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What about cases?

When it comes down to it there is nothing better than manual tools for your Lock pick Set, whether they be retail, homebrew, macgyver style. DIY'ers look here.

Re: What about cases?

Postby UtahRootBeer » 2 Feb 2010 17:34

mh wrote:I made it myself, had some material left from a similar project.

This style is particularly nice in locksport competitions when you open it up in front of your competitor :)

I though intimidation was a ilegal move? lol
"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity."- Sigmund Freud
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Re: What about cases?

Postby loki-aka » 2 Feb 2010 17:47

Seems a number of people here like the roll-up type tool pouches, otherwise known as tool wraps.

Here is a link for a supplier of these:
http://www.conservationresources.com/Ma ... n22_20.htm

Enjoy.
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Re: What about cases?

Postby MacGnG1 » 2 Feb 2010 19:30

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Re: What about cases?

Postby Moosekace » 2 Feb 2010 23:05

Here's a look at my case. Recently improved with a few pieces of gorilla tape. I like it better than with the duct tape because the color matches and it feels better. The gorilla tape has a thickness that duct tape just doesn't match.
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Re: What about cases?

Postby nostromo » 2 Feb 2010 23:31

And Gorilla tape has a much nicer texture and color, even compared to the 'brown' Duck tape!
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Re: What about cases?

Postby Moosekace » 2 Feb 2010 23:34

Totally! Couldn't agree more! It feel so smooth and solid now the difference ain't even funny!
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Re: What about cases?

Postby FarmerFreak » 6 Feb 2010 17:43

Nice fix with the gorilla tape.

I like mh's case. Over time I've come up with a custom case that suits my picks very well. Not everything in here is specifically picking related. I work as a locksmith, and there are some tools that I use often enough to put in here.

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Re: What about cases?

Postby mh » 6 Feb 2010 18:16

UtahRootBeer wrote: I though intimidation was a ilegal move? lol


:lol: no I think it's part of the game; around here some folks wear their golden SSDeV pins (which means you finished 1st in one of the previous years) exactly for that purpose...
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Re: What about cases?

Postby Uncle Gut » 8 Feb 2010 20:49

got this msr tool wrap off of ebay.. wasn't liking the strap that was on it so i cut it off
and just added a little bungee cord.. it was cheap but im satisfied with it

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Re: What about cases?

Postby kamikaze1 » 26 Feb 2010 4:14

Hi!Here is my First DIY Pickcase.It´s made of an old First-Aid-cushion.My Wife stitch it for me. :D
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Re: What about cases?

Postby Schuyler » 26 Feb 2010 10:39

My mother makes my cases:

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Re: What about cases?

Postby nostromo » 4 Mar 2010 8:17

Hey Schuyler,

How many of those tool rolls do you have?

My mental picture of yoour picks is that you'd need a tackle box to carry'em all, if they;re anything like your lock collection.
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Re: What about cases?

Postby Schuyler » 4 Mar 2010 11:13

nostromo wrote:Hey Schuyler,

How many of those tool rolls do you have?

My mental picture of yoour picks is that you'd need a tackle box to carry'em all, if they;re anything like your lock collection.


3 :P

The red is my primary, then I have a denim one with more commercial tools and a purple one with the homebrews that I rarely use or have fallen apart. A lot of pick shafts w/no handles, that sort of thing. I also keep tons of public-use picks for classes & workshops, but as far as tools that actually get use from me, I keep 3 rolls pretty well full.
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Re: What about cases?

Postby poor paperclip picker » 23 Mar 2010 18:38

this is my case I made about 2 years ago...

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Made out of duct tape and the chain from a flapper on a toilet. Not the biggest or the best, but it works fine for my small set.
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Re: What about cases?

Postby yng_pick » 23 Mar 2010 19:43

I use a Pelican case that is just large enough to hold my Peterson tri fold, pick gun, and a Rytan plug spinner.

I am thinking of upgrading- there are so many picks and bypass tools I want to add to my collection. Im thinking of custom making one next.
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