by quicksilver » 1 Jun 2007 9:31
I often wondered why some folks thought that using padlocks was a poor idea...I actually have to deal with them vocationally, so I had a real interest in practice picking them (@ work we just use a gun and be done with it). So actually I really work with them quite a bit. I especially enjoy the higher end Master and American (re-key style). But the point was made that with a nice simple lock like a residential Kwikset, the key-way is wide, the pins are straight and simple to locate / feel, you can find some with similar height pins or "high-low" configurations, and the thing is cheap.
When I was having trouble after not having picked for a few years I made a simple board with locks of increasing difficulty on the suggestion of a member here and I still use it while watching TV as a means to warm-up for the joy of a Master 9630. That lock board is like stretching before a run, etc.