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Pick Polishing 101
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- Опубліковано 22 лис 2011
- Polish you pick!!!! You won't believe the difference!!! The only major difference between home brew picks and mass produced pick is the finish. Home brew makers polish their picks to a mirror finish which makes it unbelievably smooth in the lock. Mass produced picks don't have and can be "scratchy" feeling in the lock. Try it out and let me know what you think. Thanks ToolyMcgee for the phone book tip!!!
A 10 yeaar old video -- and yet some of the best advice ever. I purchased a bunch of $2 basic ILCO shallow hooks. The entire stamped edge was rough. After some polishing with 320, 400, then crocus cloth, they are really very easy to use. Thanks. Keep the videos coming!
Good advise! Thank you for the tips!!!
@PickingPaul1 I use a dremel and a grinder. Use the dremel to cut your pick to length and then grind out the pick. You can use the dremel with a sanding drum also once you get close to the finished shape, easy to take off too much with a grinder.
Man what a difference this made! Thank you sir for sharing your valuable knowledge with a member of the lock sport community and up and coming locksmith in training! Very much appreciated!
I buy quality picks, and I make my own picks but I polish everything. There is no reason not to.
Eliminating that false feedback is necessary weather you’re just learning, or you’re picking a challenge lock.
You’re only as good as your tools. And sandpaper is cheap. I personally go all the way to 3000 grit before I buff them with polishing compound.
Great vid thanks for sharing you pick polishing tips, mine are shiny now, still crap at picking but that's because I need to put more time into practicing.
Just polished my hacksaw blade home made picks and was amazed at the difference in the feedback. Great vid. I can feel the pins now and not the pick moving.
Skip to 4:30 to see the actual polishing.
We understand the difference between polished and unpolished. We don't need to spend 5 mins seeing the difference.
Right
*insert thank you gif here*
I buy from Sparrows mostly and haven't needed to polish any picks. There is a light film on them but there doesn't seem to be any friction. Smooth as a baby's ass.
3:35
11 years ago...
back when we got phonebooks :(
Great subject and great tip on the phonebook B. I remember telling a LS friend about polishing up an HPC set and was surprised to get questioned by him as to why! The phonebook method will save me skewering my fingers when sanding by hand!
great video, a chap on facebook posted this up the other day, glad he did as im a beginner with a cheap pick set (for now) an i wanted to improve what i have. thank you for the video
Great video, I assumed that my Southords would come from the factory in perfect condition but looking at them now, I can see all of the tiny ridges and imperfections that you showed. Will be sanding them down soon. Thanks for the top tips.
Good vid Kokomo! Yeah it's good to get those gnarly rough cuts cleaned up, a super hard steel pick can saw out the bottom of a brass keyway pretty quick, especially on your practice locks.
Can you make a video on making homebrew picks?
Excellent tips kokomo! I believe that manufacturers could polish the picks if they chose to through vibratory polishing. This way large batches could be done to at least get them to a better state than what they are currently sold. The handles could be added later after the polishing. Vibratory polishing would not be practical for picks after being assembled if they have plastic, foam, or any other non-metal handles since they would probably just become very rough.
Cool content man from rera and Ireland
I did it. It's a bit strange at first. I am used to having all that extra friction, but I am getting used to it. It sure does look nicer.
Outstanding TUTORIAL Koko mate and will give that a go. I have tried sanding a couple of petersons down with wet and dry, but bust used the paper between my fingers... Def going to try it with a phone book to help, and even have a go at my southords too
Brilliant video Sir :o))))
What an eye opener that is koko....And the phone book is a great idea....I've stabbed the side of my thumb so many times in the past with blood every fookin where when the pick breaks through the sandpaper...yer a star mate
@zacthebold I get it from the auto parts store. I also normally use 2000 grit paper which I also get at the auto parts store with the bondo and paint.
excellant video koko mate, i think that could be why the southord max-yield picks are soo good, they're heavily polished straight out the pack, thanks for revealing your 'polishing' secrets!! :)
I use a dollar store knife sharpening stone to finish off my picks and wrenches.
Great video mate. Good to see someone else knows about that Blue Magic. I took mine out recently (to polish some pics) after about 4-5 years in storage and the bottle collapsed on itself but not enough to pop open plus the bottom turned yellow like its burning through it, lol, I also noticed the texture feels a bit more liquidity then the original jelly cream feel I remember. How old is that bottle you got in the video and what the longest you ever had a bottle for? It seems to work fine but making me think a fresher batch may bring more of that mirror shine out. What do you think?
Thanks for the advice very helpful smooth pickin now
Excellent tip. Just found your vids, lovin 'em.
@ 1:38 I said a curse word out loud. Nice polishing. I practiced polished a cheap dull knife i had laying around and the backside of a metal lock and I was amazed at how much of a mirror effect it gave. I have up to 2500 grit that I got from the auto section of walmart. Came with 1000, 1500, 2000, and 2500.
Great information , I have a set of southords and I am going to try it even though I love my picks as they are , I will most definitely let you know what I think after polishing them .
The reason I ask is because I bought a sparrows creeper set and their picks have some sort of brass/ gold finish to them
+15Fire I think that coloring is due to those picks being dipped. Polish them and they will be shiny and silver.
yep
Does it makes sens to polish rakes/snake picks as long as you don't need feedback for this kind of technics ?
thanks for the tips Koko nice vid
i have polished all of mine, but not near like the mirror finish on the jruther2 pick i have. just takes time!
Hey I use emery paper and it speeds up the whole process by a good bit.
what are your thoughts on Brasso polish for picks?
Best trick in the book! ;)
DarkWoodPicks hahahahahahahaha thank you
Makes sense to me... I'll let you know!
Would you be willing to sell the Peterson half diamond with the duped handle in this video? Or all three if you have them in that type/set
Nice tutorial!
9:03 sets off my Google Home every time, for some reason.
Same
Great post! I like the phonebook helper. Is there any reason why you would want to sand the corners of pick? Do you think that would add to touch/feel, diminish pin contact or not really matter?
Smoothing the pick helps it fit into locks easier. Also makes it look nicer! :)
Hi Kokomolock, great and very helpful vid.I love the 101 series! I have few question: 1.Who made the homebrew with the gold coloured handle? That looks very-very nice.
2.Peterson says you shouldn't sandpaper their picks because the anti rust coating goes away. Did you had any problems with rust on picks? (Specifically peterson picks?)
3. Isn't it a problem that the pick get thinner by sanding them? Or when I did sand a hook I changed the tip's curve a little bit. Any tips on whot to avoid that?
Be carefull with the grinder, you can heat too much the piece and weaken the steel
@kokomolock ok thanks for tips, i ordered a grinder last night, so im going to wait for that in the post, then start my picks...(hmmm which knives do we have that the misses wont miss)
Would you ever sell a home brew pick? Or polish a set for me?
I use two flat blocks of wood about wallet size instead of a phone book. Easier to control.
great video, just as i am about to make my first home made picks! do u use a dremel to cut down the knife first? then hand file? or dremel all the way?
what's that purple diamond pick you used
your right man , great video :~)
great vid kokomo your pick looks like a knife ! lol