The "Kwick Pick"

[tskaze]

sigh... the search being broken is getting obnoxious.

anyway i saw the Dyno Kwick Pick on the lockpickshop.com website. It looks interesting, though not very fun for picking locks if it works correctly. Can anyone give a review of this product/explain how it works?

[rayman452]

From someone else asking this once, if my memory serves me correct.

This pic is just a very fancy rake. If your going to spend the money on this, its best to just buy a cheaper or slightly more expensive pic set. This will open just basic locks, and not the tougher stuff if you want to go big.

[tskaze]

hmm so is there anything that makes it better than a regular rake?

[digital_blue]

Yes, it costs more!

db

[vector40]

It's in our logo, how about that

[master in training]

it comes with a big handle so you wont lose it once its in your pocket?

[tskaze]

It's in our logo, how about that

wow never noticed that... I feel unobservant now.

[rickal]

As a new locksmith, I must say I like the dyno kwik pick! Yes it's just a fancy rake, but it has a good feel and the tension wrench is also very responsive. Also, I have made a few other picks for it; half moon, half diamond and plan to make more. I got the hang of lock picking with the Kwik pick, not using the rake side though. Personal comfort matters and the thickness of the rake that is in the kwik pick is a couple thousands thicker than most of my other picks, which makes picking a little easier; for me anyway. My 7y old sun picked a #1 master lock with it rather quickly, yet not consistantly. In my lock picking infancy this same lock took me quite awhile to pick. I recommend this pick to any novice.

I know this thread is late but, hopefully helpful.

[Chucklz]

If you find the thicker tools to be more useful in picking, you are almost certainly using too much force.

[rickal]

For me, a thicker pick gives you better balance on the pins, therefore it makes it easier to feel the pin especially if you are picking one pin at a time. I'm still new to locksmithing, so maybe I'm speaking from a rookie' point of view.