Mul-T-Lock Interactive custom pick
So to get around all this, I came up with this pick (BTW, i'm no master craftsman as you can see. This pick could definatly be improved by experienced hands!)
As you can see, its made from a ring sold at most automotive stores, just bent out straight and grinded into shape. Then hardened with rapid heating and cooling as the grinding process removes the metal's temper.
The three BIG points of this pick are:
1. Remove the guess work of pick placement be ensuring that when the pick is against the left most side if the keyway, the tip of the picks 'blade' sits in the center of the pin holes in the plug. The old trick of marking on the pick how far to insert to get under each pin is a must-do in this case.
2. Lift the interior and exterior pins simultaniously to ensure the interior pins dont false set. THen its just a matter of allowing the interior pins to drop back to the sheer line. Its actually easier than it sounds.
3. Allow the 5th pin to be reached through the rails at the rear of the keyway. The 's' shape of the pick is for this.
Here you can see where the tip of the pick should come to.
And here are the rails at the rear of the keyway which the pick must be formed around. It should be able to sit against the leftmost side of the keyway, while still able to get underneath the pins despite the rails being in the way.
You still ocasionally get a false set on the interior pins though. Its easy to tell because you stop getting any reaction from the lock as you pick. In this case its much easier to just reset and start again than try to free the interior pin. It takes a little practise like anything, but once you get the feel its a pretty fun pick!
Here's the pick in action.
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=qla-yO65HPs