Bogota

[englishjim]

Hi members

What could I use to make a bogota pick other than a metal sweeper brush piece?
Youluckyfox offered to send me some very kindly,but there must be something in England that I
Can use.
Can anybody help please?
Englishjim

[Squelchtone]

[EDIT: Moved to Lock Picks. Please post in the correct topic area, you'll get more help that way -Squelchtone]

[MrAnybody]

The metal inserts from windscreen wipers are perfect spring steel for this sort of thing.

Scrap yards are great for this, but the best ones I've got I snagged from the mechanics bay of a bus depot. They have to change the wipers every service. They had piles of the things in there. Pay a visit with a big smile, and maybe a can of beer or 2

[bioggy]

I have used windscreen wiper inserts recently and they have come out not so bad but you could always try a hacksaw blade but I heard there aren't many good results from it.

Here is a pic of a rake I made out of one, it works not so bad but I did make it for a Rim Cylinder.

http://imgur.com/alon4BE

[hag3l3]

I have always found success visiting local machinists, or metal fabricating shops to be a very nice source for scrap materials. Acquired some titanium rid stock to make plug followers one time.