In this video I go into how to make some cheap and easy lock picks from old hacksaw blades using a bench grinder and simple rotary tool.
Buy http://amzn.to/2tYszpb If you CBF to make a set and want to jump into the hobby, buy a set of pre-made picks. Go with quality steel! I own this exact set, you can possibly see it in the background. They are great to start with.
http://www.lockpicking101.com. has to be THE best resource for lock pick information.
https://youtu.be/P2iLocDRtEU A previous video about my DIY Lockpick Gun made from an old coat hangar.
http://toool.us/ is an amazing resource for hobby and professional lock pickers and enthusiasts.
https://www.southord.com/ Has to be one of the leading companies for high quality picks and tools. I own some of their basic pick sets and confirm they use high quality metal.
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too long vid.
Quench the crap out of that steel and get it brittle as you can. Then temper it in the over at 400 degrees F for about an hour. By torching it and letting it cool slowly you just softened it and lost lots of good feedback. Your tension wrench is going to wear out much faster because it is soft. Why I know this? Ask any knife maker.
Holly crap man! Cut your damn discusting creepy long fingernails!
According to LPL, Linda Hamilton did pick the lock properly but the lock was modified to open very easily. He could tell by excessive rotation on the core.
I’m sure the lock was set up with some easy pins but still an awesome story , or did she do it to a real lock ? I don’t know for a fact
You talk too much
After that I'd rather buy a set.
It is Better to cut the steel than to grind it down !! It makes less heat !!!
Good way to make picks but tou should worry about your fingers!!!! Having your fingers this close to a grinder wheel grinding britle metal that can snap and remove fingers on their way to outer space!!!! Ive been doing picks with hacksaw blade for years and the safer way is with an angle grinder with the hacksaw in a vice and with ppe including gloves!!!!!
Only carrying lock picks in public is illegal in the UK. There are locksport companies and meeting in the UK.
i made a few from the banding.. not very good. the sweepers blades were better. and then i just got a really cheap set from amazon to play with.
PLZ SEE UK lockpickers UK bumpkeys etcetc…..big scene over here
Great video, but for god sake put some safety gear on ,boots,trousers and gloves,or you'll end up in hospital missing digits from hands or feet
Great info on making picks. Thanks for sharing this video.
Do you play guitar?
I found some metal cable ties today. Ty-Rap. 200 mm long and very thin spring steel. I think they might make a decent pick set. Have you seen them?
useing the templates from the link you sugested works well
And you should take off your headset when you start to work
Harbor freight carries that bench grinder for around 40$. I didn't want to use any of my good grinders for work so I picked up this exact bench grinder from HF to be a sacrificial work tool and it's been to hell and back twice and is still going. Definitely a good buy
It's not illegal in the United Kingdom to pick locks, it's only illegal to pick locks that don't belong to you.
Ive been doing this for years! Small world..used to have a channel for it but pulled it down in '10.
Nice. Some guys can't even work a g-spot.
Cartoons in the 70's were better; I had a quick thought when you were dipping the saw blades in the sun lit glass of water. You should make a DIY spectroscope, I'd be interested to see how toxic the paint and metal is from those blades.