Homade picks. Please READ!! AND HELP*

[Timmy321]

Ok guys when making your own whether it be out of bike spokes, screw drivers ect. What should the picking end look like as far as a curve or something like this: ^? What sould it look like??? What design would you use??? Any help would be awesome!

[Varjeal]

The best thing to do is to visit some of the sites that sell authentic lock picks and copy their designs if you don't want to purchase them.

[Timmy321]

well they have both "THE RAKE" and like the half diamond...which is best? The rake is just bent...isn't it which do you recommend...?

[dnthrrn1]

i found the double and single ball picks work pretty good

[Timmy321]

what is that?

[Timmy321]

so...you guys going to tell me which is best?

[Varjeal]

There's a link in blue on the left hand side of your screen. It's the one that says lockpickshop.com Click on there and scan through the pictures. In specific, check out the rake, the half diamond, the single ball, and the hook pick. Look at all the tension wrenches. Copy these designs for your homemade ones.

[Timmy321]

ok I'm only making one right now, which is the best?

[Varjeal]

A rake. It's the one with with the "s"-type tip.

[P[]LYP]

the basic answer timmy is there isnt a best one, just differnt picks for difernt locks.

There is a fiddenrce between a pick and a rake, the snake snaked one is used to basically rake the pins and says the diamond is used for lifiing the pins one by one

[Varjeal]

I actually use a rake quite often for both purposes, I'll flip it one way and use it as a rake with the "bump" towards the pins, or flip it around and use the tip to single-pick.

[Timmy321]

So I should make one of each? A snake and one for picking them one by one?

[Varjeal]

Sure.

[Timmy321]

ok...thanks! what all locks will I be able to pick with them? Just using the snake and the single pick?

[Varjeal]

Most when you get good.