Basic Equipment?

by **xnoobandrew** » 27 Jan 2007 10:19

Well I've searched "make picks" and nothing. If you can get me better keywords, or better yet url me the post i'd be grateful...

Back to subject:

I've watched Pyro's video on google dozens of times. and i'm really motivated into making my own set! Even though southord work perfectly fine.

so, what is the basic equipment i should need, and where is a good place to buy em (USA).

This is what I think I should have:

Code: Select all: Dremmel Tool Decent Grinder Propane Torch Tweezers/Pliers or whatever holds the pick when I'm tempering it. Lastsly, Hacksaw Blades

by **freakparade3** » 27 Jan 2007 10:27

You are in the USA so the evil Wal-Mart store near you (their HAS to be one) will have all of this.

by **xnoobandrew** » 27 Jan 2007 10:32

Are you serious? Also do u have to be like 18 to buy all of it.. cause I aint 18..

btw whats a good brand of hacksaw blades

by **UWSDWF** » 27 Jan 2007 10:34

cheap hacksaw blades are best ( the expensive ones use metal that is too great for grinding)
and have you ever been in a WalMart and if so have you ever seen an employee that cares?

by **What** » 27 Jan 2007 10:35

you can buy all those things w/o being 18. trust me i have done so...

by **xnoobandrew** » 27 Jan 2007 10:35

Hacksaw Blades are really general.. i'll just go with the cheapest ones..

and yes all of them do. If its a product going over 18.. they enforce it..

by **UWSDWF** » 27 Jan 2007 10:38

not that i've ever seen but maybe you have a wallyworld that cares

yeah and for taking down hacksaw blades I prefer a benchgrinder to do my initial shaping

by **freakparade3** » 27 Jan 2007 10:43

I got kicked out of Wal-Mart just last week. I bought a movie that when scanned the screen said "Is customer over 18". The lady hit the button for yes and went on scanning. I asked her for a can of copenhagen snuff and she demanded to see my ID. I told her no because she had obviously determined that i was over 18. We argued for a few minutes and I was asked to leave. God I hate Wal-Mart.

by **xnoobandrew** » 27 Jan 2007 10:45

rofl.. I love personal life stories.

I heard harborfreight is a good place to buy grinders? Any specific recommendations?

by **mfschantz** » 27 Jan 2007 13:48

xnoobandrew wrote:I heard harborfreight is a good place to buy grinders? Any specific recommendations?

The link below will take you to a review of some popular bench grinders. It has general prices. I went to a harbor freight tools and wasn't really impressed by their selection. They had bench grinders, but none by the popular companies like DeWalt and PorterCable/Delta. You could always check out a local pawn shop too. The one by my house is kidding themselves with their high prices, but yours is hopefully a little more reasonable. I'd check out the pawn shop first if I were you. Speaking as someone who was once a pawnbroker, you can normally get a good deal on equipment that's only slightly used. Pay close attention to the condition of the grinding wheels if you do check a pawn shop. Try to haggle over their marked prices, and don't let them take advantage of you because you're younger.

Also, you don't need one of the big 12" or 8" deals. A 6" wheel will work fine for lock pick making. If it comes with a white wheel, it's probably a "friable" wheel. This wheel is designed to break away a little as you use it so that the metal temperature doesn't get too high. I wouldn't suggest this for you as the grey wheels (normal wheels) last much longer, and all of the guides on this site tell you to quench often. If I had to choose between any two wheels, I'd take the normal grinding wheel and polishing wheel.

Here's the link:
Popular Mechanics Bench Grinder Review

by **xnoobandrew** » 27 Jan 2007 23:37

wow! thanks. Any specific recommendatios now for dremel tools?

Also on Pyro's Vid it says to use those wheels... can someone explain to me what those are..

(the expensive ones)

by **xnoobandrew** » 28 Jan 2007 5:02

i'm on aim.. if anybody has it, gonna add my msn now.

by **UWSDWF** » 28 Jan 2007 5:16

xnoobandrew wrote:wow! thanks. Any specific recommendatios now for dremel tools?

Also on Pyro's Vid it says to use those wheels... can someone explain to me what those are..

(the expensive ones)

a dremel

by **xnoobandrew** » 28 Jan 2007 5:29

WTF? The Dremel Tool Pyro holds already has a very large thin disk and then he shows us a thick small wheel..

So the small thick wheel is the dremel?

by **UWSDWF** » 28 Jan 2007 5:45

no Dremel is a brand of rotary tool, I have not seen pyros movie in awhile so I really can't say if the tools he were using were dremel brand or not... nor, by your description, do I know what tool he was using

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