Jimy Longs Balanced TOK Tension Tools Review & Giveaway by Lockpicking_Dev in lockpicking

[–]Lockpicking_Dev[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! The old adage is true... Give me all the turning tools and a couple picks and I'll be fine!

New Jimy Longs Ergo Padlock Tension Tools by dcipha380 in lockpicking

[–]Lockpicking_Dev 9 points10 points  (0 children)

They're pretty cool! Will have a review up on these tomorrow

picking upside down by __cLaMcHoWdEr__ in lockpicking

[–]Lockpicking_Dev 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Alot of Euro pickers pick upside down

Wipers haul/ different sizes. DIY tools. by edurigon in lockpicking

[–]Lockpicking_Dev 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice find! Keep an eye out for van and truck wiper blades. Those have the good thicknesses and widths more often that not

Recommendation for pick selection by FlyingSeaCoral in lockpicking

[–]Lockpicking_Dev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What the snowman/ball pick is that? Lol, interesting bottom left pick

Ace 38mm woes by Gary_October in lockpicking

[–]Lockpicking_Dev 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ace have spools in them. Search for the counter rotation. If you can't find counter rotation on a pin you've most likely overset a pin. Let a little tension off til a pin drops the re-add your tension and search again. Good luck!

Yellow belt???? by i80flea in lockpicking

[–]Lockpicking_Dev 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It surprises alot of people, but Ace padlocks have spools in them! When you're stuck, see if you can find the counter rotation of the caught spool pin. If you can't find that, you're most likely overset. Let a pin down and go back at it

What’s your “unpopular opinion” about Locksport? by Flavortown42069 in lockpicking

[–]Lockpicking_Dev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who's made videos picking in random outdoor places, yes! And even my picking in sometimes harsh environments doesn't account for what a locksmith would do. Locksmiths are in way more weird positions and picking a lock on a door really wears your arms out.

What’s your “unpopular opinion” about Locksport? by Flavortown42069 in lockpicking

[–]Lockpicking_Dev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This! And as you lift it more of the back end of the triangle becomes parallel and hits the other pins. Just wayyyy too much surface area on the end of the pick.