My Picks!

[Tomash_PL]

Heh... I did some upgrades of my set
And old one i gived to my friend to learn...
What will you tell about it? :

There are from left:
LoL rake, deep hook, rake half-ball, normal hook, another rake, full diamond, big half-diamond, small half-diamond, tension wrench.
Upper side is a hacksaw blade from what i'm making picks, and a key from lock to open wyth picks.
I like this set...
What U think about it?

More more locks to open from Tomash.

[Helmeester]

nice ruler!

anyway, nice set, you are really producing them fast!

im wondering, in how many parts do you divide your hacksaw blade? or do you drill holes in the picks from the middle one, cause they are all on a key chain nicely found!

i like your normal hook, i have to make more of them hooks

[Tomash_PL]

I divide a blade for a 3 parts and using only a parts with hole... rest of them waiting, until i got a supergrinder because i don't have one...
I love my set. already i got a three hooks, tommorow i will send you a message.
CY

[skold]

Its been a while since I used hacksaw picks…I know go for plumbing snake, a lot easier to grind, get about 15 feet for $10 aus

[Helmeester]

easyer to grind? like in softer material or less material to grind away? what i like about hacksaw too is the broadness of the handles

[Tomash_PL]

Heh, i upgreaded my handset, it's now all most complete, the rest to this 40 parts will be a car jigglers e.t.c. So, a new photo :

On the photo are frol left:
Key , My loveliest tesnion wrench, big half-diamond, half-diamond, small half-diamond, diamond (full), small hook, big hook, big curve hook, rake - half ball, double half-ball, snake rake, random rake.
Down is a tension wrench, and upper is a part of hacksaw blade to make another pick it is a 1/3 part of blade.

Now only my standart question, what else will I need? What do You all think about it?
Thanks for a lot of nice words. See Ya.

[Varjeal]

I'm just happy with this:

[Eagerpicker]

Varjeal> That's the RY5798, isn't it?

[Helmeester]

Heh, i upgreaded my handset, it's now all most complete, the rest to this 40 parts will be a car jigglers e.t.c. So, a new photo :

On the photo are frol left:
Key , My loveliest tesnion wrench, big half-diamond, half-diamond, small half-diamond, diamond (full), small hook, big hook, big curve hook, rake - half ball, double half-ball, snake rake, random rake.
Down is a tension wrench, and upper is a part of hacksaw blade to make another pick it is a 1/3 part of blade.

Now only my standart question, what else will I need? What do You all think about it?
Thanks for a lot of nice words. See Ya.

nice i think you already got like almost more pieces than me when i got to this point, i put all of my picks in a case, grabbed out the best tension wrench, the best average diamond(s), and started learning how to pick locks pin for pin, using a practice lock. so what i guess is missing in your collection is a practice lock

[Varjeal]

Eagerpicker: I believe so..it works pretty good for all but the heaviest spring locks.

[Tomash_PL]

I have got a practice lock and a beautifull hmmmm case 4 my picks and three tension wrenches, I made it myself from a cool jeans material...
My set is a 12 picks... can be better but i broken two and have to make new-ones, and two basic tension wrenches. I got a practice lock too, and practice padlock. Now i need many, many more locks... BTW i got a car-lock too.
Today about noon i will send you a photos of my full set.
There is the photo but in a very weak quality...

If it works, it is good

[pick_maker]

Great work Tomash. Are your hacksaw blades made in Poland?

[Tomash_PL]

Hmmmm..... i don't know. They are imported i think. I cannot find a package so i will not tell you.
Hehe it's time to work more
Poland is a nice country - if You are nice
heeh...
See ya all.

[Helmeester]

I have got a practice lock and a beautifull hmmmm case 4 my picks and three tension wrenches, I made it myself from a cool jeans material...
My set is a 12 picks... can be better but i broken two and have to make new-ones, and two basic tension wrenches. I got a practice lock too, and practice padlock. Now i need many, many more locks... BTW i got a car-lock too.
Today about noon i will send you a photos of my full set.
There is the photo but in a very weak quality...

If it works, it is good

wow

NICE! in such short time! you are really working on it dude very nice.

so how's picking going?

(i love the case!)

[arclight]

Here are a couple of tips I'd like to add:

1. Handles - Plastidip leaves a poor finish. Try using simple heat shrink tubing, the type used for insulating wire connections. You can get this in various diameters and colors as well.

2. Tension wrenches - You can make tension wrenches from the plumber's snake spring steel or other material, by bending the stock over in a vise and grinding. If you experience problems with the hard steel snapping, try annealing it first by heating a spot with a propane torch or gas stove and letting it cool at room temperature. This also makes it possible to drill a hole in the stock.

3. Better results can be obtained if you dress the wheels on your grinder when they start to get worn down. Basically, you buy a piece of silicon carbide, a material that is much harder than the wheel, and grind on it to tru up the wheel. You can purchase one here for $.75. In case the link changes, it's the 1x1x6" dressing stone, part #287-6250

http://www.use-enco.com/

You can finish your picks with a small oil stone for best finish.

Good luck!

Arclight