Brand new Know nothing about lock picking!

[rodneydwayne80]

hey, i am new to lockpicking, and i would perfer not to make my own lock picks i just want to buy a resonable set, what would that be? just a set that i can learn on and open locks like (deadbolts, and door knob lock... things like that)

thanks for your advise.
-rod

[SFGOON]

My friend you have got to learn to search! Get a very basic set a southord.com and see if you like it before slapping down cash for something extravagant.

[rodneydwayne80]

ya i guess i should, i was thinking a good 14 peice set. for about $24.95. good idea?

[krazy k]

If you want to buy a good set for a reasonable amount of cash, I would suggest you check out the outlet on southord.com. They include blemished tools in their outlet, and I ordered the blemished MPXS-32 (32 pieces) for $42.95 instead of $74.95 new, and they are pretty much new. The only "blemish" I noticed was a tiny tiny tiny ball of metal on one of my picks, which I noticed like 3 or 4 days later anyways (since it was so tiny), and I still use that pick most frequently out of my entire set. They also have sets of lesser quantity of tools for a very good price in nearly perfect condition. I suggest you check it out...you can save quite a bit. Also, if you have a friend that is interested in the craft, you both can buy a bigger set (like the MPXS-32) and split the tools and the cost (the bigger sets are just repeats of the same tools)...you can save pretty good that way too.

[rodneydwayne80]

good idea, thanks!

[krazy k]

Sure, anytime. Let us know how things turn out.

[rodneydwayne80]

oh i'm going to be looking around here for a while until i get some money and until i get to know a little more about lock picking.

[krazy k]

You can research a little more about lockpicking (in theory) with the MIT Guide to Lockpicking (a very useful manual). You can find it here. What I would also suggest, before you get some tools, is try to make some substitutes for now and practice with them; before I got my tools, I used a hairpin and a small flat screwdriver. In my opinion, it's a good idea because then if you have to open a lock and you don't have any tools (in the future), you would have the experience of being able to open a lock with other objects (one time I compromised a wafer with a hairpin and a teaspoon ). Have fun.

[rodneydwayne80]

Good ideas!