My lockpicking equipment (Images ;)) What more do I need?

[Pickyang]

Hi!

First off, im not a really good englishwriter, so I'm sorry for all misspellings and stuff.
I'm kinda new on the forum, and have been pretty passive.
Anyways, I have gotten my lockpickset kinda nice now, I think. But as always there's something missing and I thought you guys could tell me what I should complete my set with, do I miss any must-have things?

My set at the moment:
Majestic 13pcs spring steel pickset.
Brockhage BPG-10 - snapper.
Some roughly homemade autojigglers.
Homemade curtain picks, btw, is that the correct name for them?
One homemade electric pick made from a electric toothbrush.
Some bumpkeys (not in pict.)
My girlfriend-made pickcase, even though the button is broken.
And some homemade tension wrenchs.


All packed up:


And ofcourse I must show my precious Cutaway ASSA lock.



So, any ideas of complements to learn more about the noble art of picking?
And please feel free to post images on your picksets!


MVH Pickyang

[Pickyang]

, no edit function. I found out that I should have made the images links instead. :/ Sorry.

[Servalite6354]

What are those things above the snapper gun in the first picture?

Nice set. I might suggest double-sided wafer lock picks. That's my next project. I'm looking for some templates right now.

[Pickyang]

What are those things above the snapper gun in the first picture?

Nice set. I might suggest double-sided wafer lock picks. That's my next project. I'm looking for some templates right now.

Thoose are curtainpicks, I think they are called so.. Never got em to work tho.
Oh, I been thinking of making wafer picks but I have never seen a wafer lock here in sweden.

[Jaakko]

Nice looking set you have there I might suggest using sandpaper on your picks, as I can see the blue pain still on your picks and quite rough edges too. Making them smooth and shiny helps your ability to feel what is going on in a lock and prevents damage to the internals of the lock.

[Wrenchman]

Hi Pickyang, Welcome to Lockpicking 101

I can see a short hook but I can't see no long hook, so that's what's missing!

There's also no Bogota and that's one that you can't live without!



Wrenchman

[Pickyang]

Nice looking set you have there I might suggest using sandpaper on your picks, as I can see the blue pain still on your picks and quite rough edges too. Making them smooth and shiny helps your ability to feel what is going on in a lock and prevents damage to the internals of the lock.

Thank you!
Yeah, that sounds like a good idea, I guess I just have been to lazy.
But sanding the picks it is!

[Pickyang]

Hi Pickyang, Welcome to Lockpicking 101

I can see a short hook but I can't see no long hook, so that's what's missing!

There's also no Bogota and that's one that you can't live without!



Wrenchman

Hi, thank you! It's a really nice forum.
Ok, one bogota and one long hook coming up!

[rontgens]

You say you have some bump keys, but do you have a bump hammer?
You could always try and make your own one of these?

[dougfarre]

Where is your stethoscope?

[pur evil]

where's your locksmithing certification? ahaha dude i'm just messin with you, everything is real good even that DIY electric pick you have there. very nice!

[raimundo]

I tried a bump hammer made with plastic, it worked ok for a while but then the plastic was haveing problems with spalling, large concoidal fractures chipping off of it. So, after looking at found materials and trying some of them for a long period, I finally went to the hardware store and bought a screwdriver with a small plastic handle and a long shaft with a straight blade on it, I pushed the blade into a wine cork and now I have a very good bump hammer. the cork makes a nice handle, and the handle of the screwdriver is like the handle on small screwdrivers, small and relatively light. not much different from the plastic end of the bumphammer. Held loosly and struck fast and light, it works as good or better than the bump hammer did.