The Never-Ending Macgeyver Pick Ideas

by **BazookaMedic** » 19 Dec 2006 21:27

Their are no rewards in this contest except for a major ego boost in knowing that you could produce a pick with house hold items.

RULES:

No spring steel bristles
No hack saw blades
No windsheild wiper inserts
No butter or steak knives or any knife for that matter.
No grinders (tril file is allowed)
Paper clips, hair pins, and bobby pins or similar do not count.

Have fun and be creative.

Posted pictures of completed picks get extra props from the participants.

by **BazookaMedic** » 19 Dec 2006 21:28

Forgot: NO allen wrenches.

by **Kaotik** » 19 Dec 2006 21:32

What about bicycle spokes? If this is another item that can not be used, maybe a moderator will be kind enough to add them to your original post to tidy things up a bit.

by **BazookaMedic** » 19 Dec 2006 21:51

bicycle spokes as well as motorcycle spokes are not allowed. This is intended to be fun and get every one's creative juices flowing. Try to come up with some thing complete unexpected.

by **What** » 19 Dec 2006 21:53

materials:
2 - sc1 keyblanks
1 - file
1 - vise.

steps:
-place 1 keyblank in vice.
-file blade of key into a diamond pick shape.
-file off bottom warding on keyblank.
-then place 2nd keyblank into vice after removing pick.
-file bottom warding on keyblank until blade of key is left.
-bend blade to 90 degrees.
-pick locks.

i have no clue if this would work, but hey, it is worth a try....

by **Grudge** » 19 Dec 2006 21:59

Of course I have about half a dozen pick set around my house, but I guess you mean a 'normal' household ;-)

Certainly not original but here goes..

A safety pin with the tip bend and dulled is a pretty good pick.

A bobby pin, straightened and bent at the end (remove the little plastic caps of course) will also do in pinch.

by **What** » 19 Dec 2006 22:00

Grudge wrote:Of course I have about half a dozen pick set around my house, but I guess you mean a 'normal' household

Certainly not original but here goes..

A safety pin with the tip bend and dulled is a pretty good pick.

A bobby pin, straightened and bent at the end (remove the little plastic caps of course) will also do in pinch.

Paper clips, hair pins, and bobby pins or similar do not count.

by **melvin2001** » 19 Dec 2006 22:02

what about bananas?

by **xxgonzoxx** » 19 Dec 2006 22:11

Raking my brain on this one and it was right at my front door under my feet. The welcome mat had a wire which is wrapped around the edge to help hold the wicker together. I take the wire, break off about 8 inches and fold it in half. I then fold it back about an inch down. Now I have a tension wrench. I take another 4 or 5 inches of the wire, straighten it, hold it in the shape of a hook pick and presto...I open my door.

by **Grudge** » 19 Dec 2006 22:47

Well I will try to make up from not full reading the 'rules' post earlier. :oops:

* Pens with metal clips usually make decent tension wrenches.
* You can straighten the wings of a brass fastener (used to attach 3 hole punched paper), cut a few notches out on one end and have a pretty good rake for wafer locks.
* You can also use an old credit card, trim it down to a narrow strip, cut a few notches near the end to form a simple rake. It won't hold up more than zero to two picking sessions, but i have open a Kwikset door lock with these.

by **FiapFiak** » 19 Dec 2006 22:49

Who needs to improvise lock picks?

... when you have a gun!

Too bad i'm in canada eh.

Does a gun count as a household item in my neighbouring country? =D

by **p4rk3r** » 19 Dec 2006 22:56

it depends if it is big or not
if it is automatic, then probly yes

by **Stray** » 19 Dec 2006 23:54

Actual picks or simple tools for *enter shunned term here* locks ,of all sorts?

by **BazookaMedic** » 20 Dec 2006 0:20

here is my idea. Every house has a wire coat hanger and a hammer.

Take hammer and hammer the coat hanger flat. Bend a curve and you have a tension wrench. Take your other pieces and file them into a pick shape. Smooth the tension wrench with the file also.

by **mjwhit** » 20 Dec 2006 0:30

PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 5:20 pm Post subject:
here is my idea. Every house has a wire coat hanger and a hammer.

Take hammer and hammer the coat hanger flat. Bend a curve and you have a tension wrench.

Simular theory, but replace wire coat hanger with 2.5mm welding rod.

Wierd I know, but they are real easy to work with.
Use a wire brush to take the flux off. Snap into three or four pieces and hammer the end flat and grind. Amazing stuff really, you can bend the 90degree bent without heat yet it doesnt bend in the lock.

And because they come in 2.5 or 5kg packs, you have pretty much an everlasting supply of tension wrenches.

I found an old box, and now consequently officially have more tension wrenches than picks

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