Triple pick

[Belfast_ken]

Hi folks , I am going to buy a Triple pick and apart from the lockpick-tools uk website , I cant seem to find any other retailers of this product. Any ideas on other retailers so I can price match? Thanks in advance , Ken

[nhughz]

Pretty sure they are only sold by the tool maker and his chosen supplier, so price matching will not be an option.

[Belfast_ken]

No probs friend , Just tought I could have saved myself a few quid if I had of been able to buy from an America supplier with Our strong Pound. Thanks anyhow !!!

[lockey1963]

only available from manufacturer and from aldridges at £195 plus vat

[Belfast_ken]

Aye friend , Thats why I tought of shopping around a bit before I jumped in. Although the Triple pick is great set of picks, Personally now I think that I will stick to the 2 in 1's. Thanks for your response anyhow!!

[nhughz]

The Triple Pick is for locks with a curtain. 2 in 1 picks will not open these locks, they are for opening locks without a curtain.

[Belfast_ken]

Correct , Its just if I were to spend £195 this close to xmas the misus would kill me , lol. Thats why I said I'll stick to my 2 in1's for a while.

[jiggler]

I advise you to go for the Chris Belcher pick. It's the best design by far in my opinion.

On the CB pick the stem can be pushed right through the lock to the collar and still provide tension, so you can set it just how you feel comfortable. The stem gives tension via a small lip that runs along it's entire length - not a small bit-like protrusion like the Francis, ICL and HBL curtain picks, so it is fundamentally different in it's design. The Francis pick is just like all the other curtain picks but he's put the 3 stems on one body. It's a bit of a money saving idea but you only really need the 5 and 7 gauge stems to cover nearly all locks out there.

You can buy 4 or 5 different reversible pick wires from CB to suit all locks and situations as well. And aside from the fact it's just a better tool the guy is a diamond by all accounts. Chris was out working when I called so I spoke to Mrs Belcher and she was really very helpful and knowledgable. I bought the drill points card from them as well and will keep my eye on their product range for sure. The CB picks are available from ME Duffles.

http://www.chrisbelcher.com/index.html

In case you haven't seen the video of Mark Francis' triple pick in action on here see the bottom of page 2 on this thread.
viewtopic.php?t=15042

[lockey1963]

the cb pick is a very good tool, as is the standard wire a very good wire, though there has been a number of issues with the f wire being easyily snapped and some not fitting the lock, though none bought from chris belcher direct seem to be a problem just a number bought from duffels.

i use the triple and the cb tool, i prefer cb tool on some locks and francis on others, the francis is far more reliable when a firmer tension is required, or when the curtain is worn, as the cb stem sometimes turns inside the curtain getting stuck.

all have a place in the toolbox and al are better on certain jobs for me, but i must say, it pays to have a few makes, but if on a budget then the triple makes alot of sense.

[jiggler]

That's a good point about the worn curtain issue. I haven't had this problem yet but I reckon a little piece of shim stuck into the curtain along with the stem would solve the problem for me. As you have an alternative pick then you're better to use a diferrent one clearly.

I just like the idea of the tension on the curtain being evenly distributed with the CB pick. With the others you put all the pressure through the little "bit" on the end of the stem so there the chance you're pushing the curtain off square as you're applying pressure at one end of the curtain. With the CB pick you apply pressure evenly along the length of the pick. Maybe it's not important but I think of it like with fishing - if you're more confident then you always seem to catch more. I just feel more confident with this pressure going evenly onto the curtain, and thus the levers, so maybe I can open more locks with it? Who can say. It's all horses for courses, of course.

[lockey1963]

i agree 100%, always a way around a problem and one should always use the pick most comfortable with.
i like the cb tool for ERA and legge and no other comes close on these locks, though i prefer other makes such as francis and levapix and safeventures tools on other locks such as chubb and union, it is of course horses for courses.

i damaged the curtain turning lip on my cb stem when picking an old yale 562, old lock worn curtain, the pick turned and got stuck, these locks have always required more tension especially when worn, of course this compounded the problem of the pick getting stuck. Easily repaired by running the stem through the collar a few times, but wont use it on this lock again, prefer a safer alternative.

it matters not what pick is used, commercial or homemade, the best pick is the pick you prefer the most.

[Belfast_ken]

Cheers for all the info guys and now i will look into the picks in which you's have explained before i jump in a buy the first thing that comes to mind. I'm certainly not a pro locksmith at prescent and I'am glad that i can learn from you's Pros. Thanks again , ken