Ordered Petersons

by **PhreakPhy** » 30 May 2004 19:19

I ordered some peterson oicks from their site and I am a bit worried. I am not a locksmith, but I didnt see that lil discalmet thry have untill just now. Also when it asked for an ALOA number I didnt put anything because it was not one of the required fields.

Has any other non smiths ordered from the peterson site? I would like to hear your experiance.

by **Pheniox** » 30 May 2004 22:24

i ordered from them, didn't put anything in, and I got my picks just fine. I think its just a tracking method or something. But I got excellent service from them and the picks arived in excellent condition, and on time.

by **PhreakPhy** » 1 Jun 2004 23:22

Well I just got my petersons no problem. They are great, super strong. And just a recomendation to all considering buying them, get the plastic handles over the rubber. Just my personal preferance.

A funny thing tho. when I was using all my home made tools, i could pick every lock in the house. And now, with my petersons, I cant. It must just be an off day.

by **CaptHook** » 2 Jun 2004 0:18

It just takes an adjustment period. Another good reason to use only a few picks for most locks, less time refamiliarizing yourself with the tools.
Chuck

by **Romstar** » 2 Jun 2004 1:32

I use picks from every company. With the exception of the Falle tools. They're just too expensive to justify. Especially when you consier their limited application.

Either way, I even have SouthOrds here despite the fact that I can't stand them, I can pick with them.

I think it is important to develop your skills and feel to the point where you can take just about any pick, and do the job at hand. Whether it's a flimsy Rytan, an HPC, or even a bent SouthOrd.

I have non handled, steel handled, plastic, rubber and even some of Ilco's removable plastic handles. I have plain steel, spring steel, stainless, chrome molly and a few speciality hardened phospher bronze picks.

I can use all of them. Some I like way better than others. I am a huge HPC fan. I think he quality of their tools is superior to almost anything on the market. The Ilco rubber handled picks are actually very, very good, and I would put them up against the Peterson and Rytans any day. Although Rytan make a few interesting picks.

At any rate, I think the best thing to do is get ludicriously comfortable with anything you can get you hands on and fit into a lock. No matter what your preference is.

Romstar

by **CaptHook** » 2 Jun 2004 22:34

get ludicriously comfortable

I like that. Work at it, and it will begin to "feel" right.
Chuck

by **PhreakPhy** » 2 Jun 2004 23:14

Yup, gettin used to em allready. I can now pick every lock again. Granted they are all Kwiksets. Im hopin to get a schlage dead bolt to practice on soon. Is there a certian one I should look for?

by **CaptHook** » 3 Jun 2004 0:20

Start with their grade 2 residential deadbolt, will be much cheaper for you. Youll probably notice schlages(residential) tend to be easier to pick in the locking direction.
Chuck

by **PhreakPhy** » 3 Jun 2004 0:25

About what dose it cost in USD? I might just get the practice kit that varjeal is selling.

As for picking in the locking direction, I have a great improvised plug spinner. Using an idea from here. The rubberband on the end of the tension wrench works suprisingly well.

by **PhreakPhy** » 3 Jun 2004 0:41

Wish i had an edit button...

as far as grades go, the differance between grade 1 and 2 say nothing about pick resistance. Is a grade 1 any tougher to pick?

by **CaptHook** » 3 Jun 2004 0:53

Somewhere between 20-30 bucks depending on where you shop. When you are done with that one, install it for your parents, and practice on the old one. If Im not mistaken the grade 1 has spools, will make it a little tricker, but still not too bad.
Chuck

by **PhreakPhy** » 3 Jun 2004 1:05

Allready picked the one thats in right now. Its a kwickset, doh. Well then maby il get the 1, i want something with spools to practic on.

by **reg** » 28 Jul 2004 5:48

Yesterday I got a Peterson slender gem, and cause I had thought they were roughly comparable to HPC 2000 I got very surprised.
It has a rubber - like handle and the whole pick is very flexible. It feels very good, and it fits perfectly in the locks that are used in the dutch championship.
What a relieve - those picks feel nice and soft, and I remember last Dutch championship when we taped our fingers, so we would't get blisters.
Of course it feels very different from what I have been using so far, so now I try using it on all locks I have, so I'll get used to it. From my results yesterday, I think I'll add this to my favourite picks.

There are still locks I only get into with the short HPC 2000 hook, but this is sort of a longer hook I was looking for (interestingly enough it is about the shape I filed my HPC dental hook into, it was a bit large so I filed it down to that shape)

Cheers,

reg

by **Romstar** » 29 Jul 2004 0:35

Oh I love it. Someone who knows how to use files.

It's amazing what a little filing, sanding and polishing will do to the way a pick works and feels.

Romstar

by **eric343** » 29 Jul 2004 2:58

Romstar wrote:I use picks from every company. With the exception of the Falle tools. They're just too expensive to justify. Especially when you consier their limited application.

You've apparently never heard of the Basic Picking Kit, or used a Falle turning tool...

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