Do you think it would make good pick material ???

[Gibraltar]

This is an air dryer duct adjustable strap 3-9/16 to 4-1/2



This one is Zinc plated steel this is not what i want ,i want some Stainless steel one ,i know they exist but i cant find them in my local hardware store.

the thickness is .028'' , i think the stainless ones would be thinner because there is no plating on them.





Does someone try this before?
I think it would make VERY GOOD stainless pick, tell me what you think about it please ??





Im sorry if my english is not very good , french is my native language.

[zsoutendijk]

another cool idea

this should work, but you might need to temper it.

-Zack

[maintenanceguy]

I doubt that this metal will respond to tempering. Hardness is more a function of what's added to the iron to make it steel than tempering. A hard steel can have it's hardness adjusted (up or down) by heat treating but a soft steel is just a soft steel.

[Gibraltar]

I finally found the stainless ones , they are 6'' of diameter.




Here you can see the different shade between the zinc plated (up) and the stainless ones(down).



I think that the thickness is perfect .022''.


It give me 13 inch with one strap, so i will make two pick with one strap.

[raimundo]

Thanks for showing that, where do you obtain these, is it a normal hardware store item? I have long looked at falles adjustable two prong tensors and thought that the automotive hose clamp screw would be the better way to adjust those. That and a stripper clip from AK ammo would seem to have possiblities, the stripper clip has rolled edges that would align the metal strips.

[freakparade3]

Ray, you can get them at any hardware store. Wal-Mart may even have them.

[Gibraltar]

The ruff cut.


Half way trough.


After polishing, remember it was stainless steel.


Even without the handle it work very very good, maybe because of the sanding job.


Next i will finish the handle,Maybe with some aluminium plate that i see at Home Depot.


Here are some of the tool i use.

[Jaakko]

I hope you don't leae that tang/handle section such steep, because it will fracture at that point due to the 90 degree change.

Other than that, those look way cool And seems that you have polished them good

[Gibraltar]

No Jaakko i leave space to make a smooth turning angle

[Gibraltar]

Final product.





With heat shrink on the handle.

[bumber]

That looks really good, and Im glad you chose the SS because the zinc one will get all powdery if you get sweat or something on it and dont keep them clean. Also when you do the rest of your set you should do the tang in the center of the handle...this makes them look more pro. it shouldnt make work any different but they look a little more streamline.

Not saying it dosent look good already, just saying....

[ASSA]

I generally don't pay much attention to home made picks. Unless they are special picks or decoders, The picks available on the internet are both cheap and good.
But I have got to hand it to you, this pick is among the nicest home made I have seen.
Bon travail. Vous devez faire plus

[Kayvon]

Gibraltar, those are some nice pics. Any chance of you posting a video? I finally got myself a dremel tool a couple weeks ago and I'm looking for some how-to videos to make some picks.

[JB0311NY]

I agree, a nice video walkthrough would be great. I have a vise now, and a new dremmel... my old grinder wheel is ready to. I used a Ball pick and ground it into a slim pick for some small TSA locks I ran into. Worked great.

[raimundo]

You do excellent work. congratulations on your project. welcome to the LP101.