[REVISED] Picking the Medeco Classic, Biaxial and M3

[Oldfast]

Hell yeah Corey! Very exciting! Thanks for sharin' your victory with us. I love to see that!

Not that I've picked a ton of Medecos or anything.... but I'll never forget my first! What a thrill.

[femurat]

yeah, the first medeco is special

what happened to the poor blue hook? looks a bit mangled!

[MrPharmer2012]

It is a Peterson DCAP lifter pick it is cupped out on end to help with lifting and rotating I bent it on pin four reaching around pin 3. So that is why it is bowed back a little, DCAPS aren't all that strong when u start getting farther back into the lock they are thin and tend to bend easily

[femurat]

lol thanks for the explanation, I was picturing you heavy handed

[Rytanfan93]

definitely on the track towards success.
short hook

[huxleypig]

So here's my contribution to the thread:



I done the switch lock so that just leaves the classic and the biaxial I think.

Done the M3 in my hand so in the vice is next. One step at a time though! Now where's that MCS?!

[10ringo10]

nice one hp, thats the one you brought back from the states.

[huxleypig]

Yes mate, got it from sour. Nice lock.

[happykill]

this post was a really great read, good write-up man. thank you!

[femurat]

Hey huxleypig, nice job on that Chubb. Does your lock have the slider? It's just a thing you have to press after you've picked it, but it distracted me many times before I managed to pick mine.



Cheers

[huxleypig]

Yes but I pushed it down before I set the last pin. Whenever it binds I push it. What a waste of time that slider is!

[cyrano138]

I have a Medeco I'd like to try if I ever get past my Americans. Could you guys post some pictures of the tools you use to pick them? Thanks!

[mister sour]

I have a Medeco I'd like to try if I ever get past my Americans. Could you guys post some pictures of the tools you use to pick them? Thanks!

i use a half diamond to rotate the pins and a gem to set them. nothing special

[cyrano138]

Thanks, sour. I'll have to try it. I'd heard about some people using a hook with a groove cut in it and I thought I was going to have to make something, which terrifies me because I'm horrible with tools.

Jack

[NNFAK]

I'd heard about some people using a hook with a groove cut in it

I tried that and it was okay, but nothing special really. If I were you I would just go with a normal short hook and really learn how to turn the pins with it.