First attempt at pick making!
Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 7:05 pm
Hi all:
Ubernoob here so go easy on me..... or deride me effusively your choice.
If you read my intro of recent you may be aware I am impatiently awaiting my picks, so as I'm an impatient bastard I decided to see if I could make some. The results were less than spectacular but they actually work or at least the 2 short hooks do. Without further ado here's the pics (pun intended) I'll give some details following assuming I do this right.
Ok all these were made with chainsaw files and a small triangle file. The first on the right (sorry for it being upside down) is made from a mini hacksaw blade (with elec. tape for a handle) which is probably too thin so I may regrind for small padlocks or accidentally/intentionally lose it. The next four are made from stainless taken from the weatherstripping on an exterior door seems to be a perfect thickness but depth is small but surprisingly strong,handles are insulation from 12 gauge solid wire. Far right is a blank and three on left are crude tensioners farthest being a filed down allen key.
key. Well that's my first dip in the pool hopefully I can produce something more attractive going ahead.
Ubernoob here so go easy on me..... or deride me effusively your choice.
If you read my intro of recent you may be aware I am impatiently awaiting my picks, so as I'm an impatient bastard I decided to see if I could make some. The results were less than spectacular but they actually work or at least the 2 short hooks do. Without further ado here's the pics (pun intended) I'll give some details following assuming I do this right.
Ok all these were made with chainsaw files and a small triangle file. The first on the right (sorry for it being upside down) is made from a mini hacksaw blade (with elec. tape for a handle) which is probably too thin so I may regrind for small padlocks or accidentally/intentionally lose it. The next four are made from stainless taken from the weatherstripping on an exterior door seems to be a perfect thickness but depth is small but surprisingly strong,handles are insulation from 12 gauge solid wire. Far right is a blank and three on left are crude tensioners farthest being a filed down allen key.
key. Well that's my first dip in the pool hopefully I can produce something more attractive going ahead.