Make a tubular pick?

by **Fr4nk13** » 27 Apr 2007 15:38

I was wondering if there was any way to make your own tubular picks..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UNdk0JQXOg
this guy made one, but has not revealed how

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as-CPdf-rKI
and this guy uses nothing more than a roll of TP.

by **UWSDWF** » 27 Apr 2007 15:40

sure you can... just depends how skilled you are with a lathe

by **Fr4nk13** » 27 Apr 2007 15:54

ha, I mean, has anyone done it. and if so maybe pics?

by **pickmonger** » 27 Apr 2007 16:06

Homemade tubular picks are not hard to make.

Eddie the Wire has a book Home Workshop Professional Locktools where he shows how to make a tubular lockpick.

Due to copywright laws I can not legally post the info

The book is available from lockpickshop.com, a site sponsor for about $25

by **JackNco** » 27 Apr 2007 17:12

Ive got one half way made here. it kinda works but i needs more time spending on it

by **JackNco** » 27 Apr 2007 17:15

"That guy" is barry wells from www.toool.nl

Its a good trick but ive had more luck with a rolled up playing card

.

by **TOWCH** » 27 Apr 2007 19:31

Do you use tape with that?

by **TOWCH** » 27 Apr 2007 19:35

I'm working on this right now. Hopefully I'll come up with an adjustable feeler tension adaptable to the lock method of making one without a lathe.Maybe some washers, an eraser and a drill press? That's my project for the day. I'll figure something out.

by **JackNco** » 27 Apr 2007 19:40

I used a hand file to extent the cuts the whole way up the barrel of the key. i think sanded over this with 600grip sandpaper and then filed Down some 1.6mm thick wire till it was flat on one side and flush with the barrel of the key.

I tried it with one pin first and it worked perfectly but by the time ide done 7 ide taken the edges of some of the cuts so the bottom was no longer flat.

I also had a rubber band warped round it to tension the "fingers"

I will give it another go at some point ant take my time a little more.

All the best

John

by **TOWCH** » 27 Apr 2007 20:38

I'm sorry, I ment the playing card. :lol:

The explanation of that is also appreciated though.

by **JackNco** » 27 Apr 2007 20:51

oh lol no just roll itup and jam it in

by **TOWCH** » 27 Apr 2007 20:54

Very Nice.

Just another reason to keep a deck of cards on you. 8)

by **JackNco** » 27 Apr 2007 21:03

IT isnt that practical ive only had it work on very cheap tubular locks. then again thats all ive tried it on.

by **mercurial** » 27 Apr 2007 22:50

My experience has been that by experimenting with various cardboard stock, this method can be very effective, and not just on cheap locks.

I've always found using a shaft of the correct diameter to support the cardboard, with tape, to be the most effective.

If I recall, last time discussion of this method went a little too far & had to be moved - so I will not elaborate.

...Mark

by **Eyes_Only** » 28 Apr 2007 0:04

The plastic caps from those thin crayola markers are about the right size to fit most Ace locks. You could probably use that to create some sort of pick tool for tubular locks.

Make a tubular pick?

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