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Collection of templates.

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.

Postby Dooms_day » 9 May 2007 18:25

i dont know if its my grinder or hacksaw blades, but its really hard to grind, it just takes so long to get it to a blank form to start actually shaping it

if you force it to grind faster then the metal burns and you have to cool it down so i dont do that either, this is why i dont make alot of my picks, buying them seems so much easier :wink:
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Postby kspec » 2 Jun 2007 1:58

patience :) for me..im the opposite i guess. for me to have all the info, size, scale, styles of templates available. i find it really hard for me to want to buy it if i can make it.

but in a way you can just use the time picking locks with the picks you bought instead of making :) either way it can be satifiying :)
when is a door not a door??? when its ajar
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Postby farsig » 15 Jun 2007 6:24

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p251 ... Set-v2.jpg

what sise should i print these
when i open windows paint how much must i set the size in altirbuties?
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Postby Jaakko » 21 Jun 2007 17:36

farsig wrote:http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p251/mjwhit/17PieceSet-v2.jpg

what sise should i print these
when i open windows paint how much must i set the size in altirbuties?

I think they were 300 DPI, so that makes them about 5 inches long IIRC.
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Postby Kaotik » 21 Jun 2007 18:35

Dooms_day wrote:i dont know if its my grinder or hacksaw blades, but its really hard to grind, it just takes so long to get it to a blank form to start actually shaping it


I know what you speaking of, I have found that certain hacksaw blades will do that. The higher the carbon the better for grinding and shaping. The bi-metal does not grind or shape as good.

I don't know which you use for pick making, but I would suggest getting a few varieties of them and try them out.
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Postby zhouluyi » 2 Jul 2007 17:03

Since many people seems to have trouble printing the templates to the right size, I made a PDF with the most common pick templates already in size. I also enhanced contrast and brightness to make it more look better after it has been glued, ou transfered to your picks...

Download link

Templates in file
-Unknown (lockpicktemplate-Pick_maker.jpg)
- SouthOrd Slimline (mouse.jpg)
- Romstar (templates-romstar.jpg)
- Romstar v2 (17PieceSet-v2.jpg)

It is formatted for Letter paper (8.5x11). If you happen to use another size of paper, just print it using without any "Enlarge/Shrink to fit" and you are good to go...

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Postby Shrub » 3 Jul 2007 5:45

Just to check, you did give credit to the owners of the templates on that pdf didnt you?

Or else youve ripped them off and now the file will be already passed around,
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Postby Shrub » 4 Jul 2007 4:32

A little update, the above link is fine to click on and doesnt contain any viruses,
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tubular tension tool

Postby doyle1220 » 6 Jul 2007 17:27

wow. what a great looking piece of kit. what material should i use for this tool? i made a similar looking wrench a few days ago but the steel i used just bends after a while. also does anyone have any hints or tips on tubular picking?
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Postby Shrub » 7 Jul 2007 14:24

Doyle, click my www button for a guide,

Search the site for tubular picking theres at least 2 other threads presently running on that,
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Postby samfishers » 13 Aug 2007 10:44

excuse me but: what are majestic picks for? are they for super security locks?
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Postby Shrub » 13 Aug 2007 11:04

Majestic picks are just another brand name the same as Peterson and South Ord,
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Postby UWSDWF » 13 Aug 2007 12:18

Shrub wrote:Majestic picks are just another brand name the same as Peterson and South Ord,


darn it... I was totally have fun with that and you went and ruined it by being straight forward... thanks Shubbery ... :cry:
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Postby DUDS » 22 Oct 2007 17:29

Can anyone give me suggestions on what type of template i should make for general picking?
I'm just getting into it, and im not too sure what the designs of different picks are intended for. If any one could address this I would really appreciate it. :D
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Postby dothacker » 11 Nov 2007 19:37

zhouluyi wrote:Since many people seems to have trouble printing the templates to the right size, I made a PDF with the most common pick templates already in size. I also enhanced contrast and brightness to make it more look better after it has been glued, ou transfered to your picks...

Download link

Templates in file
-Unknown (lockpicktemplate-Pick_maker.jpg)
- SouthOrd Slimline (mouse.jpg)
- Romstar (templates-romstar.jpg)
- Romstar v2 (17PieceSet-v2.jpg)

It is formatted for Letter paper (8.5x11). If you happen to use another size of paper, just print it using without any "Enlarge/Shrink to fit" and you are good to go...

Luiz Borges


Is it just me or is the pdf corrupt? I tried using Sumatra and then adobe and neither could open it.
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