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ILCO half ball picks

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.

ILCO half ball picks

Postby Peter Martin » 19 Aug 2020 18:16

I got a few of these. They'll be modified into half diamonds.
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Re: ILCO half ball oicks

Postby 1d4 » 19 Aug 2020 18:34

Could also very easily make them into some nice broken key extractors
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Re: ILCO half ball picks

Postby Peter Martin » 19 Aug 2020 20:18

An overlay of an HPC diamond rake that I will use as a template for the shape.
The $1 ILCO picks are good quality steel .024" thick.
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Re: ILCO half ball picks

Postby Peter Martin » 19 Aug 2020 20:48

The entire length of the shaft in the ILCO picks could be thinned a bit.
But the 1/2 diamond head is acceptable.

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Re: ILCO half ball picks

Postby femurat » 20 Aug 2020 2:56

Well done! I prefer tallest diamond and thinner shaft. But that's just how I like it, not how it should be. If you find it useful, and it works for you, that's perfect.

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