I would want to try out lockpicking as a hobby and I watched a few videos on that toppic and I came up with that set for me:
Southord C810 + Multipick W04 and BOG03 for the picks
and a cheap Amazon-Set for a few tentioners + 4 transparent locks to see how different locks work.
What do you think? Is that a good setup?
My idea was to have a
- L-, S-, Bogota-, worm-rake for rocking and raking attacks
- half diamond for zipping attacks and maybe also dimple locks
- ball-rake for wafer locks
- medium- and deep-hook + def. diamond/ball for single pin picking
I am expecting that give me the most common tools to try and good quality tools.
Are the cheap tentioners form a chineese kit OK or should I better get other ones?
I am in europe - I found a lot of recommandations for easy locks in the USA like the Masterlock 03 and some others. I have never seen them here. What are good choices in Europe to start with and what would be a good gradually increasing set to begin with?
. My personal favorite way to do what you're asking for is by back shimming the lock to reduce pins when it's too hard and confirm when you are indeed at the sheer line. It's the least amount of effort and cost. You can raise the pin up and push the shim in from the back. You can make your own shims from security pins.