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Legion303 picksets (large image warning)

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.

Legion303 picksets (large image warning)

Postby Legion303 » 21 Jul 2008 11:17

EDIT: I've stopped making picks. Once my DC20 run is sold out, that's it. Thanks for all the support!

EDIT: (pasted from page 2):I'm selling picksets in any color imaginable, including glow-in-the-dark and marbled color mixes at this time. Sets consist of three picks and a double-sided wrench. Additionally, the sets can be either hook/half diamond/snake rake, hook/hook/hook (3 different styles), or custom tips, all the same price. Regular price: $50 shipped CONUS. Will also consider trades for interesting high-security locks or tools--don't be afraid to ask.

Owners of my sets include members of the professional security industry like Tiger Team (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Team_(TV_series)--all three of them own sets) and the author of Kismet (http://kismetwireless.net/), as well as real, working locksmiths (hi, FP3!) and more Colorado-based hackers and security gurus than I can shake a stick at. I've taken user feedback and made my handles more comfortable to hold for long periods of time.

Are my sets for newbies? Sure--but I discourage you from buying them if you are. Buy a cheap set of Southords, and only drop $50 on one of my sets when you're confident you'll stick with locksport for a long time. I want my picks to be used, not sit in a drawer gathering dust. Thanks!

Available colors (may change): black, white, brown, bright blue, glitter silver, tropical green, moss green, maroon, hot pink, glitter red (see pics later--these cost more), neon orange, denim blue, glow-in-the-dark, or any combination of these. Custom colors may be available depending on what else Hobby Lobby carries. Pictures of unfinished handles (just to give you an idea of how the colors look):
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Latest set:

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Original post:

These are in progress and I'll be selling sets once I perfect the technique and find a suitable machined aluminum mold for the handles. These all started life as projects for the pick contest that's going on right now.

EDIT: acknowledgements:

Locknewbie21 and Kaotik--lots of people make their own picks, but you two had designs that really inspired me to want to try my hand at it.

Raimundo--for teaching me the importance of sanding and polishing.

Gordon Airporte--for the idea of polymer clay handles and steve0527 for reminding me about them (and Raimundo again because apparently the idea originated with him, but Gordon's was the first post I saw on it).

Pyro1234321--whose youtube video led me to lp101 in the first place.

EDIT2: These picks suck. For the greatly improved models, scroll down a page or so to the next set of pictures. The ones in this post will serve as a very rough tutorial on how I did things until I can make a proper photo tutorial.

Pick 1 had lots of room for me to draw the dragon design on, but the handle was too bulky as a result:

http://neutronstar.org/stevepicks/1_(f).jpg

After that I copied my Peterson handles into a clay mold and cleverly removed the brand name:

http://neutronstar.org/stevepicks/2-3-4_(f).jpg

And the backs:

http://neutronstar.org/stevepicks/2-3-4_(b).jpg

After firing those three in the oven, I started perfecting the handle technique progressively with the next three picks. The last two have shaped handles and the last one also has beveled edges for better weight and balance:

http://neutronstar.org/stevepicks/5-6-7_(f).jpg

And the backs:

http://neutronstar.org/stevepicks/5-6-7_(b).jpg

Finally, a closeup of the engraving on front:

http://neutronstar.org/stevepicks/303.jpg

...and the inscription on back (the Chinese word for "unlock" and my signature):

http://neutronstar.org/stevepicks/inscription.jpg

More pictures as I complete the pick components (hook, diamond, rake).

-steve
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Postby Black Zero » 21 Jul 2008 11:24

Very nice work
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Postby criminalhate » 21 Jul 2008 12:57

Wow those are turning out really awesome =)

Why don't you send all those trial runs my way so I can properly "dispose" of them =P
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Postby Artkrp » 21 Jul 2008 16:47

:shock: .......... :? .............



(starting to get nervous about this pick-making contest)
*witty lock-related comment here!*
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Postby dmux » 21 Jul 2008 18:23

looks a lot like peterson handles
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Postby criminalhate » 21 Jul 2008 20:44

dmux wrote:looks a lot like peterson handles


Thats because he used his peterson to make a mold for them.
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Postby Legion303 » 4 Aug 2008 1:01

Here's a big dump of my competition pick. Handle is molded polymer clay, trimmed with an x-acto knife and finished with my homemade Dremel routing table and a buffer wheel. The metal is stainless steel wiper blade insert. I sanded it for an additional 3 hours after these pictures were taken, so ignore the scratches.

http://neutronstar.org/pix/stevepicks/DSCN3391.JPG
http://neutronstar.org/pix/stevepicks/DSCN3393.JPG
http://neutronstar.org/pix/stevepicks/DSCN3394.JPG
http://neutronstar.org/pix/stevepicks/DSCN3396.JPG
http://neutronstar.org/pix/stevepicks/DSCN3397.JPG
http://neutronstar.org/pix/stevepicks/DSCN3403.JPG

-steve
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Postby ToolyMcgee » 4 Aug 2008 1:10

3 additional hours of sanding on a short hook? Is there anything left? :lol:

I like the handles. Really cool. Why did you decide not to draw on your competition one? I wanted to see a dragon one finished. :cry: Good idea on the mold though.
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Postby Legion303 » 4 Aug 2008 3:38

ToolyMcgee wrote:Why did you decide not to draw on your competition one? I wanted to see a dragon one finished. :cry: Good idea on the mold though.


not nearly enough room on these smaller handles, and the raised diamond pattern would make it impossible anyway...

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Postby Legion303 » 19 Aug 2008 0:38

Note: see first post for important edit regarding influences and inspirations for my designs.

Freakparade's short hook (special order) with new & improved handle process:

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Glow-in-the-dark and B/W Marbled sets, pre-sanding:

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Postby freakparade3 » 19 Aug 2008 8:37

Looks great, I can't wait to use it. :D
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Postby freakparade3 » 19 Aug 2008 20:37

criminalhate wrote:
dmux wrote:looks a lot like peterson handles


Thats because he used his peterson to make a mold for them.


Is that what the kids are calling it nowadays? :P
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Postby Trip Doctor » 20 Aug 2008 18:36

freakparade3 wrote:
criminalhate wrote:
dmux wrote:looks a lot like peterson handles


Thats because he used his peterson to make a mold for them.


Is that what the kids are calling it nowadays? :P



:lol:
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Postby criminalhate » 21 Aug 2008 22:23

freakparade3 wrote:[
Is that what the kids are calling it nowadays? :P


You're just a dirty old man =P
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Postby Mutzy » 22 Aug 2008 3:58

Snakeskin-like finish a Freakparade3 special?
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