What did you pick today?

[teranaut]

Picking the quad again today. The wafer lock on its face is a 'flicker' lock. Stick a pick in, gently press up on the wafers with the flat of the pick, and flick it to the open/closed position. SUPER easy pick on that one. The Kwikset is an old core from my home office door. Definitely has seen some years of use and translates that directly into having no real feedback. I'm pretty sure that it's all standard pins in this lock. The two Schlages are few months old. Both keyed alike; but with a different binding order. Both of these have 4 spool stacks and one standard stack. SPP'd with a short hook and standard wrench.

[KPick]

Well if it helps anybody out, you can get the dimple picks here dirt cheap, and I bet you wouldn't regret it either!

http://www.aliexpress.com/

Just search dimple picks and you'll find them very cheap.

[easy-e]

I should've put a note, that out of those SO dimple lockpicks, I really only use one of them consistently. I don't really like the ones that curve like the ones in your picture either

Yea, I wish they sold the dimple picks individually Most people have said that they only use 1 or 2 of them and the rest hardly get used.

A lot of us also ended up with different assortments. Most of them I consider "extras" because I got some duplicates. It's a good quality pick which is why I ended up with it. I've been playing with modifying some of the extras by modifying the flag and rounding or narrowing the shaft.

Great picking phrygianradar!!!

[phrygianradar]

Thanks easy, good to hear from you too! I'm finally getting to the stage where I feel comfortable to modify some of my tools! It has only been recently though and not very much…

[mechanical_nightmare]

I also use only one out of the many SO dimple picks. It is the one with the smallest straight 'flag'. The larger ones don't fit between the wards, at least for the locks used in my area. The rest of them started to rust, so I scrubbed them with a scouring pad and keep them immersed in brake fluid.

I also followed l0ckcr4ck3r's recommendation and sanded the corners smooth, and now it doesn't snag while moving through the keyway.

[phrygianradar]

I also use only one out of the many SO dimple picks. It is the one with the smallest straight 'flag'. The larger ones don't fit between the wards, at least for the locks used in my area. The rest of them started to rust, so I scrubbed them with a scouring pad and keep them immersed in brake fluid.

I also followed l0ckcr4ck3r's recommendation and sanded the corners smooth, and now it doesn't snag while moving through the keyway.

Originally I was a little hesitant to sand the corners, but after hearing all the testimonies of those who have sanded them down, I went ahead and did the same with mine and they do work a lot better! I also only use the one small flag. If I could buy them separately, I would get a couple of those! I'm scared of breaking it and try to go very gently on it, like I do all my picks.

[Divinorum]

Schlage 5 Pin Commercial Lock. 4 Spools Pins, 1 Standard Pin.

[KPick]

Those Schlages aren't that hard to open. The one that gives me more of a challenge are the Everest. Those seem to have stronger springs in them, making them a frustrating pick.

[Onz]

Got a lock I traded with l0ckcr4ck3r's lastnight in the mail. Took me about 3-4hours to get this baby open. It was bloody hard with all the security pins!

http://imgur.com/lNhWj9q

[teamstarlet]

Finally managed to nail this 7 pin Arrow SFIC to control

[GWiens2001]

Great job, tesmstarlet!

Gordon

[phrygianradar]

Finally managed to nail this 7 pin Arrow SFIC to control

Good job, that's a really great feeling! I remember the first time I picked an Arrow to control. It was the best feeling on earth! Well done keep up the good work.

How did you pick it? Did you use any special tension wrenches? I'm just curious because I have the Peterson tension wrenches that help get the control pick by grabbing the control lug (or at least trying to), but the first time I picked an SFIC I did not use one and it took a long time. Sometimes they pick to control really easy, sometimes they don't… At all!

[femurat]

I don't have any arrows, but some of my best always pick to control, others always pick to operation.

Cheers

[fgarci03]

I don't have any arrows, but some of my best always pick to control, others always pick to operation.

Cheers

There are ways to force them to a specific sheerline. More than this I can't say, Haven't been able to do it consistently

[femurat]

I know mate, I've read xeo thread...

Cheers