Homebrew Hall of Fame!

[Evarus]

my first ever home made pick. just wish i had some powertools and a vice lol my hands are killing me i know its got a short neck but i kinda like it that way cuz i got big hands lol

[cracksman]

It is a bit stubby The tip is like a half diamond, but it faces 45 degrees, err...northwest? Seems a bit too thick at the base as well- What a S*&$Y F$*#kin job

Just kidding, it might be a bit tight for smaller keyways if anything, thin the neck a bit, you may not need the diamond either, but it has a very nice look to it, unusual but quite proffesional actually. Let us know how it works, the angle on the bottom might actually be helpful if you want to rake a couple times before picking pin by pin.

I'd give it a B+

[vector40]

I'd recommend thinning the shaft and flattening out the top of the hook to be perpendicular to the pins.

[hugoV]

I just thought i post a picture of the jacknife i just made yesterday . The picture is a little blurry and I still have to sand he picks but here it is anyways.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a82/hugoV/40568136.jpg

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[Chrispy]

What did you make it from?

[hugoV]

I made the picks out of feeler gauge using a bench grinder and a dremel. The outer casing i got from a friend( it was a knife with a bottle opener) and i just used my dremel to take those things of, leaving me with just the outer casing. Then i put it together with a bolt and some washers and a thumb screw. I also cut the bolt so it wouldnt stick out too much.

[Chrispy]

Well done. You might want to think of making a post on how you did it with step-by-step instructions and pictures, and making a sticky in the Lockpicks - Manual forum. From what I can see in the pictures, that is a very good jack-knife pick set.

[n2oah]

I made a falle-safe adjustable style tensioner about a week ago. I only had some pictures from cracksman to work off of, no real dimensions. I will write up a guide about how to make them later, once I can get the real dimensions. I did most of the work by eye, so this is just a prototype:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Ag3ntDDR999/005add13.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Ag3ntDDR999/IM000105.jpg

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[zeke79]

Excellent work n2oah, I hate drilling through thin stock. The wrench looks remarkably close to my falle safes . Keep up the good work!!

[hugoV]

Thanks Chrispy, I will post step-by-step instructions and pictures when I have the chance to.

[quickpicks]

here is my first snap gun

[eatjiggy]

Thoes are some nice picks Geek142

[Ghost327]

alright,...ive been at this for,...umm,...a couple of months now i think and ive made all my own picks so here they are. what do you think so far?
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/Ghost327/lock%20picks/86c46a4d.jpg
the bottom 3 still need polishing and the bottom 2 are my pathetic atempts at a king and queen.
Oh,..almost forgot the bottom 3 are from stainless stock i got from work and the rest are from wiper blade inserts from a school bus, there alot wider than those from a car or truck. I also folded the handles over on themselves for a heftier grip withough loosing feel

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[Ghost327]

hmm,...no edit button. anyway sorry to all the mods if the picture is too big im kinda new to playing with a computer (still figureing out the picture stuff )

[Chucklz]

Really wonderful stuff. Your polishing is right on... Try making a hook like your diamond hook, but invert the diamond. It should look more like v than ^. This really gets a grip on pins.