Divinorum wrote:phrygianradar I see that you are using the Southord dimple picks. How do they perform? I have seen mixed reviews about them. Some people say they are great and others would rather use a normal diamond. Whats your take on them?
I like the flags for certain dimple locks. You do have to get used to them, but they are way easier for me feel what is going on in some of the
good dimple locks (i.e. not the "dirt cheap" dimple locks). But still, like all the tools we use, it is something that is total preference. I got a set when I started picking MTL Interactive's and I think they help with the outer part of the pin. But I have picked a Kaba Gemini with a diamond, so hard to say. I like them. Having said all that, I think most of how they perform has to do with who is using them and how much practice using them the individual has. They are quality, and I like them better than other SO picks. I prefer Peterson picks, but they don't have any flags for dimples so…
Just as a side note: this lock (Keso 2000S) has 15 pins in it. I had to shim it to get the core out(normal shims wouldn't work, so I used the old DVD rfid metal and that worked) and use a set of calipers to match the pins with their drivers. If you ever pick one, don't let it slip into one of the other bibles! Just don't…
If you take apart one of these for fun, write down or keep them organized in some way exactly where each driver comes from; it is easy to get them mixed up. This is a Swiss made lock and there is absolutely no room for error. If you have a driver in the wrong place, either your key will not go into the lock, or won't come out of the lock, depending on where it was when you put it back together incorrectly; that is how tight the bibles are! I had
one driver out of place and my key would only come out half way… Out come the calipers!
I started to wonder why they would make a lock like this and then it dawned on me: If you have the incorrect key, it may not even go into the lock!
And thank you fgarci; reading your kind words made the suffering I endured putting the lock back together worth it!
Cheers all!
Most people have said that they only use 1 or 2 of them and the rest hardly get used.