Do you prefer homemade or store bought.

by **Paul** » 31 Jul 2003 21:38

I have a few store bought sets, but I find I am using picks I have made more and more. I just find they work better with my style of picking and feel better to use. Does anyone else prefer homemade picks to what you have purchased sometimes?

by **NewEngima** » 1 Aug 2003 3:00

I'd say store bought seem better but I've never used store bought picks so I wouldn't know fully.

by **safecracker** » 1 Aug 2003 3:53

so many variables, manufacturer, type of pick, the person who made the tools and so on. the 1 advantage i see to homemade tools is the abaility to customize.

by **beginner picker** » 1 Aug 2003 21:47

does anyone know of a way to make picks because i have hacksaw blades and need to make picks but i dont have a grinder only a hand file help me pleazz.

by **safecracker** » 2 Aug 2003 0:05

the way is to start a file'n lol

by **beginner picker** » 6 Aug 2003 14:56

lol yeah

by **McGruffD** » 6 Aug 2003 17:16

a bench grinder at wallmart only runs 30 bucks (black and decker) if you want me to post templates for picks I belive I have some hanging around here somewhere

by **safecracker** » 7 Aug 2003 8:10

hey templates would be kool, just never use a grinder on brick strapping. It will kill the grinder.

by **Whosawhatsis** » 19 Sep 2003 17:33

I just made one out of a hacksaw blade using a smaller hacksaw and some beefy wire cutters. The edges are pretty rough, but at the very least it reduces the amount of filing required a LOT. I tried it out before doing any filing, and even with the rough edges and serration on the handle, it worked really well... wasn't very comfortable, but I needed to hold it for less than 10 seconds, so it wasn't a big deal. If anyone knows something better than a hand file and cheaper than a grinder to smooth the edges, let me know.

by **fyrwurxx** » 26 Sep 2003 21:23

i've never used professional picks, but considering how easily i've already picked supposedly "heavy duty" locks with ordinary household items, with great ease and success, i doubt i'll ever need them. i might buy a small set to try, but i feel very comfortable using even just paperclips. actually, as opposed to using a micro-driver as a pick, i prefer paperclips because they do less damage to the lock and can be filed down more easily.

plus, i pick locks just for pleasure so it's always cool to know that you could theoretically break into someone's house with an office supply :lol:

by **screwed_for_life** » 29 Sep 2003 17:53

yeah so, can you help me with something, i can't even seem to find any sets, maybe you could help me out, thanks

by **rpctk** » 29 Sep 2003 18:09

Try Southern Ordinance.

by **DrDave** » 2 Oct 2003 13:32

HI,

I buy the Short-Jag pick, since it has a LOT or room for redesigning, and a Dremmel-Tool to make my "Custom" picks. ($3.90 USD) The link to buy the pick is:
http://www.lockpicks.com/product.asp?0=213&1=227&3=215

NOTE: Order ONLY the one with a handle, or Call Customer-Service to order the one without the handle. ($1.50 USD) This site has a problem when ordering a SP-14 (No Handle), you'll get a SP-13 (Extraction tool) and youâ€™ll be VERY disappointed. That link is: (But REMEMBER as of 10/1/2003 itâ€™s still not right!)
http://www.lockpicks.com/product.asp?0=213&1=233&3=264

I've told the site of the problem, however they don't have it completely ironed-out. So, ORDER The Top link!!!

DrDave-USA

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