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very cool, I remember reading this in 96/97. It is a real fun and inexpensive hobby and a fun challenge.
by BorisMelnik 10y ago
very cool, I remember reading this in 96/97. It is a real fun and inexpensive hobby and a fun challenge.
- M_Grey 10y agoIt can be a great way to build patience, and it's almost meditative I find.
- nkrisc 10y agoInexpensive indeed. When I was in high school I made my own lock picking set. For the tension wrench I used a nail I bent into shape and hammered the end flat until it would fit most locks. I then made a set of picks in different shapes from thick paper clips that I then hammered flat so they would hold their shape. I used to practice on my dad's file cabinet and the crappy lock they made us use for our lockers in gym class. They were so incredibly easy to pick, I wonder if it had anything to do with stuff going missing even from locked lockers?
- germinalphrase 10y agoI also made my own, but used street sweeper bristles. They are a nice springy steel and about the same thickness as commercial lock picks. They are also made of a soft enough metal that they can be easily shaped using common needle files.
- SAI_Peregrinus 10y agoI made mine from hacksaw blades. That required annealing the steel, then re-hardening and tempering it. A small butane torch provided plenty of heat since the steel is so thin.