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Help with pick grips.

When it comes down to it there is nothing better than manual tools for your Lock pick Set, whether they be retail, homebrew, macgyver style. DIY'ers look here.

Help with pick grips.

Postby reddog1083 » 15 Mar 2007 15:09

http://www.lockpicks.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=244

I just got those in today, and I was wondering if any of you have purchased them. I can not get them up easily at all. I got one up close, but not all the way, and all the others are just not budging (most likely because my fingers are all screwed up now from trying to pull them up). Anybody have some tips?
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Postby UWSDWF » 15 Mar 2007 15:15

wow this question has never been asked before :roll:

heat up them up or use some soapy water
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Postby Jow » 15 Mar 2007 16:35

Also try windex (window cleaner) as a lubricant.....
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Postby pauly003 » 15 Mar 2007 17:34

Squeeze tightly at the base with your fingertips and hold the pressure as you run youn fingers up towards the tip. You will have to do it a couple of times, but it works quite well.
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Postby mfschantz » 15 Mar 2007 18:29

UWSDWF is spot on. Heat them up. Boiling water works best. Let them dry a little before putting them on (not so much that they cool down though). Pauly003's method works, but isn't as easy as the first.
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Postby Wolfe » 16 Mar 2007 18:50

try not to get any water inside the sleeve
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Postby hesevil » 16 Mar 2007 20:56

Heat the plastic grips, freeze your picks. Throw your picks in the freezer for several hours and depending on the type of plastic, appropriately heat the grips/coverings. Depending on how soft they are, you may only need to set them out in the sun for a bit, try a hair dryer even.
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Postby blackfoot » 16 Mar 2007 21:07

nuke it like a steering wheel cover but just heat it up enough to get it warm dont make it for dinner.............. :lol: :lol:
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Postby ObiWonShinobi » 25 Mar 2007 8:22

Actually, I was thinking about just covering the back with a hot glue gun.
Id rough it up a bit to give it more surface to cling to... but a full 360.
maybe a hole or two drilled through to prevent slippage, binding sides.
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