Sparrows Steep Hook vs High Reach? Also work rake?
Also I am considering adding a worm rake to my kit but since I have a tri-peak (bogota) would there be any benefits to having their worm rake?
morthawt wrote:Also I am considering adding a worm rake to my kit but since I have a tri-peak (bogota) would there be any benefits to having their worm rake?
madsamurai wrote:morthawt wrote:Also I am considering adding a worm rake to my kit but since I have a tri-peak (bogota) would there be any benefits to having their worm rake?
Can't really speak much to the hook comparison - I like having as many different hooks as I can and find subtle differences can sometimes make a big difference, but I may be excessive in that regard, especially for EDC considerations... but I can tell you the Sparrows worm rake works really well in a lot of padlocks that don't open as quickly for me with traditional bogota-style rakes... some locks seem to respond better to the more rounded peaks rather than the sharper peaks, and I think it's good to have both on hand. I have quite a few variations of bogota-style rakes, and I tend to go to the worm first most of the time. Also a fan of the Peterson Wonder-waves set which has sharp and curved versions of 4 and 5 peak bogata sytles.
morthawt wrote:Do you think I should get it in 0.025" thickness? I am thinking of getting another steep hook in 0.025 since the last one was 0.020. I just like the idea of the nuclear force proof picks that are super strong. I am just not sure to what degree it matters. 301 max yield steel or what ever it is, how much of a difference is it really? I have never broken a pick, even my thin SouthOrd C801 kit. But I have seen videos of people really going to town on their picks bending the hell out of them to get pins set. So I am really curious about max yield steel picks like the Sparrows 0.025 and SouthOrd MAX to know if it really matters?
macavity wrote:
THANK YOU! Every where I've seen on the 'net they claim that the thinner the pick, the more it will lose the vibrations that is transmitted through it. This does not match what I feel in my fingers at all, and my argument is that the more material that needs to be put into vibration, the shallower the vibrations will be.
Anyone with a background in physics or small parts engineering who know the stop-all-arguments equation for this around?
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