pick templates or drawings ... newbie

by **iliveinzpond** » 24 May 2006 3:28

I need to know how I should cut my picks...I don't know much on the subject of lock picking yet. Please bear with me.

by **digital_blue** » 24 May 2006 10:29

Watch Pyro's video on pick making. You'll find it if you hunt around here. In the mean time, click on my sig image and get reading.

Good luck!

db

by **LockNewbie21** » 24 May 2006 11:38

Dude....research, testing, playing around. And use the seach button must you jsut need to go onto website look atthe shape and make one that fit and works for you, search before saying I'm a noob help me :roll:

Andy

by **pinsetter** » 24 May 2006 11:56

Remember people, we were all noobs once upon a time and needed some help and pointers from friendly people like us!

My suggestion:

Go to any pick retailers website and look at the pictures of their professional picks to get the basic idea for the pick shapes, for instance, here is a link to Southern Ordnance's (SouthOrd) website:
http://www.southord.com/catalog.asp?cat=locksmith

I linked directly to their catalog of lockpicking tools.
This should be more than enough info to get you started on the right track.

by **LockNewbie21** » 24 May 2006 14:29

Ok sorry bud heres a quickie link, I'm not quite socialble til about 10 am. and 3 cups of joe....

http://peterson-international.com/indiv ... tailed.htm

There you go close ups and the whole deal... also try the hybrids there cool.... easieast to make when starting is the diamond, make a snake, then a diamond, them will some balls make a double or triple ball.. there fun to get perfect :twisted:

Hacksaw blades are fun to use, but go to a junk yard with some snips and slip the dipsticks off the soon to be smashed cars.. only get the thin ones, these are better than SO's with flexibility, they heat up slower thus normal quenching garrentees a perfect temperpicked pick, less junk to grind off, then round the handle edge for cumfort sand with some rough to fine grit emory paper (the black stuff) and to get a great finish spray some WD40 or any other lube...not KY :wink:

and you should be set post some picks.

Sorry for the arrogant post hope this helps good luck buddy and welcome

If you need any help PM me i will help.. or PM ray, he's our resident master when it comes to getting picks that slide like butter

Newbie

by **pinsetter** » 24 May 2006 16:02

Heh, I never thought of dipsticks, and I'm a mechanic!! A bit more metal to work with than wiper inserts too. I'll have to try that out! Good idea LockNewbie21!

I've also read a lot of positive things about drain snakes here lately, but haven't tried that either. I love it when people get creative!

by **LockNewbie21** » 25 May 2006 9:18

pinsetter, thanks for the kind words, ya i read abou tit on here fro someone, madea trip to the junk yard asked the guy if i cuold have the dip sticks for a metal project... he laughed and said if you get them befroe they get crushed... Bout 15 mins. and 50 dipsticks later i was set all free to, and htat music to my poor ears

Yup just wake sure that you get the thin ones, i was rushing so i didnt take notice to models but there great. Hella yea bud, the creative part is what fills my day after work (i work 9-5, g/f works 6-10 somedays ) and i get bored its either that or clean.... so i chose make picks

Andy

by **knight7** » 8 Jun 2006 4:39

hi all this stuff about hacksaw blades and wiper insertsis very well but im only thirteen how do i make a set of picks and a torque wrench help

by **illusion** » 8 Jun 2006 4:51

Hmm... so what about your age?

Picks:

You go to a local hardware shop.
You ask them if they sell hacksaw blades.
You EITER:
1: Buy a Dremel tool (more expensive)
2: Buy a set of 'needle files'
You find some templates on this site by using the pretty little search button.
You copy the shape of the template onto the hacksaw blades.
You now visit this link if you are using a Dremel: http://www.lockpicking101.com/viewtopic.php?t=10527
You shape the hacksaw blade into a pick.

Tension wrenches:

Look around for old windscreen wiper blades that are no-longer needed. Look on the back of the rubber wiper ppart, and you'll find one or more thin strips of stainless steel. Bend this to a 90 degree angle. Done.

Get a nail. Bend the end of the nail overto a right angle. File the edges of the nail flat, so when you can insert it into the bottom of the lock and get grip.

There are other solutions, but I'm too tired to chuck them in. :wink:

by **ysr50speed** » 12 Jun 2006 20:50

I have a set of templates for car picks....But I don't think I can talk about them here so maybe I will see you in the automotive locks section after I get in there.

by **GSA_DENIED** » 4 Jul 2006 13:49

hello I am GSA_DENIED I am a military Locksmith. I noticed someone trying to get some good pick designs. well yur in luck i have a few that you can use I have drawn these out so they are exact size once you print them. Weapon of choice, the Hacksaw blade you can get them in packs of 2-10 and so on which ever you prefer. Take a blade and break into 3 even peices or 2 peices if you want some extra handle space. match up these templates to the T and you will have a few good picks. my favorite is the lady in distress she is the 4th pick down, anyways enjoy.
ok you will have to give me an email if you want these picks i havent quite figured out how to post a pic from my computer
[img]E:\Security\picks[/img]

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Call your Locksmith and open your door, I'll be in your kithen drinkin your beer :lol:

by **UWSDWF** » 4 Jul 2006 14:01

GSA_DENIED wrote:hello I am GSA_DENIED I am a military Locksmith. I noticed someone trying to get some good pick designs. well yur in luck i have a few that you can use I have drawn these out so they are exact size once you print them. Weapon of choice, the Hacksaw blade you can get them in packs of 2-10 and so on which ever you prefer. Take a blade and break into 3 even peices or 2 peices if you want some extra handle space. match up these templates to the T and you will have a few good picks. my favorite is the lady in distress she is the 4th pick down, anyways enjoy.
ok you will have to give me an email if you want these picks i havent quite figured out how to post a pic from my computer
[img]E:\Security\[/img]

upload it to a host site then [img(placed here for demo purposes)]http://www.hostsite.com/picture.jpg[/img]

by **bpc293** » 10 Jul 2006 7:08

is it ok to post a link to a blaze page with all those great pics with rulers

by **Kaotik** » 10 Jul 2006 20:14

GSA_DENIED wrote:hello I am GSA_DENIED I am a military Locksmith. I noticed someone trying to get some good pick designs. well yur in luck i have a few that you can use I have drawn these out so they are exact size once you print them. Weapon of choice, the Hacksaw blade you can get them in packs of 2-10 and so on which ever you prefer. Take a blade and break into 3 even peices or 2 peices if you want some extra handle space. match up these templates to the T and you will have a few good picks. my favorite is the lady in distress she is the 4th pick down, anyways enjoy.
ok you will have to give me an email if you want these picks i havent quite figured out how to post a pic from my computer
[img]E:\Security\picks[/img]

Sorry, but as a member of this site I am intitled to say it is against the rules to ask for E-MAIL requests.

If you meant to contact you through PM, that would be different.

IMO, this should be edited.

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Call your Locksmith and open your door, I'll be in your kithen drinkin your beer

by **Kaotik** » 10 Jul 2006 20:18

Kaotik wrote:
GSA_DENIED wrote:hello I am GSA_DENIED I am a military Locksmith. I noticed someone trying to get some good pick designs. well yur in luck i have a few that you can use I have drawn these out so they are exact size once you print them. Weapon of choice, the Hacksaw blade you can get them in packs of 2-10 and so on which ever you prefer. Take a blade and break into 3 even peices or 2 peices if you want some extra handle space. match up these templates to the T and you will have a few good picks. my favorite is the lady in distress she is the 4th pick down, anyways enjoy.
ok you will have to give me an email if you want these picks i havent quite figured out how to post a pic from my computer
[img]E:\Security\picks[/img]

___________________________________
Call your Locksmith and open your door, I'll be in your kithen drinkin your beer

*Please overlook that last post.

Sorry, but as a member of this site I am intitled to say it is against the rules to ask for E-MAIL requests.

If you meant to contact you through PM, that would be different.

IMO, this should be edited.

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