This text file was not made to be used to assist criminals or want to be criminals. I am no way responsible for what you do with these picks you create and the consequences you might face. ----------------------------------------------------------- OK first things first, here are some items you WILL need for this project: -Grinder with fine grain wheel -Carbon steel hack saw blades (other blades don't make the cut for strength) -Metal coat hanger (no paint on it) -Plastic cup -Water -Propane torch -Two sets of needle nose pliers -Safety Glasses (thats right, no one is getting hurt) OPTIONAL ITEMS -Rotary tool with cutting disks -Vice ----------------------------------------------------------- >STEP 1< Prepare your work area. Fill up your plastic cup with water (you can use a regular class if you don't mind getting rust stuck to the bottom of it). Place your cup of water near the grinder for easy access. This will be used as a quencher since metal heats up as you grind it. Also have your torch ready for later on. >STEP 2< Take your carbon steel hack saw blade and snap it into 1/3s. you should be able to make three picks out of one blade if you don't mess up. Also before you move on to the next step decide what types of picks you want to make. Google some shapes. >Step 3< start grinding your 1/3 of a hack saw blade leaving about an inch or maybe little less for a handle. REMEMBER IF YOU START FEELING A LITTLE BIT OF HEAT QUENCH THE BLADE IN YOUR CUP OF WATER OR YOU COULD GET BURNED VERY BAD. You should grind it down to around 1/8 of an inch but leave a little more on near the end so you can turn it into what ever you want. You can also use a rotary tool if you feel confident. But use a vice with a rotary tool. But leave the blade teeth, you never know when you might need them. DON'T FORGET TO QUENCH! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Now that you have some picks, you need a tension wrench or torque tool, what ever you want to call it. I have tried making them out of hack saw blades and they all got warped from pressure or just snapped off. My friend snapped his off in a lock. After many experiments I recently found something that works. This is where the coat hanger comes in. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >Step 4< Take an intact coat hanger and cut of the hoop before the twists. Bend the hoop until it is striaght with out using or using the torch. Now light the torch and take the two pliers and bend the piece of the coat hanger into a L shape, have the bottom part of the L be 3/4 of an inch to an inch. Quench immediatly after bending to the L. OR you could use a flat head screw driver and follow step 5. >Step 5< Barely grind down the bottom of the L so it barely fits in a lock, you want it nice and snug. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- P.S. With the coat hanger tension wrench if the handle twists or bends it can be easily be bent back in shape. Don't forget to experiment with making custom picks and tension wrenchs.
Thanks to Steve R.
