Where do YOU buy tools?

Be specific. What type of tools? If you are an old timer like me, I make a lot of my own. As far as trade tools, any locksmith supply house sells tons of trade tools. Pick one - any one.

Hand tools? Anywhere. Just get the "good ones' not the made by the J.A. Pan company or worse Chinese.

IF you are looking for cheap stuff - stay away from that anything cheap isn't worth the time or the cash spent on it.

by **shutterstuff** » 29 Nov 2015 18:21

For basic hand tools like screwdrivers, pliers and so on, I am a huge fan of Klein Tools. You can get them from any electrical supply house (for electricians) or I get mine on Amazon. For specific locksmith tools, any lock hardware supplier should have them. Several good ones were already mentioned. I strongly recommend finding who your local jobber is and setting up a good relationship with them. Here in the Northwest, I use KDL in Seattle.

by **kwoswalt99-** » 29 Nov 2015 18:33

Klein tools... +1

Knipex are also some of the best.

by **Jacob Morgan** » 30 Dec 2015 21:42

For general use hand tools I like Harry Epstein (look then up on the web, they are in Kansas City but they also sell mail order). They stock a lot of good US made tools (pliers, screw drivers, drill bits, taps, punches, hammers, etc.) Estwing, Proto, Klein, Wilde, Mayhew, S&K, etc. Also some of the good stuff out of Germany. I've been ordering from them for the past 4 years or so and have always been happy with them.

It you drop in on all the old mom-and-pop hardware stores you go by, occasionally they will have some new-old-stock worth buying.

by **BSG_314159** » 30 Dec 2015 21:54

You need to check out Sparrow Lock Picks from Canada! They have some great picks/everything lock related at reasonable prices.

http://www.sparrowslockpicks.com/default.asp

This is my set I got from them.

by **billdeserthills** » 30 Dec 2015 22:14

I'm gonna hafta guess that this is one topic I'm not allowed to discuss any longer

by **Squelchtone** » 30 Dec 2015 23:36

billdeserthills wrote:I'm gonna hafta guess that this is one topic I'm not allowed to discuss any longer

so you come back from being banned and you start this sh*t up again? how about you just don't reply to this post instead of making back handed comments?

is that chinese website the ONLY fuc*king place you get lock pick tools from? do you ever go to lockpickshop.com or lockpicks.com or HL Flake, or Lockmasters, or ThinkPeterson.com or Foley Belsaw, or SparrowLockPicks.com or Amazon? or just bang good where you get all the best in shitty made Klom and Goso tools?

gettin tired of your sh*t bill. you want me to extend that ban? get with the program. You're free to make recommendations, but don't sound like a broken record with your bang good recommendations in every post. not sure what your hang up is with that site. I like them too for drone parts and raspberry pi stuff but I don't beat off to it every day.

Squelchtone

by **billdeserthills** » 31 Dec 2015 0:08

I buy picking tools whenever I see them at a good deal and I have bought my picking guns from Majestic. I like HPC's picks too,
they are very sturdy. I have some Rytan picks from the last time they were selling for a buck apiece. I just think if you tried
the Klom picks, you would find they are very good. They can be purchased from many distributors, but I was recently shocked
to find the ones I bought from china were half the price my distributors were charging. I really doubt I need their 'Master Pickset'
as there are soo many tools in there, but it cost less than a set half the size and I was really surprised when i was able to pick open
a couple of double-sided auto locks with them, plus if I break a couple, there are lots more in the set.

by **cledry** » 31 Dec 2015 7:06

I bought a Klom tubular pick from Korea and it has opened every lock I have attempted. I would say in the field that is about 20 locks. I used to have a Lee pick but it got stolen so I thought I would try one of these inexpensive ones and I have decided that it gets the job done so I won't be spending a fortune trying to find a used Lee pick.

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