My new homemade picks

by **bumber** » 9 May 2008 0:11

Safety0ff wrote:
bumber wrote:What re you using for those tension wrenchs? Looks like drain snake almost...
Looks like wiper inserts.

the double sided one in the top right in the top picture, the one to the left of the other 2 looks really wide for an insert...wish I had some big'old inserts like that :twisted:

(for real though :lol:

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by **steve0527** » 9 May 2008 0:28

bumber wrote:WOW, you have a nice set there...do you use all of them, or do you have favorites? Almost ready to mass produce

What re you using for those tension wrenchs? Looks like drain snake almost...

Wiper inserts.

by **steve0527** » 9 May 2008 0:33

I have over 50 tension wrenches, think i might try selling some. Do you think they would sell. I have like 100 wiper inserts still i could make like 500 tension wrenches and start a company lol.

by **steve0527** » 9 May 2008 1:51

i started to play around with my new picks i made and the feed back is like 10 times beter than my southord sets. I can feal every little thing. It opened a new door into lockpicking.

by **StabbyJoe** » 9 May 2008 5:00

Wow... some great pick and handle ideas in this thread... (when I saw all those wrenches I just about shat myself... that's amazing)
I'm always interested in alternative handle ideas, as I think that having 2 layers of heatshrink (although comfortable) might be muting the feedback I get... First layer always works out tight as, the second never seems as tight...

by **Kaotik** » 9 May 2008 11:56

bumber wrote:
Kaotik wrote:bumber, those little bumps are the popped air bubbles in the plasti-dip type coating he used. Unless stirred properly bubbles will always be a problem with that stuff.

Whatever ya do, do not shake it.

Thanks, good to know...although it makes me want to shake it now it wouldnt look to bad if you did it on purpose would it? it would add some grip anyway

A good way to get some grip with a Plasti-dip type coating is to pour some in a smaller container and add some course or fine sand and brush it on with a foam brush to help eliminate brush strokes.

That will give you a nice non-slip textured grip.

by **LockNewbie21** » 9 May 2008 14:29

That will give you a nice non-slip textured grip.

I friggen like that idea!

by **Dooms_day** » 9 May 2008 18:55

i love the clear picture cause it gives me the whole view on how you made your picks, and i love that set that was just posted, VERY nice homeade set :lol:

by **steve0527** » 9 May 2008 23:08

my new set finished.
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa20 ... edited.jpg

Kaotik Edit - Changed IMG to Link due to size

by **Kaotik** » 9 May 2008 23:12

LockNewbie21 wrote:
That will give you a nice non-slip textured grip.

I friggen like that idea!

Oh yeah, well here's another one.

Take a 60-80 grit sanding drum attachement and grind some black rubber, once you get enough (rubber dust per se), mix it with your choice brand of two part clear epoxy, dip or brush on.

You'll get the same rubberized texture but it will be more inpenetrable than just rubber alone.

by **steve0527** » 9 May 2008 23:13

Kaotik wrote:
bumber wrote:
Kaotik wrote:bumber, those little bumps are the popped air bubbles in the plasti-dip type coating he used. Unless stirred properly bubbles will always be a problem with that stuff.

Whatever ya do, do not shake it.

Thanks, good to know...although it makes me want to shake it now it wouldnt look to bad if you did it on purpose would it? it would add some grip anyway

A good way to get some grip with a Plasti-dip type coating is to pour some in a smaller container and add some course or fine sand and brush it on with a foam brush to help eliminate brush strokes.

That will give you a nice non-slip textured grip.

It has the instructions on the back for that good thinking

by **steve0527** » 9 May 2008 23:19

Kaotik wrote:
LockNewbie21 wrote:
That will give you a nice non-slip textured grip.

I friggen like that idea!

Oh yeah, well here's another one.

Take a 60-80 grit sanding drum attachement and grind some black rubber, once you get enough (rubber dust per se), mix it with your choice brand of two part clear epoxy, dip or brush on.

You'll get the same rubberized texture but it will be more inpenetrable than just rubber alone.

Thats a great idea, im going to try that in the morning thanks

by **steve0527** » 9 May 2008 23:22

Dooms_day wrote:i love the clear picture cause it gives me the whole view on how you made your picks, and i love that set that was just posted, VERY nice homeade set

Thanks its a start my goal is to make picks like locknewbie21 one day. I know i will never make picks as good as he does but something like that.

by **eSTRICTLYFOREIGN** » 29 May 2008 22:02

Those look really nice!
At first I thought they were car keys :wink:

by **StabbyJoe** » 30 May 2008 14:57

steve0527 wrote:
Dooms_day wrote:i love the clear picture cause it gives me the whole view on how you made your picks, and i love that set that was just posted, VERY nice homeade set

Thanks its a start my goal is to make picks like locknewbie21 one day. I know i will never make picks as good as he does but something like that.

I'm the same... I grabbed some of the pick pics he posts and stuck them in photoshop and made a vector template of some of them with the pen tool... mostly so I could better compare the curves to that of the ones I'm using... out of respect to LockNewbie21 I won't copy the picks from templates from photos... but I may steal a few ideas that are used in those magnificent picks...

other idea I had to texture a handle is if you heat up some heatshrink and press it against sand or textured concrete or the surface of one of your files it would probably make an imprint... Haven't tried it, but I'm reasonably sure.

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