Canadians locks

[laf]

Do I have to order the slim line picks to open canadians locks (including door lock, deadbolt) ??

thanks

[ToolyMcgee]

I think a beginner can benefit from the thickness of your standard set, but there is no question that a difficult keyway warding can require thinner, more fragile picks. I have found that on thicker picks it's easier to engage the pick tip firmly on a keypin in a vertical portion of keyway, but not as easy to get past previously set pins in a tight keyway or pick at a steep angle.

I think standard thickness is the starting point, and as you progress to more difficult keyways fill in the blanks with your most frequently used tools in the slimmer versions.

Posting the same question in a different forum isn't going to get you a different answer. This is the same advice you recieved when it was under "wich lock pick set?" in the questions section when you asked for it the first time.

-'mcgee

[laf]

very good advice thank you.

sorry for asking the same question in two section of the forum...

[Engineer]

Tooly's advice is spot-on. It is exactly what I would have said about using the standard thickness picks first and then the thinner ones when you are comfortable using them, use the thinner ones for the more restricted keyways.

The reason for doing it that way, is that when you start out, you tend to put more force into the picks than they can take and they break inside the lock. Conversely, if you use a think pick or rake on a lock that has relatively large tolerances in it, you can get the pick stuck if it slips between the insides of the lock, or even between the tension wrench and lock.

[freakparade3]

Canadian locks are the same as American locks except they say "eh?' when you pick them........

[ToolyMcgee]

Your's sound meloncholy freakparade. Mine fire off an enthusiast "aye". I got it, they are Jewish Canadian. "Eh, ehhhh? C'mon"

[raimundo]

Hey tooly, what that yiddish word for that, nudge or nag or something like that?

[laf]

you guys are having fun .... nah just kiding, thanks for the info

[ToolyMcgee]

Hey tooly, what that yiddish word for that, nudge or nag or something like that?

Yeah, a noodge or a nudnik is a pest. I dated a jewish girl that would say it noodgy, as an adjective.

[mongo]

you live in 'la belle province' your going to need heated picks. I think db sells them.

[veecrawn]

you live in 'la belle province' your going to need heated picks. I think db sells them.

What does db stands for?

[sfi72]

you live in 'la belle province' your going to need heated picks. I think db sells them.

What does db stands for?

Hes a member here:

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[sfi72]

Sorry, for the double post since I cant edit posts...but i posted the wrong link


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