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Posted: **Fri Jun 07, 2013 8:29 pm**

Here are a couple pics of my working pick set.

Posted: **Fri Jun 07, 2013 8:31 pm**

Posted: **Sat Jun 08, 2013 2:09 am**

I had a question for Mr. Wizard under another topic as to why his photos were so good. He just seems to know fron experience how to shoot his locks for a great result. For the rest of us a light box might be the answer. I haven't built one yet but here is a link to a site that shows how to built a light box for cheap:

http://www.studiolighting.net/homemade- ... otography/

This is a shot of a lens photographed in the box. I know it will improve my pictures:

Posted: **Sat Jun 08, 2013 7:23 am**

Very nice set. I'm curious as to what is that tool towards the bottom with the big loop in it?

Posted: **Sat Jun 08, 2013 9:26 am**

IxViRuSxI wrote:Very nice set. I'm curious as to what is that tool towards the bottom with the big loop in it?

That is for disassembling passage sets, ie doorknobs with reversible handles.

Posted: **Sat Jun 08, 2013 4:02 pm**

It's a tool used to depress knob/lever retainers on cylindrical locksets. This particular one comes in USCAN locks.

Posted: **Sat Jun 08, 2013 8:23 pm**

Nice! And the couple saw-toothed looking tools in the centerfold? Excuse my ignorance (only way to cure it is thru questions, lol)

Posted: **Sat Jun 08, 2013 8:26 pm**

They're broken key extractors.

Posted: **Sat Jun 08, 2013 8:38 pm**

Thanks. Kinda thought that, but wasn't sure. Good to see ya uploading pictures!
You uploading pics only means we'll be treated to even more in the future

Posted: **Sat Jun 08, 2013 9:11 pm**

Here are a few more of my pickers...Enjoy!

Posted: **Sat Jun 08, 2013 11:58 pm**

Now I have a question. What are the toothbrush looking thing and the hook thingy next to it?

Posted: **Sun Jun 09, 2013 3:34 am**

Its a GM Pick/Decoder set. Once the wafers are lifted with slide tools on the right the comb is inserted to hold the springs up then remove the slide tool to allow wafers to be manipulated or vibrated into place for the sidebar to fall into gates. One turned you can decode the wafers to make a key with decoder on the left. Very cool tool. Bad part about the system is the comb fingers are subject to break very easy if not used carefully.

Posted: **Sun Jun 09, 2013 5:00 am**

magician59

Very nice collection of HPC pick sets. As I am a HPC pick fan nice to see I am not alone on an island. I see you have Rytan too. I also have both the Rytan regular black handle and mini blue picks sets. Did you make the flat Z shaped tension wrench that is laying at the bottom of your working set in the first picture I like that one. :smile:

Richard

Posted: **Sun Jun 09, 2013 7:31 pm**

No. It's from a GOSO pick set.

Posted: **Sun Jun 09, 2013 11:45 pm**

escher7 wrote:I had a question for Mr. Wizard under another topic as to why his photos were so good. He just seems to know fron experience how to shoot his locks for a great result. For the rest of us a light box might be the answer. I haven't built one yet but here is a link to a site that shows how to built a light box for cheap:

http://www.studiolighting.net/homemade- ... otography/

This is a shot of a lens photographed in the box. I know it will improve my pictures:

I really like the idea of this cheap light box. Very cool. I've been thinking of putting an online album together, so I think this would serve well for locks trades etc.

I haven't tried experimenting with background colors yet, but I was wondering if better results could be achieved with a solid black background rather than a solid white background. Any thoughts / experience?

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