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by BoyBob » 29 May 2005 0:32
Hello,
I am new here and to lockpicking, I was wondering what the difference between the PXS-14 and MPXS-14 picks were? Sorry if this has been answered before and thank you in advance.
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by stick » 29 May 2005 1:10
Answered before, but I've been thinking about it recently, and I've been somewhat of an ass before, so here's my attempt at reform.
Learn to search, it's been answered before. But the MPXS series picks have a handle, meaning two extra pieces of steel have been attached to the handle, making it thicker and more comfortable to use.
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by master in training » 29 May 2005 5:56
excuse my ignorance, but are you trying to find out the difference in the actual picks themselves or how they are to pick with?
if its just what they're like, you could enter the product numbers in a product search on a shop site, for example lock pick shop and then look at the pictures.
after doing that, it would seem the only differences are rubber slip-on handles, one of the picks and the price. whilst never trying the rubber grip myself, i hear they tend to reduce the feedback given therough the pick, whereas the metal handles transfer feedback better, since it is all one material and metal transfers things well. the difference between the picks is one less "normal" pick in the pxs-14 set and an extra double ended pick, effectively giving you one more pick than the mpxs-14 set.
theres an entire thread in the FAQ section on buying picks, you could take a look at that, i'd give you the link, but i've made it easy enough on you already!
so i've been nice and found the stuff for you, i think you're probably lucky people were in a good mood, next time have a search for it, or you might get answered by someone who isnt so nice  it just saves getting flamed, or worse, wound up and told something thats totally wrong.
hope this helps, good luck!
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by mupet » 29 May 2005 18:21
Pick are a personal thing you will find that you will favor a sertin type and make of pick for most lock that you pick.
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by BoyBob » 29 May 2005 20:09
Sorry about that, I didn't make it clear. I was more wondering what would be more recommended for a beginner.
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by mupet » 29 May 2005 20:11
Try a standard hook pick (LPX12 I think) as this is the one that we have the most sucsses with
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by stick » 29 May 2005 20:22
MPXS-14. It's far more comfortable.
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by mupet » 29 May 2005 20:25
Not there to be comfortable
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by stick » 29 May 2005 21:35
If it hurts to pick a lock, not much of a hobby, is it?
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by pdxhayes » 1 Jul 2017 17:36
stick wrote:Answered before, but I've been thinking about it recently, and I've been somewhat of an ass before, so here's my attempt at reform. Learn to search, it's been answered before. But the MPXS series picks have a handle, meaning two extra pieces of steel have been attached to the handle, making it thicker and more comfortable to use.
@stick. Really helpful... Searching brings you here to find an answer, and you respond with "learn to search". Nice welcome to the forum eh?
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by GWiens2001 » 1 Jul 2017 18:22
pdxhayes wrote:stick wrote:Answered before, but I've been thinking about it recently, and I've been somewhat of an ass before, so here's my attempt at reform. Learn to search, it's been answered before. But the MPXS series picks have a handle, meaning two extra pieces of steel have been attached to the handle, making it thicker and more comfortable to use.
@stick. Really helpful... Searching brings you here to find an answer, and you respond with "learn to search". Nice welcome to the forum eh?
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by tpark » 2 Jul 2017 10:37
After all these years, both kits are still available, so they must be popular enough. Southord uses several varieties of handles. There are picks with no added handles, ones with metal handles which are spot welded to the pick, polymer handles, and the really thick plastic handles on their deluxe picks. I believe the MPXS-14 kit has the spot welded handles, whereas the PXS-14 kit has the polymer handles, which are a bit flexier. Sort of like Metal PXS-14 for the metal handled picks. When I started out, I purchased various kits, and I thought the hooks that came with the MPXS-14 were pretty good. There are some tight keyways these picks won't work in, but generally they are pretty acceptable. You might not use the ball and snowman picks too often, and there are no TOK tension wrenches, but the other picks are useful.
Since many years have passed since the original post, there are now many new kits from other manufacturers that may be more appropriate - it's probably worth searching around for other kits and seeing what's available.
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