My First Attempt

by **TheMikeMan** » 19 Feb 2006 0:54

Here is my first attempt at making <a href="http://tinypic.com"><img src="http://i1.tinypic.com/o0v0wx.jpg" border="0" alt="Image hosting by TinyPic">picks</a>. They need some refinement, but I'm satisfied. All for under $20 and a bit over 2 hours of my time!

by **TheMikeMan** » 19 Feb 2006 0:56

oops, I have no image hosting skills. lets try...

http://i1.tinypic.com/o0v0wx.jpg

by **Jason13** » 19 Feb 2006 1:12

There some nice picks

by **biggar101** » 19 Feb 2006 1:29

They look HUGE i know some of those picks would not fit in tight keyways

by **TheMikeMan** » 19 Feb 2006 1:44

Yeah, they are. like I said, they need refinement (lots of it). I was tired of staring at the grinder for 2 hours, and i will finish them up later. I will also post pictures of the completely finished set later. Until then, feel free to comment.

by **CPLP** » 19 Feb 2006 10:30

Was it made of a jack knife shell?

by **TheMikeMan** » 19 Feb 2006 12:25

I bought 2 feeler gauges, and used the thicker blades. i ended up having 16 picks.

by **horsefeathers** » 19 Feb 2006 12:50

Are they not a tad bendy? I thought about using thicker feeler guages from my own set but even in the uncut form they seemed a little too flexible and would get even bendier the more metal I removed. I found hacksaw blades to be a bit studier. But hey, if they work then brilliant!

regards

wayne

by **TheMikeMan** » 19 Feb 2006 13:11

They are pretty flexible, but only side-to-side. Since theres not much sideways movement in a normal keyway, it should be fine. I have tested them out and they work ok, but they are a bit large.

by **TheMikeMan** » 19 Feb 2006 23:46

It's done!

http://i1.tinypic.com/o6d89h.jpg

by **biggar101** » 19 Feb 2006 23:49

those look nice

good job!!

by **TheMikeMan** » 19 Feb 2006 23:52

Thanks!

by **CPLP** » 19 Feb 2006 23:53

Much better now, but they are still a little big. The rake tools won't probably fit many locks. But that's a nice start.

by **TheMikeMan** » 20 Feb 2006 0:08

I've learned a lot from this experience.

1. Easier said than done.
2. Emry cloth is your friend.
3. Metal dust can go really far up ones nostrils, wear a dust mask.
4. Our basement needs more light.
5. My dad's dremel was defective.

With these picks, I can easily pick the lock on my front door in under 30 seconds. My dad was amazed how easily I could do it. I'm now addicted to lock picking!

by **CPLP** » 20 Feb 2006 7:02

Wellcome to the addicted team!

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