Homemade jackknife pickset

by **S3rratedSp00L** » 30 Sep 2004 10:12

Hmmmm... I haven't read this thread in a while, it has grown a bit. :shock:

Anyway, a simple way to keep the picks locked in position when picking might involve drilling a hole through all the picks and having a mating hole in the wooden handle. Then a locking pin could hold it in place when open....

This idea could possibly be extended to make the locking pin hold the picks closed somehow as well.. Maybe two holes on the picks and one on the handle. The locking pin could possibly be spring loaded so you pull it outward to release the picks and let the spring push the locking pin in place when the hole in a pick is reached!

This is a rough idea, but something to get you thinking about it again!

What do you think? Any ideas from that old pocket knife yet? There are probably a million ways to do something like this, but I am thinking along the lines of easy to impliment.

Great work on those custom rivets, btw!

Keep crafting things like this so we can see more pics!!

Now that I think of it, a notch on the edge of all the picks instead of a hole might be easier to do... just clamp the picks together and dremel a notch in them all at once to make things line up properly. The locking pin could sit in the notch... somehow this could be adapted to keep things closed too, I'm sure..

I'll have to think about it some more.. my brain hurts right now, hehe

I'm not so great at woodworking, so maybe I will make a jacknife pickset out of an old knife as a start. Already made a feeler gauge set and I sure would like to get a pickset into a Leatherman, Gerber, or some other multi-tool as well as my mini-maglite. So many ideas!

Give us a pic of that toilet seat if you make one!!! Extra rivets would sure feel nice while taking a dump! Especially made of nails!

BWAHAHAHAHA!

by **Jerbz** » 30 Sep 2004 11:27

Or put locks inserted into the toilet seat. So when you are bored, lift a leg and start picking

by **skold** » 30 Sep 2004 19:19

that would be the next big thing - a toilet seat for picking practice

by **Mad Mick** » 30 Sep 2004 20:06

How about chaining yourself to the toilet, then seeing if you can free yourself before you are finished? :lol:

For those who can beat this process easily, use 'da bomb' hot sauce on every meal, then lock yourself with a Kwikset. :wink:

I think the Kwikset may just win... :roll:

by **Jerbz** » 30 Sep 2004 21:55

Or lock the toilet paper up and see if you can pick that before you are done. Wouldnt like to have one of those days when you cant pick anything or you would be in sh*t ...

by **S3rratedSp00L** » 30 Sep 2004 22:21

I stuck a long shackle BEST SFIC padlock across both of the handles to the refridgerator, effectively locking myself out... I could pick it just fine in my hand, but not on the fridge while my stomach was empty!

I got so hungry that the lock finally opened! :shock:

It seemed like a good idea at the time, but I didn't know I was hungry until I couldn't get the lock to open. :shock:

I'm not doing that again any time soon. Just thinking about it makes me hungry!

by **Jerbz** » 30 Sep 2004 22:34

Hahah yeh i locked up someone elses school bag and when class ended i thought i could just quickly pick it. We go to different classes and i was like oh crap, i couldnt do it. So i had to follow her to class and pick it there then leave to my class. I got a detension for being late for that :roll:

. Now i dont lock up anything just to be stupid lol.

by **skold** » 1 Oct 2004 0:06

well while were on the subject,

i once locked myself in the cupboard for fun, - locked it with a small padlock and a dog chain, just to see if i could pick it under pressure.

i had a 10cm gap for my hands but i couldnt pick it. after about 20 mins i had to unscrew the handles with my pick.

WARNING: dont ever lock your self in a confined space, and never lock the chain with an abloy or similar lock - speaking of which i might try that

by **Jerbz** » 1 Oct 2004 0:27

hahahaha im gonna try locking myself up

Lmao, that will be funny . And if things get to tough, im just going to punch a whole through the door. The wood on my wardrobe isnt very thick

by **Romstar** » 1 Oct 2004 1:09

It's like a little boy's nursey school I've come upon here.....

by **Murph** » 1 Oct 2004 10:42

Jerbz wrote:Heh, Im thinking of making one with a similar design. But seeing as i havent made even 1 pick b4, it will be a while. But when / if i do make on, ill be sure to post it . I already got everything drawn up, however i have run into a few problems u may be able to solve.

1. Are the picks actually loose to fall out? as in, by holding it upside down, will the picks just fall out? or should i have some sort of rubber stopper between each pick.

2. If you have found out yet, could you explain how the locking system will work?

3.are pop rivets the thing that your picks are swinging on? or have you got something else there because i was thinking that it may be a bit to thin, and yeh the looseness will be a problem. Tho it isnt a big one, just curious.

Are there any alternatives for the picks to swing on?

Answers to your questions:
1. No they will not fall out. I drilled a hole through all the picks so there is a rivet holding them in. I lined up all the picks, sandwiched them between popsicle sticks and taped everthing tightly and placed it in a vise and drilled through everything.

2. There isn't a locking system, when you open the pick you want to use, it rests on a wooden spine that's sandwiched between the outer pieces of wood.

3. They are brass nails and washers. I cut the nails down so I can "mash" them down using a ball peen hammer on a miniature anvil.

They are a little hard to open because I have everything riveted tight.

Glad you like it, thanks!

by **Murph** » 1 Oct 2004 10:45

good_guy wrote:nice work man. i like that wood handle, gives it that classical look. you definantly have skills.

Thanks man.

by **Murph** » 1 Oct 2004 10:47

S3rratedSp00L wrote:Hmmmm... I haven't read this thread in a while, it has grown a bit. Anyway, a simple way to keep the picks locked in position when picking might involve drilling a hole through all the picks and having a mating hole in the wooden handle. Then a locking pin could hold it in place when open....

This idea could possibly be extended to make the locking pin hold the picks closed somehow as well.. Maybe two holes on the picks and one on the handle. The locking pin could possibly be spring loaded so you pull it outward to release the picks and let the spring push the locking pin in place when the hole in a pick is reached!

This is a rough idea, but something to get you thinking about it again! What do you think? Any ideas from that old pocket knife yet? There are probably a million ways to do something like this, but I am thinking along the lines of easy to impliment. Great work on those custom rivets, btw! Keep crafting things like this so we can see more pics!!

Now that I think of it, a notch on the edge of all the picks instead of a hole might be easier to do... just clamp the picks together and dremel a notch in them all at once to make things line up properly. The locking pin could sit in the notch... somehow this could be adapted to keep things closed too, I'm sure.. I'll have to think about it some more.. my brain hurts right now, hehe

I'm not so great at woodworking, so maybe I will make a jacknife pickset out of an old knife as a start. Already made a feeler gauge set and I sure would like to get a pickset into a Leatherman, Gerber, or some other multi-tool as well as my mini-maglite. So many ideas!

Give us a pic of that toilet seat if you make one!!! Extra rivets would sure feel nice while taking a dump! Especially made of nails! BWAHAHAHAHA!

Thanks S3

I plan to make another with dark walnut sides. The construction will be much sturdier and have a locking mechanism.

by **skold** » 1 Oct 2004 19:58

i looked at the pics closely and i think you have done a pretty good job on it, i might try and make one after i finish my abloy cutaway, i might use some sort of pine though

by **Jerbz** » 2 Oct 2004 5:04

Murph wrote:
2. There isn't a locking system, when you open the pick you want to use, it rests on a wooden spine that's sandwiched between the outer pieces of wood.

Okay, about this, i ment have you figured out how it works yet. But by reading your post about you making a new one with a locking system i figure u already know how it works. Could you explain it? Dont worry if you cant coz ill just go and buy a pocket knife when i really need to know

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