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Polishing picks in a tumbler?

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.

Re: Polishing picks in a tumbler?

Postby Drifty Flintlock » 16 May 2016 20:58

Yes, probably 30 or so picks cut on a waterjet, maybe others with different materials in the future.
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Re: Polishing picks in a tumbler?

Postby jimu57 » 17 May 2016 7:43

I have a knife sharpener called WORKSHARP. It uses narrow sanding belts of various grits. I tried it on a new hook for Peterson. Started with the most aggressive belt. Then moved to the higher grit numbers. They sell even higher grit belts than what came with the sharpener. Took me about 2 minutes to smooth and polish the pick. I need higher grit belts to really make the pick shine. But I was impressed in how well it worked and how fast it was.
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