Re: Oldbiscuit's homemade picks
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2016 1:49 pmThanks! Going to have some fun after work tomorrow 
oldbiscuit wrote:Yes these picks are made from old hacksaw blades. I've tried using feeler guages, but I never liked the outcome. And yes these have the dipped rubber handles.You have to dip them several times and let them hang and dry overnight before handling. The only draw back to the rubber handles that I've come across was once during a pick, I had to clean the lock and lube it before picking and some of the cleaner or lube got on the rubber and made it gooey.
What kind did you use? I use plasti dip. I have never had a problem with it. I get lube on them all the time.
Also I crush up a bit of silica and put it in the final dip for texture and grip. Works well. But now I've taken to making handles out of wood, old rags and newspaper.
Bet you're wondering how that works...