most versitile pick

by **kodierer** » 13 Mar 2005 23:55

I prefere the short hook, but I also like the half ball. The half diamond comes in 3rd for me.

by **digital_blue** » 14 Mar 2005 0:03

Really? I've always felt that picking with a half ball feels about as natural as typing with mitts on. (Now, for my aussie friends, mitts are warm fuzzy things we canadians wear to keep our paws warm at -40

) Only exception is on cheap wafer locks, but then with these, a q-tip would probably do.

db

by **Guesss** » 14 Mar 2005 12:28

master in training wrote:IMHO the extra bit on the end of a diamond as you call it i find just helps you slide it under the pins, its not really for pin manipulation, its just for ease of use then inserting the pick.

i have to agree with this cause especially one tight springs you need the extera little tip to get under them and in the spirit of the thread i pick the half diamond but i have to admit that i the short hook with rounded tip is my second i have gotten all locks but one witht he half diamond and i got that with the hook.

tis funny cause i was goign to start a thread like this today... good thing i read first.

by **jessopher** » 14 Mar 2005 22:28

what!? No one has said 'rotary pick' yet? Im disapointed

by **raimundo** » 15 Mar 2005 10:10

the rotary pick takes too much work, the oxyacetlene pick is the easy way :twisted:

by **Crashmonkey** » 15 Mar 2005 11:06

The oxyacetlene pick gets my vote.

by **master in training** » 15 Mar 2005 13:47

lol, the two old favourites eh? :wink:

by **aviator151** » 16 Mar 2005 1:31

half diamond is my favorite, and the short hook coming in a close second. I gotta agree with db, the half ball has very little feel to it. And can anyone tell me what the snake or the W picks are used for, because I have yet to find their purpose.

by **master in training** » 16 Mar 2005 14:30

the snake and similar picks are known as rakes, such as a snake rake, they are used for a different style of picking, rather than pin by pin picking, you move the pick up and down and in and out, setting the pins by more luck than skill sometimes. it is just a different style of picking and can be more effective on different types of lock. you can search for raking and things like that to find out more

hope this answers your question.

~ Master in Training ~

by **vantito** » 16 Mar 2005 16:39

thanks all for the tips

by **kodierer** » 16 Mar 2005 18:56

The W rake is just another of the Jag rakes. The Jags don't scrub well, but you can put them in, push down, and pull out. They work on some locks pretty well, and not so well on others.

by **master in training** » 16 Mar 2005 19:06

ooh, almost forgot, when raking, before you do it make sure your rakes do not have sharp edges, it will tear apart the pins and barrel of the lock if you are not careful, i think it was SO picks that were said to be quite sharp.

by **aviator151** » 16 Mar 2005 20:46

I had tried the W once and found that it caught very easily on the pins. It won't even fit into some locks I've tried. And master, I understand raking, I've actually gotten better at it, I was just wondering if they had a specialty in the process or if different rakes were only to try on different locks.

by **master in training** » 17 Mar 2005 11:28

ok, sorry!

just trying to help :wink:

by **aviator151** » 17 Mar 2005 12:12

it's cool, I didn't mean that in a hostile way.

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