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ady1989's new pick set "worklog"

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 Schuyler » 14 Jul 2008 18:25

ady1989 wrote:I'm already on there, I spent a few hours in the garage today working on a pick prototype design for that contest. I'll have pictures up tonight.

However, I will be gone on vacation soon so the final pick will have to wait another two weeks or so.


HAH

sorry :P managed to miss your name.
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Postby ady1989 » 14 Jul 2008 20:05

Ok picture time! The pick handle was made using 2 separate pieces of opaque white plexi glued together then sanded into shape. This is a very rough pick as I didn't really care when I was making it. I hope you guys can make out the shape due to the bone-white color. It's made to fit my hand PERFECTLY (shaped kind of like a mini rifle stock for my fingers). The idea behind it is simple, clean, retail-looking and most of all comfortable and practical. I didn't really want to work with metal today so I used acrylic.

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Postby BraveHeart. » 14 Jul 2008 21:35

nice pick.


and rifle stock?
what kind of rifle you got?
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Postby ady1989 » 15 Jul 2008 0:38

I don't have a rifle yet, I'm still waiting for my firearms license to be mailed to me. I will buy an SKS once I have my license.
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Postby BraveHeart. » 15 Jul 2008 0:47

rifle license?
what the heck is that?
where do you live???

Canada?
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Postby ady1989 » 15 Jul 2008 1:16

Yep, Canada 8)
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Postby BraveHeart. » 15 Jul 2008 10:06

oh thats cool.
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well good luck with the pick making
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Postby E1001 » 20 Jul 2008 19:47

ady1989 wrote:The sweepers around here (Calgary, Canada) use plastic bristles. I asked Spossum for some when he had a bunch and he kindly sent me more than enough. Many thanks mate!


do windshield wiper inserts work jut as well as street sweeper bristles for making the bogota style picks? i.e., can they be cold bended without fracturing?
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Postby criminalhate » 20 Jul 2008 23:50

E1001 wrote:do windshield wiper inserts work jut as well as street sweeper bristles for making the bogota style picks? i.e., can they be cold bended without fracturing?


Yes but you have to find the same size insert as the street sweeper bristles. Around me they are typically about the same size as the smallest inserts I find. And yes I cold bend them all the time and have only had them break if I'm trying to bend them over a sharp 90 degrees .
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Postby E1001 » 21 Jul 2008 6:37

criminalhate wrote:
E1001 wrote:do windshield wiper inserts work jut as well as street sweeper bristles for making the bogota style picks? i.e., can they be cold bended without fracturing?


Yes but you have to find the same size insert as the street sweeper bristles. Around me they are typically about the same size as the smallest inserts I find. And yes I cold bend them all the time and have only had them break if I'm trying to bend them over a sharp 90 degrees .


Same size... as in thickness and/or width? since length can just be trimmed up. I went to a local junkyard today and got a bunch of the windshield wiper inserts, so I'm gonna try my hand at bogota making pretty soon :)

I've noticed from the ones I got that the width varies from very thin (about 2mm) to pretty thick (about 5 mm). I'll probably save the very thin ones for making some smaller type tension wrenches, so what is the optimum width and thickness for the bogotas? or I guess what's the normal dimensions of a street sweeper bristle?
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Postby ady1989 » 1 Aug 2008 15:51

I never had luck making picks out of street sweeper bristles. I find that they bend way too easily when used as picks (since you have to remove material). They do make awesome tension wrenches however.
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Postby ady1989 » 1 Aug 2008 15:52

Never had luck making picks out of wiper insterts*

Lol, I just woke up sorry :)
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Postby test » 5 Aug 2008 17:16

Ady,

Those are some beautiful handles. Nice work. next time I find some Plexiglas kicking around I'm going to give that a go.

What Glue did you use to fuse them together? Did you use a clamp while gluing?

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Postby Kai » 5 Aug 2008 17:31

Very impressive Ady. I've been struggling with finding good handle material. The opaque plexi looks great. Any idea how thick it was when you started?

Again, great job.
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Postby ady1989 » 6 Aug 2008 20:03

test wrote:Ady,

Those are some beautiful handles. Nice work. next time I find some Plexiglas kicking around I'm going to give that a go.

What Glue did you use to fuse them together? Did you use a clamp while gluing?

Cheers


Thanks! I used JBquick epoxy but it came apart recently :( the best way to go would be epoxy in the middle and 2 screws to hold it all together. I didn't use a clamp even though I should have... They also make some plastic/plexi glue that fuses the two pieces together so it will never come apart, but I forgot the name.
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