Lock Pick Case Making

by **CPLP** » 27 Feb 2006 23:37

Nice one Bonuts, just check this. They seem very cool to hide things. :wink:

by **Bonuts** » 27 Feb 2006 23:47

yeah, I looked at those when I was thinking about making mine. They are definitely nice looking, but there is something appealing about the homebrew version. I plan to make another one with the book "Fight Club", because its such a good book and it would be totally sweet to hide my picks in a book of that caliper. Like I said, if anybody wants to know how to make one I'll write up a little guide, making the guide would be a good excuse to make my fight club cutout.

by **dmux** » 28 Feb 2006 1:32

Jeorge wrote:
bembel wrote:I am not sure if a household sewing machine can do leather (but I don't know too much about them). I did it manually and found it very helpful to punch the holes first (ruler+needle+hammer), then do the stitches.

I started with a small case for 6 picks.

Liked it very much, but then I needed one for 16 picks. Very helpful to see all picks at once:

Same thing closed:

Then my pick set was still growing and I gave up and bought a small camera bag.

@Geek142: Why do some of your picks have holes?

Wow, I love the big one, Mind if I copy it?

sweet cases

by **CPLP** » 28 Feb 2006 1:42

Bonuts wrote:yeah, I looked at those when I was thinking about making mine. They are definitely nice looking, but there is something appealing about the homebrew version. I plan to make another one with the book "Fight Club", because its such a good book and it would be totally sweet to hide my picks in a book of that caliper. Like I said, if anybody wants to know how to make one I'll write up a little guide, making the guide would be a good excuse to make my fight club cutout.

Yes, it doesn't seem hard but a guide would be nice. :wink:

by **Bonuts** » 28 Feb 2006 20:32

CPLP wrote:Yes, it doesn't seem hard but a guide would be nice.

I'll pick up a hardcover of fight club asap.

by **CPLP** » 28 Feb 2006 20:37

I'm longing for it

by **vector40** » 28 Feb 2006 21:01

Plato's rolling over in his grave.

by **Blink** » 18 Mar 2006 14:30

I made a case today for my SO picks. I wasn't a fan of the leather and sorting through, so I designed my own on AutoCAD (which by the way, if you want the plans, I'd bemore then happy to email them to you.

Here are the pictures, made out of denim, the white lines you see are pencil crayon, they will rub right off.

by **dmux** » 18 Mar 2006 16:37

hey Bonuts, how long did it take you to cut that book, and what is the best method?

by **Edgaro55** » 18 Mar 2006 18:53

Next time you pay a visit to the dollar store, look for this case. I bought this for $1.06 after trying forever to make a decent case myself. Save some time and money if you want :roll:

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by **Bonuts** » 27 Mar 2006 23:58

dmux wrote:hey Bonuts, how long did it take you to cut that book, and what is the best method?

It took me about 6 hours to cut the pages, and about another 6 to glue them. Since I have yet to get the book I wanted to cut up, I'll just post how I did it.

First I selected the start and end point for the cavity, you want the depth to be right for the application obviously, and you dont want to hit the front or back cover. I left about .25" on top and bottom. Then you choose the length and width of the cut, I left 1.25" on all sides. Mark the top page with a pencil and score along the line with a razor blade, try not to cut too many pages at one time or you'll mess up, I did about 5 pages at a time, the cutting of pages will leave marks on the pages below (where the blade cut deeper in sections) use those markings to guide your next cuts. Measure the cuts occasionally to make sure you stay on target.

It is important when cutting to make sure the spine is straight, otherwise the pages will not be aligned correctly.

Once you get close to the desired stop page you will want to put some of the cut pages in as a buffer so you dont accedentally cut the stop page. Then you can shave the edges of the cuts to clean them up and make sure they are mostly inline with the pages above and below it... the more time you put into it the better it will look.

Next up you should get a package of glue sticks, I went through 3 of them, so it would behoove you to buy more than one. Starting about 15 pages back from the end of the cut I applied glue to the top of a page then carefully closed the book and squeezed it hard, continue this until you have applied glue to each page. You don't want to do this too rapidly, as the pages will get bubbles if you rush it, and once a bubble propagates through a few pages you will notice it and it will be too late to fix it. So don't rush, and make sure to align the pages well.

After doing 50pages or so I would stop for the day and leave the book sitting under something heavy (I used an old computer) to maintain compression and let the pages dry.

Mine isn't perfect, but it looks convincing enough. Good luck, and post pictures if you try it.

by **KottonKang** » 30 Mar 2006 14:30

Cool thanks for all the valuable info guys i have a great idea. My buddy ive know since back in highschool owns an upholstery shop and he has everything to make stuff like this. Im gonna get him to make me a custom case with Gucci or something expensive for looks.

by **krept** » 23 Apr 2006 16:09

using some info from this thread, i made a case out of canvas and black elastic webbing-type material. haven't sewed in over a decade, so it came out a little banged up, but it fits my needs perfectly.

with a deck of cards for size comparison

From left to right...

-various tension wrenches
-long rake (skeletonized)
-"m" or "w" rake
-large half diamond, skeletonized
-small version of above
(empty)
- various bogota style picks in various stages of production
- broken key extractors made from thin, fine tooth saw stock (these are short, but pulled up for display)
-small hook
-large hook
-ball
-$4 flat LED light, 20 hour run time per battery

(all the picks were from southord)

the elastic webbing allows for one pick to be held per pocket, or many picks to be held on top of each other to make room as the set grows.

the chalk marks were to layout the vague locations for the pockets.

flap folded over the top

Rolled up, cards show length

rolled up, cards show diameter.

thanks for the tips!

cheers

by **ldnlksmth** » 5 Oct 2006 20:34

Depending on who's going to see the case, I've found it signifigantly easier to make cases out of duct tape, sewing pockets in with dental floss.

true, it is crude, but for the stuff that sits in the back of my truck (spare equipment) and the stuff that I want to organize on the home workbench, it does the job in a quick, cheap and efficient manner.

by **dmux** » 22 Oct 2006 20:27

I really need a nice case, I have too many pick sets and I only like to use certain tools out of each and I hate lugging around 3 or 4 different sets

I want to get a case that will hold falle safe, HPC Cpu gen picks, HPC, and maybe a couple tubular picks, ahhh I dont know what to get

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