Picking set questions

[Nightingangel]

I've been looking into getting a new lock picking set. I regrettably bought the goso 24 piece kit and have found its, well, very poorly made. For a beginner, should I get a kit such as the sparrows tuxedo or buy picks individually?

[Squelchtone]

What country are you from? We can direct you to an online seller near you and a brand of pick set that is available to you versus other brands such as Peterson that may cost more to ship from US to Europe as an example.

[Nightingangel]

I am currently in Spain.

[Squelchtone]

I am currently in Spain.

Thanks. If you can get the Sparrows Tuxedo sent to you in Spain, that is a great choice for nice basic quality pick set. Some locks in Spain are dimple with a == keyway instead of a || keyway , you may want to look at a dimple pick set as well. usually this is a set of rakes. with smaller or bigger bumps.

Squelchtone

[Nightingangel]

a == keyway instead of a || keyway

Squelchtone

Can you explain that a little better? I tried using the search function for dimple keyway but I don't believe it's working.

[Thanshin]

Can you explain that a little better? I tried using the search function for dimple keyway but I don't believe it's working.

In Spain, a large number of homes have dimple locks on their main door. Dimple locks have a keyway that's perpendicular to the movement of the pins. Or, in other words, it's a horizontal rectangle, instead of a vertical more or less jiggly shape. Thus == instead of ||.

To push pins perpendicularly to the line of the pick, one usually uses a circular motion with a flag-like pick. Note, that a standard half diamond pick IS a flag-like pick.

Therefore, when you say you're in Spain, people will suggest you buy and learn to use dimple picks, for dimple locks.

I suggest you start with a cheap goso dimple set. I started with one little more than a week ago and I've opened lots of dimple locks.

[Nightingangel]

Can you explain that a little better? I tried using the search function for dimple keyway but I don't believe it's working.

In Spain, a large number of homes have dimple locks on their main door. Dimple locks have a keyway that's perpendicular to the movement of the pins. Or, in other words, it's a horizontal rectangle, instead of a vertical more or less jiggly shape. Thus == instead of ||.

To push pins perpendicularly to the line of the pick, one usually uses a circular motion with a flag-like pick. Note, that a standard half diamond pick IS a flag-like pick.

Therefore, when you say you're in Spain, people will suggest you buy and learn to use dimple picks, for dimple locks.

I suggest you start with a cheap goso dimple set. I started with one little more than a week ago and I've opened lots of dimple locks.

Makes sense, thank you.