RB 2 in 1 pick

[Jayman77]

I'm looking at buying a RB 2 in 1 pick for using mainly on 3 lever mortice locks, please could anybody advise me as to what is the best guage size to get that will cover the majority of these locks ?

[Squelchtone]

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[capt.dunc]

as always, what's your location so we can best advise

[Jayman77]

South East England

[kwoswalt99-]

Hi,
I would think 5 lever mortise locks would be more common, based on what I've heard.

[capt.dunc]

picking for fun, or moving into locksmithing?

[Jayman77]

Just starting in the Locksmith trade, but would really appreciate advice on which guage size of 2 in 1 pick to get 6 or 7 or both ?

[capt.dunc]

in the real world you'll need a couple of both, since you'll be cutting them to fit locks, and you'll end up with a range of sizes. by which i mean you'll be changing the sizes of the upstands to fit different keyways. if it's for work i'd get a 3 lever try out set and some piano wire to make picks, check out island locks on youtube for info on bending wires to pick lever locks. kwoswalt99-'s right, that it's dealing with 5 lever curtained locks that's the main challange you'll need to address.

learning to make and use basic wires is a great place to start, if you feel you must have a 2in1, there are cheaper ones than the rb ones. a 7g will fit in a 6g hole but not the other way round. however the 6g rb pick is a perfect fit for the union 3 lever lock (very common) with no cutting.

have a good read of the european lock section here, going all the way back, there's a ton of info of use.

and let us know what you go for and how you get on.

[Jayman77]

Will keep you posted definitely, thank you so much for all your advice .