Practice locks, what do you recommend?

[bezza1]

hay mate i dont have a plug follower or pinning tweezers for a plug follower i have some dowel stick and old pens my tweezers are my fingers lol

I have a dowel stick and a pair of needle-nose pliers, but I can't get my fingers inside the lock cylinder so my fingers aren't an option. I can't even squeeze my pinkie in there... What are you, a hobbit?

fuck no my hands are fucking massive i just topload them

[Tarquin]

hay mate i dont have a plug follower or pinning tweezers for a plug follower i have some dowel stick and old pens my tweezers are my fingers lol

I have a dowel stick and a pair of needle-nose pliers, but I can't get my fingers inside the lock cylinder so my fingers aren't an option. I can't even squeeze my pinkie in there... What are you, a hobbit?

fuck no my hands are fucking massive i just topload them

Oh, right. I forgot. My bible doesn't open.

[uklockpicker]

Hi I am shopping for a very changeable practice lock. I was looking and found one http://www.lockpickshop.com/EZPLX.html. Could anyone give me some feed back on what they think on it? Now I read the bio of it and what comes with it. 5 spool pins caught my eye and I have to ask, is this a practice lock a rookie fresh into this field should be trying? I tried to look for a practice lock with lets say a few standard pins and one or two spool pins/or any security pins in it thats changeable to really start out with. Any links of what you guys recommend and/or feed back on this would be awesome thanks a bunch.

-Paper

[Edit: Topic moved here - HC]

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Up for auction - Graciously donated by KokomoLock: Five (5) kwikset knob cylinders, progressively pinned 1 - 5 pins.

This beginner's practice kit has been very carefully put together with the beginning picker in mind. It is aimed at helping the new picker get a better feel of the lock, as more pins are factored into the equation.

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