First tool

by **saymour** » 5 Apr 2007 17:58

HI ,I am noob regard lockpick and and for the first tool i have bought this http://www.multipick-service.cc/htdocs/ ... kknife.php

the second Southord JPXS--6F , did I well?

by **NIC** » 5 Apr 2007 18:41

I've never tried this tool. But alot of people are going to tell you that you should of bought normal picks, because you won't get a good feel for the lock with that big of a handle !! Plus if you're from Europe, i don't think the knife has slimline picks, which is what you would need !!

by **Chucklz** » 5 Apr 2007 18:50

Benvenuto a lockpicking101.com!

by **jimmysmith** » 5 Apr 2007 22:45

I am not real into the jack knifes. I hear they are kinda crappy but all in all they are pick and will open locks..

If i was going to spend 40 bucks i would of got a regular pick set.. ... then some time later maybe got a jack knife... its best to start with a regular set.

by **Eyes_Only** » 6 Apr 2007 0:18

Jack Knife sets are nice to have as an emergency tool kit but it is without question very cumbersome to use. I never even use my Kwik Pick anymore these days.

by **saymour** » 6 Apr 2007 6:58

BUt i think the picklock are removable from the knife .

by **Shrub** » 6 Apr 2007 7:03

Sorry but no youve not done well its a shame you didnt visit here first and do some reseach,

Anyway it cant be helped whats done is done,

Try and send it back or sell it on to a mate and buy yourself a real set maybe the 15 piece set from South Ord,

You are not gogin to get anywhere with the jacknife, its a gimmick thats not cheap, expenisve paper weight and conversation piece at parties but thats about it,

Once you get good at picking you may go back to it and find you can just about use it but its gogin to be a while before that happens and by that time you wont want to use it anyway,

Sorry to be so blunt but theres little point in tip toeing around the issue, i would rather tell you straight from the start before you waste any more time,

by **Eyes_Only** » 6 Apr 2007 19:15

Yeah you can take out the picks from the big handle but it's still gonna be akward to use. I have a 6 piece HPC pick set where each pick is about 2 1/2 inches long. It works but its much harder to get feed back from the lock with such small pick handles.

by **Shrub** » 6 Apr 2007 19:33

The best i can suggest is to remove the pick blades and make some handles for them in that case,

by **bobsaget** » 7 Apr 2007 16:15

jack knifes are useless, especially for the price. just use a tension wrench and a diamond pick or s rake to start.

by **maxxed** » 7 Apr 2007 16:43

I carry a jackknife pick set at all times, because I do more than lock work I will not always carry my large pick set. It is usually only used to rake open a wafer lock on a cabinet, so for that it is suitable.
Use real picks on real locks

by **scorpiac** » 7 Apr 2007 17:56

Another option you might try here is to remove the pick blades and try using them in an Exacto handle, an all aluminum one would probably be best. I'm not sure how much more feedback this would provide than the jackknife handle but I would think it would probably be an improvement, at the very least it would be less bulky and more comfortable to use.

by **dmux** » 7 Apr 2007 18:15

like stated above, it is good to have a regular pickset first then move to the jacknife. it is harder to pick with a jacknife and it is better to get the "feel" with regular picks so using a jacknife is easier... just a suggestion

i have a jacknife from southern specialities and i use it often at work because carrying picks are much more combersom

by **scorpiac** » 7 Apr 2007 19:05

dmux wrote:like stated above, it is good to have a regular pickset first then move to the jacknife. it is harder to pick with a jacknife and it is better to get the "feel" with regular picks so using a jacknife is easier... just a suggestion

i have a jacknife from southern specialities and i use it often at work because carrying picks are much more combersom

dmux, I think I have the same Southern Specialties jackknife set as you... The FPS-7 ? And I don't have anything bad to say about it in fact I like it a lot and think it to be the best as far as jackknives go but I started out with Homebrews an SouthOrds first and even now I would never use it as my primary set. It's a great portable set and I never leave home with out it. I would think the biggest draw back to the jackknife the OP is referring to is that the handle is some sort of plastic and not aluminum which would only add to the loss of feedback.

by **Shrub** » 7 Apr 2007 20:00

Dont forget, you two can pick, if you were a total noob and this was your first pick you had just bought would you be able to do anything with it?

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