A possible (new) material?

[recon81]

i started reading some of the posts yesterday, and i was wondering to myself what i could use to make a pick set. So this morning i grabbed some 3 1/3 inch nails and filed them down to the width of (maybe slightly bigger than ie. 2 or 3 hairs) a hacksaw blade, hey, it was the only thing i could find.

they fit well into the locks, but i havnt actually tried picking them yet (im getting there, but i need to finish reading up on how to).

I noticed that a lot of the materials used are brittle or fairly malleable, and i was wondering if i was fighting for a lost cause.

So i suppose what im asking is along the line of: Do you think its a good idea to make picks out of steel nails?

[Chrispy]

There's always the question of what's the best thing to make picks out of. Then there's the question of what you can make picks out of. Can you make a pick out of a steel nail? Possibly. Are there better materials to use? Definitely. I say stick with hacksaw/jigsaw blades. I've always wanted to make a pick set out of a steak knife set.

[recon81]

Hehe, gotcha.
i have to say though, its a pretty quick pick if u have the right files. As for the hacksaw blades, ill see what i can do, then compare!

[Chrispy]

Where are you from recon? Fill out your profile.

[helix]

*crosses fingers and thinks of AusLSI/Perth.

perthperthperthperthperthperthperth.

[Chrispy]