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[rosindubh37713]

Hear are some pics of my latest homebrew picks.
Nothing special, nothing in comparison to the likes of the picks being made by .45cal, Joe377, Ratyoke, awol and so on, but I like them so let me know what you think! Good or Bad.

Cheers.

[the lockpickkid]

Pretty nice! What did you use for handles?

[rosindubh37713]

Epoxy Putty

Pretty nice! What did you use for handles?

[jruther2]

Great work buddy! The picks look great and I really like those handles. I look forward to seeing those picks poppin some locks in your vids

[.45cal]

Very nice pics you got there can the putty be polished to a shine or can you put a varnish topcoat on them?

[ItalianTools]

These beautiful picks!
The shapes of the forms seem made by a machine, they are so precise and beautiful even finish.
Did you use the steel knife blades?

[Warder]

Very nice indeed! You are a real artisan. I would love to see more as you develop your personal style and look. Thanks

[Solomon]

Those are NICE! Really smooth, handles look nice and comfy aswell. That's a hell of a nice selection you made, they'll serve you well for years to come. How long did you spend making all of those? I can see that sort of work taking me all day.

I tried making my own out of hacksaw blades one day last week and it didn't go to plan. I sanded the paint off and got filing, and to my surprise I could only get so far through it... seems that the last 5mm or so was super friggin hardened (obviously cos the teeth need to be) and I couldn't get through it.

Holding the blade with a pair of pliers while filing is probably to blame, if I was able to put a bit more elbow grease into it I guess it would have filed away eventually. But of course the vice I have only has rubber grips and I don't wanna ruin them since I only bought it for static picking. I really need a grinder.

[the lockpickkid]

Those are NICE! Really smooth, handles look nice and comfy aswell. That's a hell of a nice selection you made, they'll serve you well for years to come. How long did you spend making all of those? I can see that sort of work taking me all day.

I tried making my own out of hacksaw blades one day last week and it didn't go to plan. I sanded the paint off and got filing, and to my surprise I could only get so far through it... seems that the last 5mm or so was super friggin hardened (obviously cos the teeth need to be) and I couldn't get through it.

Holding the blade with a pair of pliers while filing is probably to blame, if I was able to put a bit more elbow grease into it I guess it would have filed away eventually. But of course the vice I have only has rubber grips and I don't wanna ruin them since I only bought it for static picking. I really need a grinder.

The vice I have you can take the rubber grips off, have you tried this?

[Solomon]

The vice I have you can take the rubber grips off, have you tried this?

Course I have, the metal is flat and doesn't grip worth shіt. I used it once for filing a couple of bump keys but there's no way it'd stand up to the amount of force I'd need to file through those blades. It wouldn't grip anything that thin properly either ... I suppose if I sandwiched a couple of smallish wooden blocks with sandpaper for grip on either side in between the vise it might do the trick, so I could try something like that.

[awol70]

very nice! =)

[HallisChalmers]

Outstanding work, Dave! Very nice picks!

[uklockpicka]

those pick are stunning the detail and finsh is unbeleivable very nice

[rosindubh37713]

Thanks mate, the Epoxy works preety well for the handles

Great work buddy! The picks look great and I really like those handles. I look forward to seeing those picks poppin some locks in your vids

[rosindubh37713]

Yeah you can polish it to a preety good shine, I just keep working it down with different grades of sand paper finishng off with some 1800 wet & dry, gives it quite a nice shine but you cold go further and really polish it or varish it!

Very nice pics you got there can the putty be polished to a shine or can you put a varnish topcoat on them?