Good Pick Set?

by **Noxious584** » 27 Dec 2007 17:54

LINK
http://www.lockpickshop.com/PXS-14.html

Is this a good starter pick set for US locks?

Thanks in advance,
Nox

by **sir lot is here** » 27 Dec 2007 18:01

Yes it is m8, why not go for the larger one you get a few more picks & wrenches, and will in the end,- save you money

by **Noxious584** » 27 Dec 2007 18:04

Do I need more than 14 picks.??....do those type of picks break easily or something?

by **Beyond** » 27 Dec 2007 18:19

Noxious584 wrote:Do I need more than 14 picks.??....do those type of picks break easily or something?

No, you don't need more than 4 to start out with. Save yourself time and money and buy a diamond, ball, and rifle rake. Buy a simple "L" tension wrench. That's all you need and it'll only run you $10 with s/h, maybe cheaper.

And no, if you buy an HPC or Southord brand pick they won't break easily. They're made of quality steel.

by **Noxious584** » 4 Jan 2008 19:49

Got the set today and so far I like them. But when I tryed to pick my master#140 lock the picks seem to be too large. Could it be that they are just for door locks and not pad locks?

Thanks in advance,
Nox

by **Proctor** » 4 Jan 2008 20:07

Im pretty sure u didnt try all of them

Some of mine fit in..

Anyway, the 140 has a tight keyway so it makes it abit hard..

and the 140 is 1 hard lock anyway maybe pick something else first

As a wise man once said..

Learn to walk, before you run

by **delocking** » 4 Jan 2008 20:30

Couple of things that might help

When you first get your new picks they need finishing to remove all the sharp / rough edges with wet and dry paper. A tip I found here is a folded sheet of wet and dry between the pages of a book works really well (sorry I can't remember who posted that idea).

Second is that once your picks are finished, if they are still tight in the keyway then place your tension wrench in the top of the keyway to leave more room for working the pick.

by **Noxious584** » 4 Jan 2008 20:33

Didn't go through them all, made a hasty assumption

I picked the 140 with the small feeler pick (looks lke a little hook) in about 4minutes (pin by pin ofcourse)

Thanks for the input,
Nox

by **Noxious584** » 4 Jan 2008 20:33

Didn't go through them all, made a hasty assumption

Anyways I picked the 140 with the small feeler pick (looks lke a little hook) in about 4minutes (pin by pin ofcourse)

Thanks for the input,
Nox

by **Proctor** » 4 Jan 2008 20:50

I cant pick the darn thing

by **delocking** » 4 Jan 2008 21:07

Proctor wrote:I cant pick the darn thing

Narrrrrrrrrrrr it's not that you can't pick it, because I'm sure you can .......... you just haven't found the way to it's heart yet !!! :wink:

by **josh0094** » 4 Jan 2008 21:42

i. dislike my HPC picks... they bend easy

by **Noxious584** » 4 Jan 2008 22:16

Do you mean they stay bent up or are the two flexible?

by **cool-arrow** » 6 Jan 2008 23:59

Noxious584 wrote:LINK
http://www.lockpickshop.com/PXS-14.html

Is this a good starter pick set for US locks?

Thanks in advance,
Nox

You know people ask this stuff all of the time as I did. I would recommend starting out with a Peterson City kit and working your way up and building your kit. You will begin to advance very quickly at one point and will probably want to try more tools. These higher quality kits can be built upon very easily. You are also getting the best IMHO and considered by many other in the profession and industry. At some point in time if you stay in the hobby or join the profession you are going to upgrade to these guaranteed.

by **delocking** » 7 Jan 2008 18:41

cool-arrow wrote:You know people ask this stuff all of the time as I did. I would recommend starting out with a Peterson City kit and working your way up and building your kit. .....

Looks like an interesting pocket set to carry with me. Any idea how thick they are compared to Europeon picks?

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