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by Exodus5000 » 8 Jan 2007 18:57
Recently my hardware store switched over the hacksaw blades they carry to Stanley. I dont know the name of the old brand I used to make picks out of, but they worked wonders. They were real high carbon steel, very hard, snapped at about a 45 degree bend.
These new Stanley so called "high carbon" blades are crap. All they do is bend. I have to fold them completely over a few times back and forth before they'll finally break. I dont like that they're not as hard as the other blades. Anyone know of a brand that I can buy that'll get a nice snap to it reminiscient of pyro's video?
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by mrdan » 8 Jan 2007 22:04
I have had the same luck. I was thinking it was just me. it seems that now a days they make them different. 
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by Firearm » 8 Jan 2007 22:07
The only ones I have found bend a bit before breaking. None of them snap like the ones in the pick making video.
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by unbreakable » 9 Jan 2007 19:25
The cheapo noname brand from the local dollarstore comes in a pak of 8 for a buck. They snap, and temper great!
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by SCJudd » 9 Jan 2007 22:14
ComTech, that's where I got mine too! I highly recomend them because 1) they're dirt cheap, and 2) they work wonders.. I has gotten a pack of 10 for $10 before I knew what I was doing, and they were utter crap.
I also picked up a couple different files at the same place in hopes of making bogota picks at some point.
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by gostone » 10 Jan 2007 0:03
Why not use feeler gauges, they are not much more, but are far superior to hacksaw blades.
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by iNtago » 10 Jan 2007 0:14
i use some "Cummings safety blades". got an 100-pack for 10 bucks
A little thick but still great blades...if you can get to it trough the gallon of paint they put on them 
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by SCJudd » 10 Jan 2007 0:22
Hey gostone, I had thought about this before.. but I thought the varying thickness might look sloppy.. In what ways are they superior to hacksaw blades? I might look into getting some..
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by Firearm » 10 Jan 2007 1:01
Brakeclean will take the paint off.
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by gostone » 10 Jan 2007 1:09
SCjud the metel is less brittle than hacksaw blades, tougher, and more rust resistant. Also they polish up beautifully, just order the individual strips at whatever thickness you choose. I would suggest .025..... or .030
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by Jason13 » 10 Jan 2007 8:30
Try to use dirt cheap hacksaws cause the expensive ones are made not to snap but bend and lockpicks should not bend but snap.
Allowing it to be bendy would make it not lift pins so i would prolly go with the packet of 20 that you can get for around £1.50
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