Having read the FAQ's you are still unfulfilled and seek more enlightenment, so post your general lock picking questions here.
Forum rules
Do not post safe related questions in this sub forum! Post them in This Old Safe
The sub forum you are currently in is for asking Beginner Hobby Lock Picking questions only.
by evolution » 1 Mar 2004 17:32
OK, ill get one soon, when i can afford to buy one, need to get some other stuff first.
-
evolution
-
- Posts: 7
- Joined: 29 Feb 2004 13:26
- Location: UK
by plot » 1 Mar 2004 17:51
hrm... you could get a jackknife, and then get a few individual picks. 99% of the time people use 3 main picks: small half diamond, short hook, and a snake/rake... of course, everyone calls these different things probably.
i'd recommend getting those 3 picks then the jackknife if you want a cool gadget AND want to learn how to pick properly  you can use the tension wrench from the jackknife, or get a few other tension wrenches. heh.
-
plot
-
- Posts: 979
- Joined: 26 Feb 2004 5:53
- Location: Kansas City, MO (United States)
by Chucklz » 1 Mar 2004 18:27
Good call on pick selection. You can definately get by with those basic three designs. As an example, I use regularly 6 different hooks, 3 different diamonds and 4 different rakes. The Southord slimline sets stand out in my opinion, not because of their size, but because they include a variety of hooks and the ever popular DeForest diamond/hook.
-
Chucklz
-
- Posts: 3097
- Joined: 4 Nov 2003 17:58
- Location: Philadelphia
by lockpickroy » 6 Mar 2004 11:26
it is my favorite pickset,and it is comfortable to me but i would not recomend one to someone new to picking
Lock picking hobbyist turned licensed locksmith thanks in part to lp101.com
-
lockpickroy
- Supporter

-
- Posts: 184
- Joined: 14 Oct 2003 19:18
- Location: Bakersfield California
by Quin » 6 Mar 2004 12:14
These also don't start hurting your fingers as quick as the normal picks do.
I have more success with my regular picks but these are fun 
-
Quin
-
- Posts: 174
- Joined: 14 Jan 2004 19:17
- Location: Torquay, Devon, UK
-
by hey10103 » 10 Mar 2004 19:09
i want to get one of those...i would never use it as my primary lock pick set...but it would be handy if i locked myself out of my house of something...of course i could just use the ol' screwdriver and safty pin...but i would certainly like one...it looks very convinient... i will dig up some research on it and i might just buy one online.
-
hey10103
-
- Posts: 2
- Joined: 7 Mar 2004 19:43
- Location: Canada, BC, Kelowna
-
by Gaian » 15 Oct 2004 3:27
Chucklz wrote:I had an HPC Jackknife set, I gave it away because I just refused to deal with it anylonger.
Anyone know how it compares to the SouthOrd?
-
Gaian
-
- Posts: 27
- Joined: 8 Oct 2004 20:42
by Dr. Bint » 21 Oct 2004 7:00
I wouldn't suggest the JackKnife for a beginner; I'll explain why later. Anyone who plans to use it as a primary set might want to think twice. It's a nice little gadget, and for a pocket set is pretty good, however there is one flaw that stands out.
If you're working away at a lock and want to switch picks, you've got yourself a problem. You have to unscrew it, fold the pick in, fold another out and tighten the screw again... all with one hand while maintaining tension with the other hand. It's not too bad when you get used to it, but when you switch between a feeler pick and a half diamond as often as I do, it gets a little annoying.
And now, a gratuitous pic of my JackKnife.

-
Dr. Bint
-
- Posts: 31
- Joined: 19 Jul 2004 14:13
- Location: Northern Ireland
by WhiteHat » 21 Oct 2004 7:26
- it was enough posting just one gratuitous picture for us to envy - just as I managed to tear myself away from it and scroll down you had to go and post another..... it'll take weeks to get the drool out of my keyboard...
They're certainly nice gadgets if your that type of person - I'd like to have one just for the cool-factor...
Oh look! it's 2016!
-
WhiteHat
-
- Posts: 1296
- Joined: 28 Jan 2004 21:41
- Location: Brisbane, Australia
-
by Dr. Bint » 21 Oct 2004 7:31
Sorry about that, WhiteHat... I think I clicked the back button by accident and it re-submitted everything. Don't worry... as soon as a mod spots it the repeat post will be deleted. 
-
Dr. Bint
-
- Posts: 31
- Joined: 19 Jul 2004 14:13
- Location: Northern Ireland
by Xerty » 21 Oct 2004 9:39
I've come up with an idea to solve the screw-problem:
Is it a bad, good or great idea?
Brute force is the last resort of the incompetent.
-
Xerty
-
- Posts: 22
- Joined: 15 Oct 2004 3:35
- Location: Sweden
by Dr. Bint » 21 Oct 2004 10:18
That'd actually be more difficult, because you'd have to keep the button pressed down while switching picks... you couldn't do that with one hand too easily.
-
Dr. Bint
-
- Posts: 31
- Joined: 19 Jul 2004 14:13
- Location: Northern Ireland
by Xerty » 21 Oct 2004 10:27
 I meant that the button would snap in place and be there, like a torch button. It's on and off, no holding.
Brute force is the last resort of the incompetent.
-
Xerty
-
- Posts: 22
- Joined: 15 Oct 2004 3:35
- Location: Sweden
by Dr. Bint » 21 Oct 2004 10:38
Hmm... interesting. In that case, yeah... it's a pretty good idea. It'd save your thumbs from doing all that twisting. It'd probably be awkward to manufacture and cost more though.
-
Dr. Bint
-
- Posts: 31
- Joined: 19 Jul 2004 14:13
- Location: Northern Ireland
by Xerty » 25 Oct 2004 3:25
After a relaxing week-end I've developed the idea, this new mechanism is _SO_ good  . I can't see why no-one has come up with it before. I've mailed SouthOrd about it and I'm waiting for a reply, it's 2:25 AM over there, thoose timezones . I will reveal the secrets of the mechanism later on, maybe.
Brute force is the last resort of the incompetent.
-
Xerty
-
- Posts: 22
- Joined: 15 Oct 2004 3:35
- Location: Sweden
Return to Got Questions? - Ask Beginner Hobby Lockpicking Questions Here
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 12 guests
|