Plastic/Rubber Sleeves for Lock Picks

[xnoobandrew]

So basically:

Last friday my 14 piece lock picking set got stolen..

Which is ironic really..

But, I recently bought lock picks Without the good handles from south ord.

And i also bought the some cheap plastic/rubber cases.

Does anyone have tips on putting them on? I have em halfway there and the other half is really really hard..

Thanks _XNOOBANDREW

Btw (I've searched for about an hour.. maybe not using the correct key words)

[mjwhit]

try dip them in boiling water for a few seconds. Should soften them enough to get them on... i dont have any but thats just what i would do...

[Kaotik]

Boiling works well, but you can also try a soap and water solution using a 1:1 ratio of dish soap and water. This should help slide the sleeve right on.

[Deathadder]

i just put some dish soap and water in em, put the pick in a vice (don't hurt it) and gripped the handles with pliers.

lol, it may sound a little overkill but it worked for me

[mfschantz]

When I got my slip on handles, I slid them on as far as they would go normally, then pinched the empty part about to go on (spreading it open more like an oval than a circle) and pushed really hard. It worked for me.

[Spike666]

you may use the soap and water, and may need a hole in the end to let air escape. I have some on extractors and they work easily but if your pick have metal riveted handles the sleve is made for the thin picks w/o hard handles already on them.
Oh you may try turning them inside out? to the end and then roll it on like a rubber. put the pick in a vise though they Will stab you.

[mfschantz]

Oh you may try turning them inside out? to the end and then roll it on like a rubber.

Safe sex as it relates to lock picking... I love it!

put the pick in a vise though they Will stab you.

This is absolutely true. After I stabbed myself, I used a piece of thick cardboard to keep the pick from going through my hand and a wadded up paper towel to keep the tip of the pick from sliding around on the smooth cardboard surface. I was also careful not to push too hard so that I wouldn't bend/break my pick.

[Wreckmaster]

I used a little WD-40 in the sleeve, and held the handle of the pick with pliers. I found this to work much better than pushing the pick into something hard. I have not been able to straighten that pick back out yet.

[greyman]

An easy way to fit tubing is to use heatshrink tubing - you should be able to buy it from an electronic parts supplier. You place the end of the pick in the tubing and get a blow dryer or heat gun onto it. When it's shrunk, trim is to size.

[Firearm]

Hairspray. We use it for installing motorcycle grips. Slippery when wet and acts as glue when it dries. Make sure you work fast though since the alcohol dries quickly. Soap and water work well, but can cause rusting on bare metal and it takes a lot longer to dry enough that it won't slip.

[UWSDWF]

why is that ironic?

[pauly003]

I think because he uses them to break into things (LEGALLY of course) and he is the one who got broken into.

[lancelot6840]

I've never put rubber handles on picks, but I use dish washing soap to put grips on my motorcycles. It dries pretty quick and the grips won't move after that.

[udanis]

I justed used pliers.

--Alex

[xnoobandrew]

Lol, i posted this couple days ago.. and I'm seeing it now..

Thanks guys for all ur help.. I ditched them tho.. Just decided on making my own custom handles I'd like.

Of course they cost a bit more, but hey its my picks.