bogota HALL OF FAME!!!!!

[peachey16]

the other day i was in my local shop aclled the 99er and i bought a 12 foot reel of sping steel it was the perfect thickness and width ill try and get a pic soon.
has anyne else seen this its for unblocking drains?

[illusion]

I believe this stuff is called 'drain-snake'.

Many of the Aussies on this site (or used to be on this site) rated it highly.

[peachey16]

yup thats the 1

[peachey16]

got a piccy:



hope it helps

[illusion]

That's the stuff. I remember reading that it comes in both flat and round style. Seems like a good deal that might be worth looking into.

[p1ckf1sh]

That's the stuff. I remember reading that it comes in both flat and round style. Seems like a good deal that might be worth looking into.

Just curious - when you cut off a piece of that stuff, will it lie flat or will it keep the slight curve that it had while rolled up? How can you flatten it if it is bent/curved? Can heat treating do it?

[jordyh]

If memory serves me right, it is flat.
Getting it curled back into position after use is the trick.
You should be able to get confirmation of this assumption by asking a salesman who's selling it (hardware store?).


Yours,


Jordy

[illusion]

I don't actuay have any of this stuff, but being spring steel, and considering the application I'm led to believe it'll spring relatively straight.

[bonez]

yeah cut to the size a pick would be,
it'll go straight,but still be quite flexible!

[brandonb5269]

sry for being a noob but what exactly are bogotas used for? like what type of lock? or is it just a pick thats easier to handel?

[bonez]

i have used bogotas on a wide variety of locks!

basically if it fits in the lock you've a good chance of opening it!

[skold]

I don't actuay have any of this stuff, but being spring steel, and considering the application I'm led to believe it'll spring relatively straight.

They will have a slight curve when cut, nothing more and nothing less.

Easily fixed. They are the best materials to make lockpicks.

Dr.Skold

[naturallite7]

First. let me say..I have "bought" my set of Bogatas from the source and am so satisfied with them. I have made a place in my wallet so I can always have them with me. Before this, I made my picks out of "fish tape". It is what your electrican will use to pull new wires through his conduit. It is flat, easy to break off a section of it. Where, I work, the fish tapes are quite shorter than they used to be. Between the four or five of us that likes to pick locks, have made several picks out of this stuff. It works really nice. I cannot make anything that will out perform my "original" Bogatas. All the "fish tape" picks are with mySouthord set that I bought too. Just not good enough to take evey where with you. My original Bogata's, I never leave home with out them!

[vector40]

sry for being a noob but what exactly are bogotas used for? like what type of lock? or is it just a pick thats easier to handel?

It's a particular design, pioneered by raimundo, one of our members. There's a distinctive handle shape in the original design, but the main feature is the shape of the rake end, which is a highly-effective multiple-tipped series of peaks.

[krept]

I'd go slimmer. And longer (longitudinal) on the active surface.

thanks for the tips. i'm going to make a couple other changes... mainly they are going to be a little longer to fit my hands better and i also made the twist in the wrong direction. I spent a lot of time sanding at 220 grit when I should have just used the small, fine sanding drum on the dremel with very light touches.

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I looked at several hardware stores around here over the weekend (before I found the bristles) and all of them carried some round drain snake gadget that cost around $15-$25 or so. I think the stores moved away from the flat spring steel... maybe it can be found online, however. Bristle steel seems to be just the ticket for this.

cheers