Preassembled Lockmaster Lock Pick Sets
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- Wendt are now offering some pre-assembled lock pick sets of different sizes for different budgets, for those who prefer not to make sets up themselves. In the video I found a problem with the triple peak rake that Wendt have assured me is now fixed for all sets and individual peaked rakes.
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Wendt are now offering some pre-assembled lock pick sets of different sizes for different budgets, for those who prefer not to make sets up themselves. In the video I found a problem with the triple peak rake that Wendt have assured me is now fixed for all sets and individual peaked rakes.
Can I have a free set of that kit
@@zefftrus9825 sometimes we will do giveaways on our social media channels or in collab with Lock Noob or other community members.
@@Zieh-Fix Thanks for those progressive pick sets. They encourage new pickers to buy quality tools at affordable prices, and to add to their toolbox as they progress and develop necessary skills. 🙂👍
Thanks for the review, Ash. Also see my reply to Wendt, for feedback about the kits. 🙂👍
Will do!
Looks like a great tool set. The kit with just one handle... If you going to dip you toe in, it would be hard to imagine swapping that one handle numberous times to try the different tools. I would opt for the kit with multiple handles right away.
I think the idea is you don’t need the handles on tools you don’t use often and for long (but I also like all handles as they look great!!)
@@LockNoob agreed, perhaps handles on tools frequently used. I would imagine a pick and a rake at a minimum. That's why I would go for the middle of the road and get at least a few handles. Extractors are probably not used frequently.
@@bertblankenstein3738 Extractor aren't for the locksportler but a must have for a locksmith. If you would do a Set for the Lockpicker what would you like to see included?
I love a company that actually listens to their customers. Right now I don’t have the funds but definitely would love to try these out. Looks like a great set!
They are pretty awesome IMO
Currently no price increases are planned. In fact we are always checking for ways to reduce costs while maintining or improving the quality. This made possible that most older products stayed the same price eventhough shipping/material and labour costs did go up a lot this year. :)
And yes we are always trying to listen to our customers. This is the main way on how to improve.
I like the wide variety of options offered! Also enjoy your thorough, honest reviews! Much appreciated Ash! 👍👍
Thanks 🙏
I love the range of sets you are reviewing, they appeal to the beginner, novice, and advanced pickers. Everyone needs to know where to start, these reviews give them decent information to make a decision with. Love the apprentice set, and nice job with the key extractor that was unexpected :) Keep them coming!
Thanks! Yeah in practice it took 3 goes to extract the key so I really was surprised getting it first time on camera!
@@LockNoob always depends how the key snaps. sometimes you need to push the first pin down with the xtractor to find something to grab. :)
Very nice review, thank you for sharing, it is great to see Wendt put together a few sets, if I put a set together it would be almost exactly like the novice set with the addition of a deep hook and pry bars, also I do agree that having a few with handles and a few without is a great compromise with the price consideration in mind, so out of the three sets the novice is my favorite and I would like to add it to my collection as soon as my hobby budget will allow it, well done Wendt for a job well done, and Lock Noob thanks again for the wonderful and honest review.
Thanks Steve!
thanks steve. We think that one of the biggest benefits is that we are able to have a set without handles or with less handles and the client still being able to add handles easily down the line. :)
I really do love these videos, I’m just starting out with lock picking for a hobby thanks for making the videos
I really like the way you can set the handles different ways for left and right handed use. XD
Lol
Just another great Feature 🤣
Great Review ! Yes, it seems a lot of rakes out there are too sharp and need to be sanded a bit to soften the peaks, otherwise they hang up on the warding.
Luckily it seems they fixed this
These sets look good. I would mention that it might be a good idea to offer each set bundled with all the handles needed. I personally just splurged in the Phoenix ultimate set from peterson, otherwise I would buy the apprentice set
you can always order the handles seperate. but we might offer an option to add aditinal handles you would need to add yourself. 🤔
I've noticed beginner sets, like this one, come with medium hooks. But as a beginner I haven't gotten a single dang lock opened with my medium hook. I think they throw them in there to show you can just kill everything at the hardware store with a shorty.
Mose local hardware chin locks for sure, but I’d be lost without a medium and deep hook now I have higher security locks
Nice review Ash. Always good to know whats out there. Well spotted on those rakes🧐👍
Thanks 🙏 it’s good that I can feed back to the manufacturers early too
@@LockNoob True, should a set arrive at a customer with this mistake we will gladly find a solution too. :) Somehow there was a mistake in our filesystem that reverted the cnc program back to an older state...
They look nice and I like the handles a lot. From an Australian point of view though, they're pretty expensive. The apprentice set would be over $200 from the usual exchange rate. I can get a huge set of Sparrow or Southord picks for less than that. And have. Even a large Peterson set would be comparable to that price. Definitely locksmith focused with all those extraction tools too but they are nice looking tools at the end of the day.
We do have some great choice out there!
@@LockNoob it's a great time to be in locksport that's for sure.
Would all the picks, if fully handled, fit in the first, beginner's kit pouch?
Great review, all the best to you and yours 👍 👍 👍 🍻
It would be a very tight fit!
Awesome review Ash mate I hope you are well👍👊😊😎🇬🇧
Thanks Leon!
Good choices for a christmas present.
If you are really good all year!
I like them to play around with on my own
Thanks for the interesting looking video!
Thanks 🙏
Crap! Now I’ve got another “Grail Pick Set” to buy. You sure know how to get me to spend money and I still haven’t gotten my other two “Grail Pick Set” yet.
What are the other 2?
@@LockNoob The Multipick Lock Noob Essential Set and a Petersen set I haven’t decided on yet. But I think it’s going to be the “Ken’s” Pick Set.
Daaaaamn, that price for apprentice set is quite steep IMHO.... I got 3 different Chinese sets combined for half of that and got way more flexibility including all the things you get for 100 eur :/ I understand quality and stuff.... But for any beginner, amateur and alike person - quality is not the goal....
Thats what i was thinking, looks like a really nice set but way to much for some one like me who is just starting out. shame more of the sets dont have top of the keyway tension bar in them too
Some people just want a smaller higher quality set. I’m all for options for people
@@markswabey5870 The Lockpicker options might have other profiles and tension bar tools without a lot of handles. The handles and screwing them on makes the Apprentice so much more expensive. Without handles it might be around 55€ net or so.
Good video thank you.
I personally think those sets are highly overpriced. There are other comparable sets available at a mere fraction of the cost.
I really like the color coded handles 😆 they would make it quick and easy to identify picks, especially if you have picks of different thicknesses.
I never understood why beginner sets are small while advanced sets are larger. I found myself requiring a larger variety and selection of tools at first, but as my skills develop I use less and less tools as I become increasingly skillful with just my favorite profiles.
Yeah way too expensive. I can buy Peterson cheaper than those prices.
$113 for the apprentice set and you get 4 key extractors, does an apprentice really need key extractors? Seems overpriced for what you get. My sparrows Wizwazzle was $65 and I like the profiles better. You get 5 rakes, 4 hooks including shallow Euro, short hook, Steep Hook, and Hi-reach hook, plus a diamond and a hybrid diamond, and 18 std tension wrenches. I also like the case better. The TOK tensions wrenches are another $9.50 for a a set of 5, so $74.50 to start. This seems like a way better starter set to me and $38.50 cheaper. With the savings you can get SDEV hooks, a Lunatic and Atilla, and some 0.015" and 0.020 hooks.
I do like the replaceable color coded handles on the Wendt set, but that's about it. If the Wendt Apprentice set was $75, didn't have the key extractors, and had more std tension wrenches it would be a decent deal. The handles would be the selling point. Possibly the handles are expensive to manufacture and that is why they cost so much more?
I’d say I use 20% of my tools 80% of the time
Maybe I was too harsh with my first comment. Other comments show these to be high quality stainless, available in 0.5 (0.020") and 0.6 (0024"), made in Germany, and the handles are cool. I wasn't considering that they may be a premium product. Would anyone pick these over Sparrows, Multipick, Peterson, Southord, etc?
I think you'd want at least 2 handles. Even as a beginner, you're going to need a short/medium hook and a long hook often-enough that you will want handles for them both. I also think the kits are a bit short on tension tools. In my limited experience you need a way larger variety of tension tools than picks. (My main kit has 4 picks but a dozen tensioners.)
Thanks for the input. We will keep that in mind when creating a lockpicker set 👌
I would like to know more about the company, where they are based out of, their involvement in the lock sport community, what separates them from other manufacturers.
Wendt are a German company who manufactures these picks in house on their own machines. They are a very big manufacturer and distributor of locksmith tools and are a family company run by two brothers
@@LockNoob I can say having lived in Germany that besides being amazing people they take great pride in everything they do look at cars and motorcycles. I lived next to BMW plant. Even to the pride of their homes and cleanliness nevermind food and ale. If Germans have things priced higher than others it is because of the pride and quality of whatever they do or build. You'll never see "Look at these amazing Deutch picks....made in China". Now I have to research Deutch picks 😆
Great review 😀 cool kits!!!
🐈⬛🐾🐈🐾🇬🇧🍻⛄️
Thanks 🙏
US market- save your money and buy Peterson - best of the best !!!
Peterson make great picks. Best of the best? Not sure but definitely in my top 3
Peterson is great. Best would be if a US based Shop would stock our stuff this way you could save a ton on shipping.
@@LockNoob You won’t find for this money/ quality any other picks - best ! Simple handle shape works like no other : Material, design on the picks - best for the money . So best of the best for the money !!!!
I like the idea of color coding, but I would want it more to identify different thicknesses rather that pick type. I always store my picks where I can see the tips. From what I can tell, Wendt doesn't offer different thicknesses.
You can do that, they offer 0.6 and 0.5 mm now I believe
@@LockNoob Correct, these locksmiths sets are 0.6mm (extractors are always 0.5mm). But we offer individual Picks in 0.6mm and 0.5mm.
Nice looking sets. What type of metal are they made of & where are they made? Thank you for your videos you are appreciated.
Spring stainless made in Germany
Made in our own factory. from High Quality Stainless Spring Steel.
Great review as always my dear friend! ;o))))
Thanks Tallan my friend !
Very nice but so expensive. I do prefer make by myself though the quality were not tha same. Making them is also funny...
Making picks is AWESOME
I would like to buy a nice set of just tension tools. Don't want to spend $90 on a pick set to get 4 tension tools. Where can I find a nice set of tension tools for a good price? I would like to have 1 of all the different tension tools out there
Sparrows has a couple of different tension sets. They are a little pricey but they are top quality.
Loads of the lockpick companies sell great sets. You can make great ones using wiper blade inserts for free too
@@LockNoob Thank you sir! I have watched many many of your videos and have a few nice ones already but would like to have an extensive set to use as needed. It's almost less expensive to buy a pick set to get one tension tool you don't have. I am just surprised no one has put together an extensive tension set yet hint hint. Lol. Merry Xmas and keep having fun doing what you're doing. Thanks again for great videos. Picked my first lock 40 yrs ago with a bobby pin. Wiper blades are hard as hell to cut with pliers I've found out. Now is time of year many people are replacing them as they should.
@@smash7777- yes Sparrows is a bit expensive but who isn't. I have tried buying from local in US and avoid giving China another penny. Things also arrive in a timely manner doing this as well. Merry Xmas!
All Tension tools are also sold seperatly :)
Hi where do you buy extra handles, as wendt site does not seem to have them.
www.zieh-fix.com/en/specials/lockmasterr-lockpick-handgriff.html#92=
@@LockNoob Thank you I could not find them.😀
I see they are offering more thicknesses now, too. Does anyone have any hands-on experience with their 0.5mm picks?
I have some of the 0.5mm picks, and I like them very much. They are considerably stronger than Multipick's 0.4mm picks, but thin enough to navigate my locks where 0.6mm picks do not fit.
I have some and they seem fine!
Whats shipping to UK like price wise .
Not sure, sorry
The Website will offer you different shipping methods. all insured and tracked.
Try godrej aultra lock 14lever pls
If I had one
A great and honest review as always Ash. Thanks for sharing and have a great week mate.
Thanks Gazz!
Hey umm how would I remove a broken lock pick from inside a door lock that Is already in use..? I know I know I fucked up I shouldn't use it on locks that are in use but I was curious plus it happened like the very first time I tried it man rip.. so I've thought of a few methods, like sticking a tiny magnet inside although I don't have a tiny magnet, or putting some glue on a stick and carefully letting it glue on the lock pick, I tried that harpoon lock too but 0 luck. Calling a locksmith isn't an option in this situation. Luckily I don't ever really enter that room, it's were I keep my old bicycles, that's why I did it most. It was my only city rake lmao rip. Any ideas?
Personally I think the prices are ridiculous. For the prices they are asking you could get sets with all the handles. The tension wrenches are the lowest possible quality tension wrenches available in the market. Those black coated ones are the ones that you get with the $5 sets from wish.
When I see this set all I see is a $7 starter set with fancy handles and cases. And you only yet the handles in the kit that cost over 125 bucks lol.
The materials are different to what you’d but on wish and of course the tension tools are manufactured by Wendt
@@LockNoob I understand, thank you for replying. It's hard to make a concrete determination without holding them in my hand. Just offering a visual opinion I'm sure you can relate to when seeing those black ones. And the other ones were equally plain. Again, just my opinion. Those prices are top notch prices and personally if I was to spend that much money I would want some logos engraved or some gripping teeth / ribs. I just mixed my opinion of those and with the smaller size picks and was giving an honest opinion. There have been sets that you have shown before that I have bookmarked the link because at some point when I want to buy a top dollar set I plan on going back and checking them out. This just wasn't one of those sets. I've been kind of putting my own set together little by little.
@@paulsabo7632 Thanks a lot for the feedback. The tension tools are produced from a high quality steel. The Steel is pressed into the size needed and cut to length. Then we bend, tumble and coat the tool to prevent rust. The Material itself is quite expensive as it's need to be produced to our meassurement. The hige benefit. The outer edges are nicly rounded and not "just tumbled", Eventhough we also tumble the Tensioners to remove all sharp edges.
Another Option would be to cut tension tools This results in a very sharp endge and not such a nice round tensioner. The Lockpicks including handle are about 5,88€ excluding VAT. Without handle 3,28€ exlcuding VAT. Which is cheap compared to other german manufacturers. The only thing we don't do is inflate the price of a single pick in order to sell more sets. This is a practice we don't liek at all. So the saving when buying a set isn't huge but still noticeable. Mostly the Case and tensioners are "free" when you order a premade set.
And I aggree a Set which is put together by your own is always the best. :)
@@Zieh-Fix thank you very much. :)
@@paulsabo7632 you are welcome :)
think thet this kits will not be very useful for pickers for fan.
Too mach rakes, too little hooks
Many not useful tools for practise.
All personal preference
Yep the Set is mainly put together with the locksmith in mind. But of course we will add one or two Sets for Lock pickers in future.For this all advice is appearciated.
what's the point of having 1 of few handles? Just include enough handle and charge few dollars more. I would hate to look for handle after buying this set and pay extra shipping for them. Without enough handles, they are attenuating that some are less important or useful so they don't put handles on them. If that's the case, why put in a kit (perhaps as fillers)? It's bad biz IMO.
Most people only use a couple of profiles 80% of the time and the handles and screws add a few euros onto each pick. Having a couple of handles on the picks too use the most just saves money, but you could easily buy more handles to your colour choice
If you check for a cheaper set you might want to consider no handle sets. We included one handle mainly to show what it feels like. The benefit of our system is you can get handles at a later point and screw them on. This way a beginner can have one pick with a handle and check it out and still know they can get more handles at a later point to screw on.
WTF 100 QUID??? cmon Lockmaster.
Law Lock valerian set is only 50. Says it all.😕😕
That’s a good set too
The Valerian has a great Price. But no handles and or options to add handles easily. If I calculate the Apprentice without handles it would be sold for roughly 55€ or so. So I understand teh criticism. But If I keep in mind that all tools in the Set in questions has a preassambled handle, I think it's a good Price for the Value.
I don't see a problem with only having a couple handles and having to change for different picks. I use 1 or 2 picks in general . I also can see that it would be a pain too. The large set looks very nice, and has a good selection.
Thanks for the comment!
I buy only Sparrows, they are real good!