That's when I decided to make my own just for special locks like this one. Here is where the fun really is, designing a pick and tension just for a lock. I came up with this brew. The tension is part wiper and part hacksaw. The pick is a short small hook from a hacksaw. I made two just like it, one is thinner then the other and I purposely left the color on the handles to distinguish them. Red is my standard thickness, and the yellow (not shown here) is my thinner one.
Not the prettiest pick set I have, but this set is one of my favorites. It works GREAT for smaller locks and or smaller key ways. I can pick this Brinks in 2 minutes or better consistently with my home brew. The smaller size of the tension and pick provide me with a better pick feel and feed back and control around spool pins. With my commercial picks it can take any where from 6 to 12 minutes!
Would love to hear about similar stories!
