Pick case made from a Sharpie marker

[dirtymoney1]

About a year ago when i got into the hobby I bought 5 individual basic lockpicks and four tension wrenches and needed a simple case for them. Something that I could easily carry in a pocket.

So I took an old sharpie "professional" marker I had laying around, cut off the plastic and felt tip part, pulled out the ink-fibrous stuff inside the main body ....and bam! Simple little portable case for my five handleless lockpicks & four tension wrenches.

[edsmiley]

Nice one!! Great idea.

Ed

[mdc5150]

Nice work. Interesting way to carry the picks.

[Oldfast]

I like it!

[LocksmithArmy]

only issue i have is when you shake it someone would know its not a normal sharpie...

and i have an easy remedy... fll the cap with foam... so when you close the cap it holds all the picks and tensors still...

its a really neat case I like the secret agent aspect of it

[Logan]

Very nice, I especially like that the picks don't seem to have to be cut down like the steel sharpie design. I may make one like yours to see how I like it.
To ileviate the rattle that LSA mentioned you could sew up a pick cozie like this weirdo did -----> viewtopic.php?f=39&t=6516&p=54825#p54825
Just trace out the basic pick outline plus a little bit on an old t-shirt or other rag fabric and cut. Sew it together and slide it over the picks.

[dirtymoney1]

Very nice, I especially like that the picks don't seem to have to be cut down like the steel sharpie design. I may make one like yours to see how I like it.
T

Nope, they dont have to be cut down, although they do rattle somewhat, but if you keep enough picks in there to where its a tight fit when the cap is on... it wont rattle.

At the moment I have seven slim handleless picks, a single southord half-diamond pick with handle, and two tension wrenches (a southord long and a southord double-ended) inside it and they fit pretty tight when the cap is put on so they dont rattle. It does seem a tad heavy though for a sharpie marker IF someone were to pick it up.

[Josh66]

Neat idea - I need something to hold 3-4 picks that I can just slip in my pocket. Something like that may do the trick.

[nozza36]

How about trying something a little different guys , simple and easy ; just buy 3 really cheap feeler gauges and do this !

[dirtymoney1]

How about trying something a little different guys , simple and easy ; just buy 3 really cheap feeler gauges and do this !

I like it! Reminds me of the similar hack where someone cut down their keys to fit in one handle of a mini-leatherman tool.

[LocksmithArmy]

I made me a couple...

I found 2 chunky sharpies in my moms driveway... one had been run over and cracked... so I sprayed it with rubber...

in one I keep 2 rubber dipped picks and 3 tensors...

in the rubber dipped one I keep 5 undipped picks and 3 tensors...
real nice idea bro
I did add the foam to the bottom of these... but not to stop the jiggling... I added it because some picks would fall down in between these spokes in the bottom of the sharpie... while others would ride ontop of the spokes... i did not like the uneven look... so the foam filled the gaps between the spokes for me...

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[rerun12]

i have a similar sharpie pen case that i sometimes carry. i krazy glued a few neo magnets to the insides to keep the picks from rattling around and cut the ink insert down so its flush with the part the pulls out. i then taped over the ink insert to keep it from rubbing off on anything. and the best part is that the marker writes! really cool covert way to carry a decent amount of picks around..ill try an get some pictures up today.

[Alera]

This is a great Idea. I'll make sure to try this one out.

[rerun12]

pics of my sharpie setup incoming later tonight

[Gregted]

Fantastic idea. Just made one.

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Holds my 2 favorite picks, best rake and new tension wrench. What a top way to carry them.