southOrd 9 piece Slimline Set

[antaean3000]

Can the southord 9 piece slimline set open many locks? is it good for noobs?

[Wizer]

Sure, its good and can open many locks.
There is a rewiew on the set by illusion:
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[Squelchtone]

Can the southord 9 piece slimline set open many locks? is it good for noobs?

It's not the set that opens the lock, it's the amount of skill you have in using the tools.

And that set is good to start with. You have all the basic pick profiles that will help you learn raking and single pin picking (spp), and if you bend or break a few while learning, you won't be out too much money. You may also consider the non-slimline set so that you dont bend and break all your picks on the first day.

When I started, I was heavy handed and would bend all the tension wrenches and each picks tang hand a nice curve to it from pressing too hard against pins, while the tension was too much on the wrench. The second I stopped pressing so hard, locks started to open left and right.

Squelchtone

[Solomon]

Can the southord 9 piece slimline set open many locks?

I have the exact same set, so you can see for yourself.

The picks and tensioners in the photo are the only ones I used. I needed the dimple pick to get the 2 dimple locks I have, and the goso hook for that old abus cylinder cos it has really hard springs and you need a bit more pressure to get the pins out of false set. As for the rest of them, they were all picked using the short hook and the offset.

It's not the set that opens the lock, it's the amount of skill you have in using the tools.

Bingo. Practice, practice, practice... if you don't seem to be getting anywhere after a while, take a break. Set the picks down and do some reading, then come back to it later.

[cppdungeon]

I prefer hacksaw homebrew over SouthOrd any day. The set I owned was extremely small and thin--hard to handle with big-ish hands like mine. They would have been a good size for a 10 year old, but they were pretty uncomfortable for me. That said, you can see how well others have used them, and you will may reach a point where you buy a set just to see how they feel (like I did ).

--Cpp

[antaean3000]

Well the south0rd i got where slim and thin and can fit inside any of our uk locks if you put to much preasure on them they will bend. Iv bent a few of mine so far. But they have opened my locks and worked like a charm,

[Solomon]

Well the south0rd i got where slim and thin and can fit inside any of our uk locks if you put to much preasure on them they will bend. Iv bent a few of mine so far. But they have opened my locks and worked like a charm,

Already? Go easy on them mate... if you put enough pressure on them to bend them out of shape, especially so soon after getting them, you're gonna have to lighten up in a big way if you want them to see their next birthday.

I know they're not the most expensive picks to buy, but if you're having to replace them every month it'll really amount up! This would be a good time to remind you that I've had mine over a year and use them on a daily basis... think about how much pressure you need to push on those pins, it's next to nothing. There really no excuse for bending them, there are times when you need a bit more force but even then you don't need anywhere near the amount you must be using.

They're thin, flimsy little bits of steel. Treat them that way.