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My Best Homebrew

Picked all the easy locks and want to step up your game? Further your lock picking techniques, exchange pro tips, videos, lessons, and develop your skills here.

My Best Homebrew

Postby bumpit » 2 Jan 2007 3:33

I made my best homebrew today. The Dremel I got for Christmas helped me get the perfect shape but I still used the grinder to get most of the metal off. I started with 100 grit then worked my way down to 400 and then I finished the shine by using buffing wheel on my grinder to get the perfect result. I then polished it with a little paint thinner to clean it off and get it extra shiny. The only difference with this pick is the handle. I like the Southord handles better. They feel more comfortable. It feels too thin in my hands and makes a crease in my fingers. Nothing I can do about it I guess. Here are some pictures. Enjoy.

Bumpit,

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Postby the_real_ninja » 2 Jan 2007 3:35

Did you polish it with just plain old sand paper?
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Postby bumpit » 2 Jan 2007 3:39

Yes all the way from 100-400 grit. Then I used a buffing wheel. It is a cloth Wheel you can install on your grinder to buff metal. My wheel is fine cloth for extra shine.
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Postby the_real_ninja » 2 Jan 2007 3:46

Thats really interesting, i never knew you could get a cloth wheel for your bench grinder :shock: . Any idea on where i can get one?
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Postby What » 2 Jan 2007 3:47

harbor freight.

maybe even home depot
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Postby LockNewbie21 » 2 Jan 2007 4:18

Bumpit> There is a cool thread by this dude named bumpit in pick fu you boys shoudl check out.


Again very nice mate :P
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Postby iNtago » 2 Jan 2007 4:42

bumpit wrote:Yes all the way from 100-400 grit. Then I used a buffing wheel. It is a cloth Wheel you can install on your grinder to buff metal. My wheel is fine cloth for extra shine.


hmm i use 320-400-1200-2000 then a good polishing i never use any higher grits

bumpit wrote:The only difference with this pick is the handle. I like the Southord handles better. They feel more comfortable. It feels too thin in my hands and makes a crease in my fingers. Nothing I can do about it I guess.


make a handle there are many ideas round here 8)

love the pick thou deep curves are my preferd picks
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Postby mjwhit » 2 Jan 2007 4:46

It feels too thin in my hands and makes a crease in my fingers

I use heat shrink. Cheap, easy to use, looks good, feels good. Hardly loose any feedback.
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Postby mjwhit » 2 Jan 2007 4:47

O i forgot to add congrats on the nice pick. :lol:
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Postby iNtago » 2 Jan 2007 4:48

me too but with hacksaw spacers on both sides
plastidip too
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Postby Krypos » 2 Jan 2007 10:18

mmmmmmmm......sexy.
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Postby JackNco » 2 Jan 2007 15:08

been a busy little bee lately haven't u !

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Postby bumpit » 2 Jan 2007 21:31

will post some pics when I put some heatshrink on the handle. Thanks for the idea! I will also post a guide on Template transfering. It is a special technique I use.
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Postby scorpiac » 2 Jan 2007 22:00

bumpit wrote: I will also post a guide on Template transfering. It is a special technique I use.


Please do... I've tried several different methods and they all work but so far I'm not really struck on any of the methods i've tried. For one reason or another I usually wind up pretty much freehanding it by the end. Oh, by the way that's a sweet looking pick.

Thanks Phil.
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Postby bumpit » 3 Jan 2007 0:35

Ya man I will post the guide tommrow for you. I got my wisdom tooth out and I am not feeling like doing it right now.
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