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Falcon's Homebrew

PostPosted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 3:42 am
by falcon
These picks are my lates creation
The picks are made of Windscreen wiper blades
The handles are made of metal wire spun around the picks, and then soaked in super glue
I haven't sanded the picks down yet(excess glue on the pick and handle)

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These picks gives awesome feedback!

Re: Falcon's Homebrew

PostPosted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 4:15 am
by bezza1
great job mate i really like the wire handles thay look awsome

Re: Falcon's Homebrew

PostPosted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 8:12 am
by chris
Those are excellent, I never thought of using spun metal wire dipped in glue. Very cool.

Re: Falcon's Homebrew

PostPosted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 1:12 pm
by falcon
Thanks for the feedback

Now something i made today(finnished it 10 minuttes ago)
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It doesn't look beautifull, but i'm satisfied.
It's made with a hacksaw and dremel

Re: Falcon's Homebrew

PostPosted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 3:23 pm
by hypnos3510
wow very nice set

Re: Falcon's Homebrew

PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 12:29 pm
by darkhorse
those picks look the dogs bollox and those cutaways must have took ages....nice job

Re: Falcon's Homebrew

PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:04 pm
by Oldfast
I've thought about using wire for the handle and dipping them in some sort of clear coat. I thought it'd look nice and still be very solid for feedback...... I see now that it does look really nice. Great job man, and thanks for posting them.

Re: Falcon's Homebrew

PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 2:56 pm
by falcon
New homebrew pins:
Made from screws that i cut into pieces and sanded smooth

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I tried some in a trioving 5 pin cylinder, and i managed to pick it consistantly with some practice
They are just like serrated pins
I think they will be harder to pick with a mix of diffrent pins

Re: Falcon's Homebrew

PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 4:03 am
by femurat
I like your picks. Only downside I see are the superglue residues, but I hope they'll wipe away with use.

Unfortunately I can't see your homebrew pins... maybe something went wrong whith the picture?

Cheers :)

Re: Falcon's Homebrew

PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:47 am
by falcon
femurat wrote:I like your picks. Only downside I see are the superglue residues, but I hope they'll wipe away with use.

Unfortunately I can't see your homebrew pins... maybe something went wrong whith the picture?

Cheers :)


Thank you for the feedback!

The handles was sanded smooth, and all excess superglue removed
I just didn't have the chance to take new pictures before i shipped them away...

I tried to change the picture url , hope it works now

Re: Falcon's Homebrew

PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:44 am
by femurat
Now I can see it, thanks. I made some standard pins some time ago, and never tried it again. Nothing special, here they are, if you're curious
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I'll eventually copy your pins idea, looks interesting.

Cheers :)

Re: Falcon's Homebrew

PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:57 am
by killswytch
those are some wicked picks man. I really like how solid they look. I may have to copy you, if you don't mind of course. I'm still a little green on protocol.
have you though of maybe dipping them in a clear coat epoxy? I have some stuff I use for building kayaks that would make an excellent finish.

Re: Falcon's Homebrew

PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 1:27 pm
by falcon
femurat wrote:Now I can see it, thanks. I made some standard pins some time ago, and never tried it again. Nothing special, here they are, if you're curious
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I'll eventually copy your pins idea, looks interesting.

Cheers :)


Nice pins!
I've tried to make diffrent types of pins, but its hard to come up with new designs


killswytch wrote:those are some wicked picks man. I really like how solid they look. I may have to copy you, if you don't mind of course. I'm still a little green on protocol.
have you though of maybe dipping them in a clear coat epoxy? I have some stuff I use for building kayaks that would make an excellent finish.


I just used 1 dollar tubes that i got at a random store,i dont know what kind of glue it was...just "super glue"
Use the idea all you want, my ideas are open source lol

Re: Falcon's Homebrew

PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 2:05 pm
by m0ose
Looks like some nice work. I like the idea of using the wire for the handles, way to think outside the box!