Southord Slimline vs. Standard

[valentin_84]

Anyone know how much of a difference there is between the Southord Slimline and the Southord Standard picks?

I need to get a pick set and a pick gun and this looks to be the best deal:
http://www.southord.com/Lock-Picking-To ... -CS02.html

The problem is they come with the standard and not the slimline picks and I keep reading all the posts about how much people prefer the Slimlines. Should I not worry about the difference since I'm planning on sanding and touching up the picks anyway?

[loki-aka]

It depends what type of locks you are working with.

For U.S. pin tumbler locks, buy the Standard set.

If you are seeing Asia or European, small-keyway locks, you should get the Slimline series- also get Slimline if you are working with paracentric keyways (maybe you haven't encountered these yet).

If you are not sure get the Standard set as they are a bit thicker and more durable and order individual Slimline-series
as suplemental picks; rake, two or three hooks, a small double ball and or small diamond.


Enjoy.

-never pick a lock you don't have permission to open-

[UEDan]

I personally like my slimline hook and half diamond.
But we are in the US, standard picks will work great here. Just get a few slimlines from the single picks catalog off of Southord.com

[valentin_84]

My dad actually ended up giving me a set of HPC's he got a long time ago and forgot about. They're real thin so I'm going to sand them and they should work well. I just hope I can keep a light enough hand not to bend them.

[talbuz]

I have sets from Southord both in standard and slimline. Not being a professional locksmith, I never realised the difference in keyway size which I sometimes encountered was not only individual lock characteristics but also due to some locks being US and some European (Im in Europe). So when I got a slimline set from Southord, it made a difference for me and quickly became my main set. I like the lighter look and feel of those picks, I personally seem to work better with them than the standard ones.