The Never-Ending Macgeyver Pick Ideas

[pick_noob]

im a new picker and suck at the thing but i think logicly

Materials:
-anvil
-hammer
-a durible concret slab(sidewalks are perfect and if allowed chainsaw blade files)
-a 1/2 cm thick 5 in. nail
-and a lot of time and pateince

1)hammer down the nail to a 1 mm thickness(or thinner) on the anvil .
2)file down the nail width to about 2mm wide
3)use sharp corners toshape the pick and the u have it

[Mutzy]

bulldog clip:

Take the wire sides off the actuall clip.
Bend one side through the centre (mirrored edge) so the edges that hold into the clip are side by side: Tension Wrench.
Bend the other side into a hook.

[hurri]

how about wiper blade inserts?

[acidjam]

Take a pair of tweezers and bend or cut it in two.Bend the pointy end of one half 90 degrees into a tension wrench, and the pointy end of the other half into a pick.The second half of course has to be bent "in line" so that it remains thin and usable as a pick.
I did this yesterday, and picked 3 padlocks of different sizes in just over a minute.So until I receive the set I ordered this does the job just fine

[asudonimh]

how about the metal ribs from an umbrella?

Asudo Nimh
Brand Newbie

[cjames73]

heres a pick i made from the inside of a lever arch file!



the part shown above has 2 sprung steel bars, one i made into the pick and the other is shown below it.

to insert the pick into the handle i drilled the hole using the spare bar as a drill bit so its a perfect fit.

[p4rk3r]

a pair of glasses, take the earpieces, one can be turned into a rake or whatever, and the other one can be a tension wrench

[ARCTICSTORM]

Who needs to improvise lock picks?

... when you have a gun!

You'd either need a very big gun or a lot of ammo. A hammer might be more effective, really.

You could strip an electrical plug (not the outlet) steal one of the tongs and use that as a very crude torque wrench. A bent fork tong would probably be slim enough for a hook pick.

I have a 12 g does that count?

[noelgrassy]

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.

Having read this I now think one of these mat's is almost as bad as hiding the key under it! Just kidding, that was very resourceful actually.

[JackNco]

don't think anyones mentioned under wire in bras.

the spring in an old VHS tape could be used. the same kind of springs can also be found in tape desks, CD/DVD roms

wire from the grill/cage round an electric fan.

bed springs.

hands on a clock.

good old thermite if u have something rusty, something aluminum and a hand file.

[Devs]

First I must say I am sometimes too creative and have been nick named MacGyver by quite a few people.

Yes you beat me to that one. The first idea that popped into my head is an under wire from a bra. Most are stainless spring steel that makes an excellent pick but, you may also get unlucky and only end up with a fiber wire.
My other involves a fork a hammer or vise grips and file. Flatten the fork tines with the hammer or vise grips (Using the vise grips as vise grips not a hammer) break off all the tines but one use a broken tine as a wrench and the remaining tine as a pick.
A pair of tweezers can be used in the same manner.
Eyeglass screwdrivers with possibly less coaxing.

The center wire from a coaxial cable (stiff copper wire) can be used if you are very gentle

I have found that an altoids tin when folded and cut properly can be use as a pick or shim

If you or someone who is willing to give up their makeup kit there are many items that haven’t been mentioned and could be used...
Examples: metal handled makeup brushes, eyelash curlers, barrettes , hair clip (Not a hair pin) cuticle scrapers / shavers…
Well I guess have done my part-Dev

[Nortonator]

Take Apart A Clock, Use The Guts Of The Clock, Use Ur toothbrush For A Tension Wrench

[Sesame]

"Excuse me ma'am but I seem to have locked myself out. I wonder if you would take your bra off for me?"

Hey, why not? Stranger things have worked.

[cL4y]

Good Ol' Macgyver...he will be missed.

[raimundo]

That photo by seejim shows an interesting handle, did you pound that metal into the wood before shapeing the pic, or is that some kind of plasticwood handle?