locksmithmonster wrote:hi is this a good book vol 1 and 2 is it worth the money also medco open in 30 seconds ? and advice to books and dvds ? i already bought lvs dvds, is there more out there that are better ? thank you
Open in 30 Seconds is more of a technical white paper than a book on how to pick Medeco locks. You wont learn how to pick from a book. You'll learn it from practicing a lot every day and asking many questions here and reading old posts and using the Search function. There is a book by Graham Pulford that will teach you all about high security locks and design, but is not meant as a how to pick instructional manual.
What will help you is knowing how locks work, and looking over patent drawings, buying some locks and taking them apart and putting them back together and learning how to mentally visualize what's going on inside a lock while you pick. Although seeing you bought the most expensive pick set from the get go and are asking about the hardest locks to pick seems like either you think you can pick them, or maybe you think that expensive picks are going to insert into the locks and the locks magically open. Picks are unfortunately not automatic and require the picker to have substantial skills and experience.
If you haven't picked before, learning picking by using a Medeco as your first lock is a bad idea. You have to build up your skill level by practicing on cheap padlocks and no name deadbolts (Brinks, Mountain Security) and rim and mortise cylinders (Franklin, US Lock, generic SC1, KW1, Y1 keyways), then moving up to box store brands (Kwikset, Schlage), then to commercial locks (BEST,Arrow, Falcon, 6 pin Schlage), and then after a year or two, you can buy high security locks like Medeco, ASSA, Schlage Primus, and practice on those.
It does sound like you're enthusiastic and interested in the hobby, so welcome to the hobby and hope you do enjoy it and get good at it.
Squelchtone
