 30 Mar 2004 10:11

plot wrote:now southord just needs to start selling there slimline picks individually... i don't want a 22 peice slimline set to get a deforest pick

Agreed.

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