southord jackknife pick set

by **lunchb0x** » 9 Jan 2007 9:26

does anyone have this pick set, i am thinking about ordering one but i am wondering what the quality is like, is it worth buying?
also the electric pick guns, arethey good quality or not?
what is the diference between the two?

the jacknife pick set, top of page
http://www.southord.com/catalog.asp?cat=sets

its the pick guns at the bottom of this page
http://www.southord.com/catalog.asp?cat=electric

thanks

by **Shrub** » 9 Jan 2007 9:57

You honestly cant find anything about the jack knife or electric picks?

Im sorry but youeither have a problem or you simply havent searched as they are probably 2 of the most common questions we get,

The jack knife is utter crap, not for a beginner by a long way and someone experianced simply laughs at them, leave them well alone and save your money,

Electric picks are for lockies, if your a hobby picker do not bother, make one if you want but certainly dont waste money buying one,
If you are hell bent on buying one stay well away from the SO one and look at the HPC one as the cheapest one to look at but as i say if your not a lockie dont buy one as you dont need one, wont use it and will just be an expensive waste of money,

Honestly hone your search fu as i can bring up pages and pages of results answering your questions in a matter of seonds,

by **gostone** » 9 Jan 2007 9:59

I would suggest you go with a traditional set of picks. I bought one about 2 months ago, and rarely use it. I keep it on my key chain, but find it is not as usefull as my picks.

by **UWSDWF** » 9 Jan 2007 10:04

http://www.lockpicking101.com/viewtopic.php?t=3900
CRAZY MONKEY TIME
http://www.lockpicking101.com/viewtopic.php?t=665

by **lunchb0x** » 9 Jan 2007 10:21

ok i did look and i couldnt find anything, what i want the jackknife for is so i always have some picks on me for if i ever need them, i already have normal hand picks.
with the pick gun i want one for work because i find it easier to open some of the newer locks with one but i do not have my own yet, what is a good brand for pick guns? hear in australia we dont get a large choice to choose from localy

by **Raccoon** » 9 Jan 2007 16:06

Wow UWSDWF. That didn't take you all but 20 seconds. Whats with the change of heart?

lunchb0x, please welcoem to Lockpicking101, your one-stop shop for learning how to PICK locks. You should know that electric pick guns are not meant to pick locks, but to pop them open. We do not pop open locks here, hense, we do not own pick guns. Any questions?

by **jamesphilhulk2** » 9 Jan 2007 18:18

lunchb0x i have a jacknife pick set and well i was disapointed i rarely use it and its starting to break apart now so its almost useless as it doesnt keep the pick in place for long enough soon i will show you a picture of my jacknife where its breaking

by **lunchb0x** » 10 Jan 2007 3:31

Raccoon wrote:Wow UWSDWF. That didn't take you all but 20 seconds. Whats with the change of heart?

lunchb0x, please welcoem to Lockpicking101, your one-stop shop for learning how to PICK locks. You should know that electric pick guns are not meant to pick locks, but to pop them open. We do not pop open locks here, hense, we do not own pick guns. Any questions?

so why are there threads on how to make electric pick guns?

are there anyother company's thant make a jackknife pickset that isnt crap?

by **Vincent-XXI** » 17 Jan 2007 11:56

Jack knife picks are to standard picks, what homeopathy is to medicine. Save yourself the money and time and get standard picks, much better feedback.

by **lunchb0x** » 18 Jan 2007 3:49

i already have normal picks, i just wanted a set like the jack knife one so i will always have some on me because i dont always have access to my picks

by **lockjaw** » 18 Jan 2007 23:15

lunchb0x wrote:i already have normal picks, i just wanted a set like the jack knife one so i will always have some on me because i dont always have access to my picks

I've got the Southern Specialties jack knife set and although it is well made it isn't particularly useful. I've used it a few times and although it doesn't come loose like is commonly reported with the SO thumbscrew it just doesn't give you much control. The feel of the pins is largely lost.

SO and HPC make a range of smaller sets which are well-suited to carrying around. You can get these in Australia via www.lockpicks.com.

by **Shrub** » 19 Jan 2007 14:14

Ive cleaned this thread up, for those that participated in the stuff thats been removed you have been spoken to about it and those that havent had contact please treat that as a lucky escape :wink:

The south ord jacknife is renown for being bad, the picks come loose and become unuseable, the effect of picking is hindered as you have a big weight and sized handle on the other end of the pick blade, some styles have clip in tension wrenches that go walkies,

If i remember correctly Kaotik made a very nice homemade version, finished well and looks the part with reports of it working well, maybe look into that,

Personally i do know what you mean as a lockie i dont want to be out without any picks at any point so i have a small 'normal' set that i keep in the mobile phone pocket of my coat, a few extra tension wrenches and its as good as my big sets,

by **raimundo** » 20 Jan 2007 10:28

if you look at newsparkling website, the four items at the top of the page marked new, have a very interesting and quite different jacknife pick set that i found interesting, the picks are three graduated hooks, and a type of half diamond that has saddles on the tip and on the pick point. anybody gets one, or even contact them and gets the price and shipping info please tell me about it. I don't do much cold calling email, since so many sites use things like whats it called, internet express where they want all your personal info like name address most intimate sexual fantasy etc.

by **Shrub** » 20 Jan 2007 13:04

I had a thought last night of what may be an expensive solution but less of a toy is to get the credit card set, still a gimick but at least they are real picks that are individual, even better make your own set that are better,

by **JackNco** » 20 Jan 2007 17:42

raimundo wrote:if you look at newsparkling website, the four items at the top of the page marked new, have a very interesting and quite different jacknife pick set that i found interesting, the picks are three graduated hooks, and a type of half diamond that has saddles on the tip and on the pick point. anybody gets one, or even contact them and gets the price and shipping info please tell me about it. I don't do much cold calling email, since so many sites use things like whats it called, internet express where they want all your personal info like name address most intimate sexual fantasy etc.

Just had a look. they look nice but are a bit pricey. $35 or Â£20 (do the conversion its cheaper to buy in dollars)

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