lock help..

[iluvmynerve]

sorry if this is stupid...

but im in new zealand and not sure if our locks come under the euro or american class? any help would be great as im buying a pick set but dont know which one i need.

Thanks Danny

[delocking]

The only stupid question is the one not asked

If you get the European picks you can use the on both kinds, either way you will need to give them a good sanding and polishing to get the best out of them

[iluvmynerve]

cool bananas thanks for the help

[ryaneddy]

This is most prob a stupid question why will you need to sand and polish them?

[delocking]

Still not a stupid question

This thread (amongst others) should explain
viewtopic.php?t=28021&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=

[ryaneddy]

Thanks for that links that explained it to me.

[Eyes_Only]

If you decide to buy the euro picks be careful cos they are very easy to bend out of shape.

[delocking]

My understanding is that good quality picks only will only bend if way too much force is used on either the pick or the tension wrench. I've given my set some abuse over the last few months as I started learning from day one on padlocks with security pins and only ever managed to damage one offset 1/2 diamond. That was my own fault as I got frustrated with an Abus No.41

Since then I've actually sanded my European picks down to about 2/3rds of their original thickness to get into some small keyways and again had not problems with picks bending

[iluvmynerve]

well in that case are there any pick sets that arnt the really big 1s that that have both?

[delocking]

Not that I know of that would both both sizes in the "main pick shapes", I'm sure you'll be fine with the European set. Light tension is important in most situations for security pins

[iluvmynerve]

yay well i ended up ordering the euro set....thanks for the help chaps