Southord 72-piece set arrived today

[Sick_Puppy]

Ordered the 72 piece lock pick set a few days ago and it arrived this morning.

Probably stating info. that has already been said before but for anyone interested in buying a pick set. it is NOT a 72 piece set at all.

You receive in total 72 pieces however there are only 14 individual picks.

2 sets of 14 individual picks, with double pressed steel handles and then the rest are made up of duplicated picks but without the chunky feel of the other handles.

Also included are around 11 different tension wrenchs and a set of warded padlock keys.

I have attempted to take some digital photos of these new picks against some 5mm square graph paper if anyone wishes to attempt to copy these picks.

Some images have camera flashes on the pick shaft, but Im no photographer.


I have not tried any of these picks out yet, but as a tota lbeginner, has anyone got any tips.

I also bought a Brockhage BPG-10 pick gun out of sheer curiosity.

Image below is from a set of 20 on my webspace, feel free to browse and look at the others if they are of any use to anyone.

Images are numberd 14 - 34, so only needs last photo number changing in IE address bar.

Will take more if anyone shows interest.

[Shrub]

The best tip i can give you is to keep them in the order they came..... oh right

This is the set i use on the job, i find it quite good, spend some time and deburr them all with some wet and dry paper and they will work so much better.

[Wolfman]

Why would you want a duplicate of each pick?

Are the ones with the "chunkey" handles slimlines or are they exactly the same at the other ones?

Just seems funny to me... oh well

[Sick_Puppy]

Sorry to say Wolfman, but al lthe rest are identical to the ones that have got the larger weightier handles.

14 various pickheads only, but, if I snap or lose,damage or otherwise one of the main picks at least I have an instant replacement.

[Shrub]

As said they are just replacements although ive bent a few ive never broken one.

[turkey]

That is a lot of picks ! Do all of them have seperate uses, or does it depend on personal preferance as to which picks you use

[Shrub]

Well as said there are only 14 types and the rest are repeats,

Each pick does work better than others on certain locks but some are for raking and some single pin picking.

The warded set on these can be thrown in the back of the drawer and forgotten about, waste of time and ive never come across anything they actually work on.

[digital_blue]

Why would you want a duplicate of each pick?

In case you want to pick the lock more than once... obviously.

[Shrub]

" Right that pick is used, need a new one for the next lock"

OCD rules,
OCD rules,

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