Homemade Computer Picks

[_Ethereal_]

It seems the handles take longer than what the glue instructions said to dry, so they will take until tomorrow morning to finish drying

[_Ethereal_]

well out of boredom i started making a new pickset to rival people suck as Pick_maker and various others.

My first pick in the set was made using an angle grinder and dremel tool.

the sawtooth rake::: in centimetres



the sawtooth rake::: in inches

[_Ethereal_]

I meant to say such not suck..sorry guys

[Romstar]

Very, very nice work.

Can't wait to see the rest. Keep it up.

Romstar

[_Ethereal_]

Thank you Romstar

[_Ethereal_]

i finally finished a computer pick with handles, and also the case.
pictures are poor quality..i don't usually take pictures at 4 in the morning.

[xodishox]

nice picks, keep da good work up

[bembel]

Does this glue ever dry?

Excellent work so far. I'd really like to see complete set of them, including handles.

[_Ethereal_]

yes, but im too lazy to glue the handles, i think i will stick to the metal handles and rivets, or i will get some loktite because epoxy sucks for this.

[bembel]

F**ck!
Didn't wait until the last pictures were complete, only got 56k here.
(Hail to the missing edit button... )

What kind of material did you use for handles?

[MrB]

Superglue would be simple and of course it cures nearly instantly.

However there is a trick to epoxy resins like Araldite. Firstly, make sure you mix them exactly half and half, and thoroughly. Second, and most important, heat dramatically reduces the time to cure. Put the job in a warm oven at say, 80 C, and the resin will be fully cured in something like an hour.

[_Ethereal_]

Black sheet plastic, which is the same as sheet metal but plastic.

[bembel]

Looks pretty thin to me.
Ever thought of using wood?

[_Ethereal_]

yeah, its the same as the picks thickness, yes i have, but im currently thinking of buying some Plasti-Dip for my handles.

[raimundo]

I don't think there is anything hi tech about picks called " computer generated" unless they are matched to a specific lock or manufacturer. keyways and pin heights come with differences, from the size of the lock, and the various manufacturers. Computer generated may describe part of the design process, like you can do art on a computer, or you can do the same with a paintbrush or airbrush. For a pick to work, it should take some of its dimensions from the key to the lock in question, but with this difference, the middle dimensions of the key cuts are most important. the high and low cuts on a key are satisfied by the ability of the pick to move up and down in the keyway. Do not be fooled by the idea that 'computer generated' has any magical meaning, its just marketing hype. If the computer generated pick is for a specific lock like the GM briggsandstratton sidebar, then perhaps the dimensions of the lock and its tolerances were considered, but if it is not specific to a particular type of lock, it might as well have been generated by a sanford sharpie marker. Really.