Southord MAX High Yield Picks

[lokpikr999]

Hey Guy's what do think about this new line of picks by Southord?Are they worth the money?

http://www.southord.com/Lock-Picking-Tools/Lock-Pick-Set-High-Yield-M4000.html

Alex.

[lockpick1968]

I honestly think it is a bit pricey, but then again that's just me.

[thededer]

i agree i think its a bit expensive..

[lokpikr999]

But what I'm asking,Are they worth the price?Because Peterson Government Steel picks are 15 bucks a pop,yet they are considered by many to be the highest quality and strongest picks on the market!!!

[Squelchtone]

But what I'm asking,Are they worth the price?Because Peterson Government Steel picks are 15 bucks a pop,yet they are considered by many to be the highest quality and strongest picks on the market!!!

We don't know. These things are so new hardly anyone has them and nobody wants to be the first guy to throw down $200 for a set.

Buy them and let us know if you like them

Squelchtone

[lokpikr999]

We don't know. These things are so new hardly anyone has them and nobody wants to be the first guy to throw down $200 for a set.

Buy them and let us know if you like them

Squelchtone[/quote]

You can also buy them individualy for a $11.00 each:


http://southord.com/Lock-Picking-Tools/ ... d-MAX.html

Personally,I'd buy a hook pick(specifically the MAX-13)because that's the one I and most pro's will be using the most.

[lokpikr999]

Personally,I'd buy a hook pick(specifically the MAX-13)because that's the one I and most pro's will be using the most.

Oopsies I meant the MAX-07

[raimundo]

Hey squelchtone, remember the fiber pick from lockmasters.net or .org or whatever, for several years they were mentioned but no one ever seemed to buy one to try it outl.

I actually would have tried one if the tip could address five or six pins simultaneously,

the 'fiber' was several different nylon bristles and even some with stainless,

No one on this site ever seemed to have any of them to review.

[Squelchtone]

Hey squelchtone, remember the fiber pick from lockmasters.net or .org or whatever, for several years they were mentioned but no one ever seemed to buy one to try it outl.

I actually would have tried one if the tip could address five or six pins simultaneously,

the 'fiber' was several different nylon bristles and even some with stainless,

No one on this site ever seemed to have any of them to review.

I wasn't on here in 05, but I did find that thread: http://www.lockpicking101.com/viewtopic.php?t=6311 I know I saw a patent for a medeco pick once which used something along the lines of an electric turkey meat slicer, but had 2 blades next to each other instead of one, and both blades had an L-rake pattern in them. (for those who may not know: Medeco pins need to be lifted AND turned and the raking motion of this tool would push/pull on the left side of the pin, then on the right side, causing the pins inside the lock to twist until they hopefully aligned.)

The other drawings in this patent suggested a similar setup, but instead of metal L-rake blades, they were made of bristles which would create the same desired effect.

.... 5 minutes later..

found it! http://www.google.com/patents?id=-G0ZAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4#v=onepage&q&f=false

make sure to scroll all the way down for all the ideas they had for using soft bristles! =)

sorry about the hijack
Squelchtone

[ToolyMcgee]

I have a couple of the older metal handled high yeild SO's in 301, and my mic says .022. These new ones are .041? I mean, I like my picks thicker than most, but that's .010 thicker than anything I can use. Slimline or not, it's gonna take alot of sanding to get one that thick into a Yale, and actually quite a bit of polishing before it'll even work smooth in a Kwikset. Strong is important, but...

[akmw44]

Ive orded a couple of seperate picks and will post report and pics in a week or so.
The shop is havin a sale and give 30% discount .Ialso have a code for another 10% off which makes 40% off a full set .
They would only discount a full set

[gilduran]

How are these new picks different from the other pics?

I've got a set of their Stainless Steel picks, the MPXS-14 set. I really like the picks, but the handles seem a little thin to me. Thin in that I have to pinch down on them when working with them. Sometime my fingers actually start to go numb!

[Scope]

I've bought this set from a UK website a few weeks back, it's very nice set. The "feedback" you get from the pick's is good, the handles are well made & Comfortable, you get some handy tension tools, like the Feather Touch Tension Tool for example, the over sized Valentino zippered leather case is very nice. The price reflects what u'd expect from the set like this. To me if you have cash to splash it's a "one off" buy. You won't need any other picks as they do come with a lifetime guarantee so what have you to lose.

Even if you buy like the 3/4 most used, you will still get the benefit, just make a small case for them and pop them in you hobby locksmith tool box.

Btw, since having them i've picked 3 padlocks and a 4 pin cylinder lock! quicker than i did with my existing sets!

[Doctor Hexagon]

Resurrecting an old topic here, but I've got some news on the SouthOrd Max High Yield picks.

I just got off the phone with SouthOrd to confirm the lifetime warranty. They do in fact come with a lifetime guarantee and SouthOrd will replace them if they were damaged or broken during their -intended- use. If it looks like you've been using one as a screwdriver for example, all bets are off. All you have to mail them the pick, preferably with the broken tip if it was snapped off so they can identify what pick it was, and also include a copy of your invoice from where you purchased it from.

This is probably obvious info for most, but I do have something new to share. I know some people have complained about the thickness of these picks when using them on the narrower keyways on European locks, and apparently SouthOrd has heard about this also. They are either re-manufacturing them or releasing a sort of slim line version of these. The new picks will be a slimmer 0.025 inch (0.635mm) to address the problem as opposed to the thicker currently available 0.031 inch (0.7874mm). How soon these will be available has been unofficially estimated to be within the next few weeks from now.

I know a lot of you out there like Peterson and HPC, but I'm curious to try these new picks from SouthOrd out.

[rerun]

I ordered a few of those SouthOrd Max High Yield picks awhile back. One thing is for sure: they are rugged. Probably too rugged. Unless you are an experienced locksmith I wouldn't recommend these to anyone just starting out. They are way too thick. For a novice, like myself when I bought them, I gouged some pins all to hell. If they come out with a slimeline version of these I'd probably grab a few different rakes just to keep in my set.