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which do i go for ?

When it comes down to it there is nothing better than manual tools for your Lock pick Set, whether they be retail, homebrew, macgyver style. DIY'ers look here.

which do i go for ?

Postby milsbon » 4 Apr 2006 3:27

do i buy the mark francis triple curtain pick, or do i buy the chris belcher ones (5g and 7g) ???
i just dont know what to do, aaarrgghhhhh :cry:
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Postby Shrub » 4 Apr 2006 12:11

Well the new MF pick is supposed to be quite good and i keep breaking wires on the CB pick but its a much of a much ness to be honest now, if your going to Telford you should be able to have a play with both of them if not try and get to one of the meetings and have a play with both if not the points you need to be looking at is,

After sales service, do they help you out with queeries and or breakages,

Hints and tips you get with the tool (my CB pck came rattleing around in a box with no paper work nor adequate packing, i made a foam insert that made this better)

The lock gauges catered for, the new MF i beleive will do a range of sizes where as you need to buy the differant gauges of CB pick to cover the differant locks,

The price, the CB pick is one of the cheaper ones at the moment,

Does it cover the locks that have low levers in? I beleive the MF one does but i know for sure the CB one does.

I use the CB picks but there are many others,

You realy need to try before you buy if possable.
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