Picking tools..where to buy?

[Nick_89]

hey guys im just registered on this forum although ive been learning from a few posts on here...the information here is overwhelming..cheers..

i live in london...could u tell me any popular stores to buy lock picking tools from? i mean actual stores not websites. Id like to start with proper tools....other wise id blame my poor picking on my tools lol
cheers, nick

[SFGOON]

"Spy" shops will sell you lockpicks, but they are grossly overpriced. Just use the web, there's a few sites that will sell you good gear at a good price.

[Keyring]

I seriously doubt you will be able to buy these over the counter if you can't prove you're a locksmith.

There are a couple of uk pick web sites which are ok as far as I know:

http://www.devonlocks.com/

http://www.locksmith-tools.co.uk/

[Nick_89]

cheers m8..appreciate it

[sillyboy]

Dont be caught in the trap of thinking that bought is better the home made..... use anything steel, brass etc its easy just file it to size

[Santos718]

I don't recommend using brass..it's to soft of a metal...but homemade picks do rock...but I also like store bought.

[sillyboy]

Hey santos.... think of it this way, the pins in a lock are brass, if you use a harder metal then you can ruin the pins and cause the lock to not work. If you use brass picks then they both cancel each other out. I use these on locks that look worn out, that way no damage is done

[Santos718]

You don't see the damage be cause you are not examining the pins. Yes, brass does damage brass, no such thing as canceling out when it comes to pick materials. This isn't chem class. And brass picks snap after alot of tear and wear.

Its like saying, "I have a steel pick set and the locks I pick have steel pins, and damgae is never done because it can't happen"

[helix]

* sideswipes parked car


hmm, good thing our cars are both made of
the same stuff

[quicklocks]

* sideswipes parked car


hmm, good thing our cars are both made of
the same stuff

[Mad Mick]

* sideswipes parked car

LMFAO

[Minion]

According to the Mohs scale of hardness, steel > brass. However, anything will 'destroy' anything else, it's just that brass will get destroyed faster.

[helix]

if you have a nice finish on your picks, what would it matter
what the pinx were made of?

[Minion]

Well, if I have 8 gloss coats of candy red on a car, does it help?

Sorry for the ass-ness of the comment, but it seems to make sense that it's what's on the inside that counts(so many applications for the "it's what's on the inside..." speech).

[helix]

If you want to drive a car through a great big lock, I'd say that your 8 coats
of glossy red (you have waxed the car also, right?)
would help to use less fuel, give for a smoother ride under the pins
and an all round better car-rake, but the finish that I was talking of
was some nice fine finishing paper.


Nick wrote:

hey guys im just registered on this forum although ive been learning from a few posts on here...the information here is overwhelming..cheers..

i live in london...could u tell me any popular stores to buy lock picking tools from? i mean actual stores not websites. Id like to start with proper tools....other wise id blame my poor picking on my tools lol
cheers, nick



As long as you follow the tutorials and make your picks to the
instructions, you should have a good set, if not better than store-bought picks.
I was going to get a set of commercial picks, but i don't need to and if
I do end up getting some it is merely as a novelty of having 'pro' tools
even though I think that even the slimlines are still a little big.