My Set and GPL pictures

[Chucklz]

Here are a few pictures of Picks I own/made/purchased. Currently things are very disorganized, although I will work on it. Many photos will be reshot at a later date, but I had an opportunity so I took it. All of these photos are being released under a modified GPL. Take, modify, use, however you see fit- just give credit where credit is due. If you plan on using these images for commercial means, please contact me.













This last set was made by Raimundo. A review with more pictures will follow in the next few weeks. I have many more photos, but I just wanted to post a few for now.

[mbell]

Chucklz: To the bottom left - Is that the Peterson tubular pick? It looks MASSIVE in comparison to the southourd one!

[Chucklz]

Yeah thats the Peterson Pro-1. IT can be a bit of a pain to get comfortable with sometimes.



That is a 6 inch (15cm) ruler for scale.

[Chucklz]

As I wont be around very much in the next week or so, I will post the rest of my pictures now, and answer as many questions as pop up in the next day.

SouthOrd Stuff MPXS 32 Considerably higher quality than my 5 year old SO stuff





SouthOrd tension tools



HPC computer picks. I got them used, so some are a bit bent. Not very good for the hobbyiest, IMO. They can be fun to just sit and play with absentmindedly, but not as enjoyable as regular picking. They work as jigglers, and I have had very good success with Best SFIC, some of which I have a very hard time picking by hook. The half diamond is not bent, but rather is at that angle,which is actually very nice to use as a pick. I am planning to make a few picks like this.






Peterson Picks. Among my personal favorites, particularly for the Reach and Gem picks. The make your own tension tool bending tool I find is also useful for bending wiper blade inserts, sweeper bristles etc.

[Chucklz]

Schlage Wafer pickset. I had to do some filing at the tip so that they would fit into the keyway. Really a waste of cash, but fun and confidence boosting.



Plug Followers


Top follower is the "standard" follower. The lower one is for Yale cylinders, as the diameter is slightly different. The lower follower is machined for loading pins and springs into upper chambers. Ebay special... dont ask where to buy now a days.

Plug spinner


Sessamee Decoder


Turning tool for when a lock requires more force to open than I feel my tension tools need to suffer.





Supertool

[Chucklz]

Locks

Kaba Gemini Dimple lock with three rows of pins \|/ Left top and right with the sides at 45degrees. Very hard to work with, as there is very little space for most tools.




6 and 7 pin SFIC




Sargent and Greenleaf 8088 padlock and combination change key

[mr lockpickman]

, they real good quality photos and tools

thanx

those hpc computer picks, i've never heard of them, did you buy them or what? if so where from?

p.s. i feel inspired to go make some tools right now

[Chucklz]

The Computerpicks I got used from someone. I know you can probably get them from multipick, or www.lockpicks.com sells the majestic versions. Also, somewhere here, marso or macaba if I remember correctly, posted a very nice 1:1 scan of their computer picks.

[macaba]

That image isn't up anymore, as i didn't want to infringe on any copyrights (it wasn't a picture of my own computer picks.)

[technik]

Chucklz, great pictures, and what a collection!!! Im so jealous!!!

Those picks in picture 2, are they made with a hobby knife?
Those picks in picture 3, there so thin, they look like wire! What did you make them out of, are they successful?
Also, the tension wrench bender, I know you can buy them, did you buy yours or make yours? (Its a good little project to do hey, might try and find a clearer picture on the internet, perhaps you could trace around yours and scan it in?


Top work as always Chucklz, good job

[NDE Bypass]

Chucklz,

Great assortment of tools, we have many of them between the both of us. (You have good taste!)

The old Sesamee Decoder too!

The half diamond pick that I had in my old HPC Computer Pick Set was not bent like that at all, it was straight out, bought that way from HPC. I assume you believe yours is not bent (damaged) because you cannot see a "wrinkling" of the metal where the pick exits the fused handles, right? I wonder how many Computer Pick Sets they made with that angle of half diamond versus a straight one like I had? I sold mine a long time ago and now I regret it. Need to get another one (set) in the future. They were a real lock killer on larger keyways, almost magical when you followed the simple directions for medium tension.

[slade56]

great pictures.. The pics under the wording:

a few SouthOrd Stuff MPXS 32 Considerably higher quality than my 5 year old SO stuff .


These are like the ones i recieved in the mail a couple days ago. Can anyone tell me which pick is for what type of lock? I was able to pick a deadbolt on one door, but cant on my front door. Need practice i guess. Which picks can i use for padlocks, cabinets, house doors, vehicles? Also what does a key extractor tool look like? Bare with me folks, i know these probably sound like stupid questions, but i just got started. Thanks for your help

[Chucklz]

technik,

The picks in picture 2 are made with a hobby knife handle. The actual pick "heads" were fashioned out of a street sweeper bristle.

The very thin wire looking picks were made from dental tools. They arent great for single pin picking, as they dont have a very solid feel, but I have found them good for raking in the smallest of keyways, like on the most diminuative locks. I was hoping for good hooks for single pin picking, but everything turned out okay in the end.

The bending tool is quite thick steel, so tracing it would be very difficult. I am going to try to make a 1:1 scan of it.

NDE Bypass

The half diamond in my Computer Pick Set did not appear to be bent post production. I definately enjoy the feel of the offset.

Slade56: Most any pick can be used for a lock. Half diamond and a small hook are probably the most commonly used picks in most situations.

[martinger]

Hi,

The half diamond pick that I had in my old HPC Computer Pick Set was not bent like that at all, it was straight out, bought that way from HPC.

I just searched for mine and my diamond also is straight, I bought my Computer Picks 4-5 years ago from a reseller in germany (I think it was wendt), haven't used them too often, also I'm not sure if they are better for american locks than for german ones (different scales for pin distances and such things?)... Had quite a few successes with them even though on cylinders I just couldn't get by hook, like a "GEGE" and a golden "Vachette", no common brands in germany and I don't expect them to be known in the US? I finally ruined my favoutite one (middle one in the second picture above) in a competition here in germany while opening my own GEGE lock (fastest opening of it I ever saw, less than 5 seconds ) and have rarely used the others since. And I never ever used that Diamond

Martin

[nobodyspecial16]

Wow Chucklz, those are some high quality pictures...the owner of that camera that you borrowed must be the coolest person in the whole world....