pick shapes

[ridderhenck]

Just wondering,I,ve seen a lot of different tensionwrenches but the homemade picks I,vre seen are all the same,a hook,diamond,rake,etc.
Is this because it has proven that these pickshapes work so everybody thinks there is no need for another kind of pick design?Like I said,just wondering

[Shrub]

All pick designs work on certain locks in certain hands but the most comm only used are the ones you describe,

Its obvious that the most commonly used would be the ones most commonly made i would have thought,

A lot of people also find it hard for some reason to make ball picks because of the radius,

For single pin picking there is not much option, you either use a diamond or hook pick with varying sizeing and spp is where its at

[CVScam]

I was making a two sided pick out of wiper inserts and I ended up with a ball on one end and a rounded 1/2 diamond on the other end. It is the middle wiper insert pick in the picture. It works great on wafer locks.
http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p272 ... C00453.jpg
I also made a strange snake rake that worked on a good number of locks it is right next to the ugly hacksaw blade pick.
http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p272 ... C00454.jpg

[SlingsVaqueros]

What are those black handles made from?

[Anero]

Looks like PastiDip

you can buy it in can form and spray form at home depo

[hurri]

Is this because it has proven that these pickshapes work so everybody thinks there is no need for another kind of pick design?Like I said,just wondering

Mate,you can make you own design.Those picks work,it's true,but they keep developing.Have you seen a bogota pick `till now? It's the new generation. You are free to use your own tools,no matter of their design. .If you come up with something post here.

[Eyes_Only]

I usually only use a variety of hook picks on most locks since I prefer the pin by pin method. I will maybe use a diamond or some sort of rake pick maybe 5 to 10% of the time. But any other picks like the double ball or any other wacky design is just tucked away in my tool box and rarely is ever allowed to see the light of day.

[ridderhenck]

I will,in about three weeks,tommorrow I,ll be going for about two weeks to a sunny island,get some sun,peace with myself and when I,ve returned I,ll make pictures and show you what I,ve been creating

[CVScam]

SlingsVaqueros most of my lockpicks have handles made from 2 part epoxy that come in a tube and looks like play dough. It makes a nice handle for picks made from street sweeper bristles, piano wire, scroll saw blades, wiper inserts.

[SlingsVaqueros]

Yea, they looked molded, instead of dipped. I thought it was something like that. Does it stay tacky, or is it hard?