Homebrew pick set

[Romstar]

:shock: stop it man! you're putting us all to shame!

Well, they are good. I know what he went through on the pop rivets though. Those are not a good thing to use.

Not putting me to shame though.

Romstar

[swiftden]

Hello everyone. im new to this forum but have been reading up on all the different threads. spending so much time on here. What an inspiration i will be looking for one of those flat snake things here in the hardware stores in South Australia . Could you Please email me the printable template you used. Also what was used to grind them to shape?
Thanks

[marso]

Hey, there are alot of templates for picks and all printable as long as they have a ruler next to them. You just keep scalling it till you get it right. The best one is from crypto he has alot of different types of picks. Do a search on the forum for print or template and you should get a number of hits. If you are looking for a specific brand just let us know and we can see what we can do.

[zeke79]

I have also taken some pictures of diferent types of picks next to a scale. The brands I have done include southord slim line, brockhage, pterson, hpc regals. I have lab's and standard southords also but I have not taken pictures of them yet. Let me know if you want the standard southords or the labs and I'll get them done.

[technik]

labs would be good, im interested in buying some of those

Cheers

[zeke79]

technik, I will try to get the lab's done today on my lunch break. I'll drop you a pm when they are on my ftp.

[007]

WOW Pick maker you are a true inspiration to us all.
I am diffenatly going to Home Depot to pick up a flat plumbming snake with them dimensions 20'long x 1/4" wide x 1/32" thick.
I would love to have a template of the picks u made any way u can post them up here or send them (email Pm ) to me.

THANKS AND EXCELLENT WORK MAN

[spunoff]

excellent work. do not lower your standards and you will always be proud of your work. .

[Jenova]

niec piks man
u eva thought of selling to the public ( lp101 members )

[pick_maker]

I will get some packages together soon- riveted & non-.

[007]

Any suggestions on how to make some nice handles on a home made pick set
I made some GREAT ones out of Barbie pins, and out of a steel rake.
Thxs

[pick_maker]

Wear and tear from regular use 007?

If riveting sheet aluminum is not possible/appealing then heat shrink is your best bet. This is a rubber material used in the electronics biz to aid in splicing wires together- more like a electricians tape substitute. Sold in various widths 1/8" to 1". An open flame shrinks the rubber tightly over whatever you want. If you don't like it or your pick rusts up you can easily cut it off. Does not wrap around the end of the pick, though. Also quietens your picks in the case- would clank around if you don't.

I don't like the canned plastic dip handle stuff. Fumes, messy, doesn't hold up, once you open the can the shelf life drops rapidly, disproportionate...

Ideally, if I had an injection mold set-up I would want to make textured handles like Peterson's. Wouldn't we all?

[007]

Thxs Maker, Your Opion really makes a difference, and man you can make some nice picks! keep it up!

[WhiteHat]

hey pickmaker,

re: heatshrink..

I've found that a blowdrier is excelent for shrinking heat shrink, but unless you're very carefull it sometimes creates ripples. does an open flame reduce this problem?

[pick_maker]

Yep, give it a shot. The stuff is so resilient. You'd think the flame would burn it to a crisp but this is not the case. Ripples (in insulation) are places for condensation to accumulate---ZZZZTT!

Also, electricians tape on top of the shrink is a third option- comes in red, yellow, green, black at Radio Shack.

I'm using one of their stereo knobs for torsion control on a tubular pick project...