How to Make Basic Lock Picks

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11 жыл бұрын

I show how to make a lockpick from a hacksaw blade. It is pretty easy to make the lock picks but does require a Dremel tool or a bench grinder. Using a bench grinder will save a lot of time but I used a Dremel tool because it is what more people are likely to have. Keep a bucket of water nearby and dip the blade into it every so often so it doesn't become too hot while grinding. This is so the metal keeps its temper and doesn't become weak and brittle. You can find different templates of lockpicks online, print them to scale and glue them to the hacksaw blade. You can also trace any boughten picks to make duplicates.
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@gergemall Жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial. I read that people that like picking as a hobby like to solve puzzles . I’ve been interested for 5 decades and still learning.

@_No_Bueno 11 ай бұрын

😂 How much time do you have left?

@pjdambra 7 жыл бұрын

Rough cut with a bench grinder. Finish cut with the rotary tool. Save yourself 3/4 of the time.

@user-rw3qq2sr1z 10 жыл бұрын

Awesome job man. When I first started lock picking (approx 1 yr ago) I used hack saw blades and put alotta time & effort into fabricating them, but found that hacksaw blades are very brittle and break/snap easily. I now use carbon steel and/or stainless steel. I get my stainless steel items in the dollar store (steak knives) and the carbon steel in Home Depot (drain snake); much more stronger & durable.

@jonathancodybevansbevans6233 7 жыл бұрын

Jim Thiemann did you torch the picks you made out of hacksaw blades to break temper? I had the same problem with the brittleness and after torching it they were much stronger.

@user-rw3qq2sr1z 7 жыл бұрын

Jonathan Cody Bevans Bevans no, didnt know about that at that time., but have purchased many picks online now, still have my home made ones also - thanks man

@3daypriest 4 жыл бұрын

J T ... Yep. You can also order 304 stainless sheets from AliExpress for less than a dollar each. 10cm x 10cm. Most picks are around 12cm though. So cut through the diagonal and get 2 pieces that are 1cm wide, or wider, and yet still yield a 12cm pick.

@MaxC_1 4 жыл бұрын

Well hacksaw blades need to be tempered to make them softer and flexible or they'll always break

@joemama-zj6wr 9 жыл бұрын

Really nice work could be an great help in a bind thanks man.

@valsataev1103 8 жыл бұрын

Yes, simple, but useful video, thanks!!!

@bigwo56 8 жыл бұрын

Nice job! Also shows the shapes needed for most door locks, deadbolts or pad locks...

@DanoG-xf7jb 8 жыл бұрын

nicely done mate

@BasicallyFrost 8 жыл бұрын

The predator from aliens vs predators is waiting in the background

@CANiedrich 3 ай бұрын

Hahahahah I love your store bro. Keep it up. I'm a locksmith with a family business in idaho and I'm trying to learn so more stuff

@mal13able 3 жыл бұрын

Nice job and what a nice set of picks you made,i an a subscriber and always good videos will get a like from me ,all the best Malin Canada!

@indigocharlie7218 5 жыл бұрын

Good video. One thing I would recommend is buying a grinder or a power file. You'd be able to rough shape literally in a matter of seconds.

@aldaoroman 7 жыл бұрын

I'm scared of losing my only key for the chain of my bike and the last thing I wanna do is smashing the lock, this is really helpful.

@RoyAndrews82 10 жыл бұрын

I've got the Dremel 200 Series, which is good enough. I need to get some more attachments for it, then some carbon hacksaw blades.

@mahmoudelmahdy93 6 жыл бұрын

good job

@BlakeKane 8 жыл бұрын

Trying to shape high speed steel with stock removal method with only using dremel... Patience level: Over 9000

@FrenchConnection67 4 жыл бұрын

Great idea 👍. However, I will use a grinder for shaping grossly the piece and then a Dremel

@cheshireket3132 6 жыл бұрын

In robotics, we used hand files. It took forever! XD

@rataca100 11 жыл бұрын

We're you using ear protectors on the grinding

@CannibalLecter 5 жыл бұрын

nice

@dr.s.p. 3 жыл бұрын

Good idea. Don’t you have to constantly quench the work to prevent the temper from being lost though? Other channels make this a big point, but I really don’t know. Thanks.

@autumn5592 Жыл бұрын

It depends on the steel. If it's a HSS blade, then you're not going to really have to worry about quenching because it has a really high tempering temp. You would have to get it almost red hot before it starts softening significantly. Then it will just air harden anyway, making itself almost as as when you started. For 'carbon steel' blades, you will want to want temperature, quench before any oxides form (colour changes), as it will be softening by the moment. But, hacksaw blades are hard, you may want to temper them even more to soften them. A spring temper should do fine afaik -- leaving them hard but tough. If you get it significantly hotter than ~blue oxide, then you would have to reharden, on something this size, not really possible.

@coastalcardiciancollectabl1032 8 жыл бұрын

So, this was done without using a torch to "break temper" or something like that? I don't own a blowtorch and can't find one to use, but in almost all the DIY hacksaw pick vids I've seen the use a blowtorch to soften the metal. I was thinking of heating it in my electric oven but it looks like you ground it down without a torch. No torch needed? Great video btw

@RoyAndrews82 10 жыл бұрын

VERY COOL. I just turned my PXS-14 set into slim line picks, they are better than ever. I would really like to do this too, probably will. Very good video, thanx for the inspiration. (+1)

@Bluesguitar2020 10 жыл бұрын

What those gloves near that drill they'll chew u up bud my buddy did that once but nice work for sure

@lucapalmieri 9 жыл бұрын

whats the amatrol inc.? :)

@dariushbehzadi8258 11 ай бұрын

Woooow toll s ❤️❤️❤️❤️✌️✌️🗝️🗝️🗝️

@sparkyuiop 9 жыл бұрын

What sort of lock are you raking? One on the Jolly Green Giant's castle door?

@rammo2k 8 жыл бұрын

OOOOOOH THE BURN

@tommybomby4122 7 жыл бұрын

@jasonhostetter995 5 жыл бұрын

sparkyuiop haha,,,,lol,that's ducking funny , hey do you if I use that one for myself ,when I get cot with my picks being on my presence?

@grandmcofficial3412 3 жыл бұрын

YOUR MAKING ME LAUGH AND IT'S 3AM LMAO STOP 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@RoyAndrews82 10 жыл бұрын

I'm investing $200+ in making lock picks May 2014. My picks will be made of 1095 High Carbon Steel Feeler Picks from MetalsOnline. I will be making G10 & Wooden Handles with Grade 2 Titanium pins in the handles. I will be buying a 12pk. of Metal Cutting disks for my Dremel. I will be buying a wood cutting disk for my Dremel. It's going to be EPIC. I'm also going to do a thorough video series on how exactly to make lock picks. I've drew up some designs in InkScape of my own disign. They will be slim and very strong.

@Snooooooooooooopy0 9 жыл бұрын

what a silly spam site is that

@RPRosen-ki2fk 7 жыл бұрын

+Mark ll What happened to your plans? Went to your channel and found nothing on ... picks.

@user-kp9oq3op6v 5 жыл бұрын

If you look at the colour of the steel after the first grinding you can see it has changed which means that you have compromised the strength and flexibility of the steel. When working with such metals it is best to keep them cool it saves a lot of work afterwards.

@erniew5805 5 жыл бұрын

also you can retemper the metal. that small of piece . just use a hand torch heat to non magnetic. then quench in oil don't use used motor oil. then normalize in a 400 degree oven for an hour. while your wife isn't watching.. that should make it tough but not brittle . stainless has different requirements

@user-kp9oq3op6v 5 жыл бұрын

ernie w yes you're absolutely right but that's the extra work I was on about

@backwoodsjunkie08 4 жыл бұрын

@@erniew5805 what kind of oil is best?

@erniew5805 4 жыл бұрын

@@backwoodsjunkie08 best would be an actual heat treating oil. but not practical for small item due to smallest size sold 5 gal. new motor oil or hydrolic oil would be good. i learned to not use used oil from a blacksmithing video "black bear forge"

@vitrinita 7 жыл бұрын

hi friend do you have templates to download? best regards.

@RPRosen-ki2fk 7 жыл бұрын

Just Google "lock pick templates".

@degentrified 8 жыл бұрын

BENCH GRINDER!!!!

@mprice7676 9 жыл бұрын

Can you tell me what the approximate center distance is from one 'hump' to the next on the rake that you made in this video? In other words, when you let the tool sit still at the very end to cut out the valley, the distance from that valley's center, to the next valley? 1/2" ? 1/4" ? I can't seem to get my spacing correct. I found templates online, but it's not accurate unless you can 'print to scale'.

@jonathancodybevansbevans6233 7 жыл бұрын

Mark Price if you have a cell phone download a picture off the internet of the picks you want to make. be sure that the picture includes a ruler laid out next to the picks. google has some of thoes pics. then using a tape or ruler zoom in/out of your picture until ruler on the screen matches the real world ruler. a piece of paper and a pen and trace it. it's not perfect, but it gets you damn close.

@mprice7676 7 жыл бұрын

Jonathan Cody Bevans Bevans , Thanks for the INFO! I tried that...Google also has some templates that you can print. When I printed those out, I had a scale to reference off of, but the problem was my non-steady hands. I never could get my Dremel tool to cut them good enough, not even good enough that I could sand them down to shape. It was ugly, so I broke down and bought a Mad-Bob's set....which I am still having issues learning with. I need a cutaway lock to practice with, so I SEE what is going on while learning.

@RPRosen-ki2fk 7 жыл бұрын

+Mark Price Wow, you went from one extreme to the other. Mad Bob's are some of best picks available. If you're just starting out, I would get a cheap set of picks ... to learn with.

@erniew5805 5 жыл бұрын

most cheap sets i see online include a clear padlock for practice

@elliottnunez1057 10 жыл бұрын

what do you use as a template if you dont have any lockpics to copy?

@elliottnunez1057 10 жыл бұрын

***** Great!! Thank you very much for that information..Greatly appreciated!

@elliottnunez1057 10 жыл бұрын

***** cool thanks!!

@gaddiusgaddium9082 9 жыл бұрын

***** sir, I do believe a rabid wood pecker is attacking your camera

@danijelmitrovic604 3 жыл бұрын

Can the dimensions of these tools

@jackandy1736 6 жыл бұрын

In the movies you need to put two lockpicks in a lock and all of the break

@gsau3000 3 жыл бұрын

I made mine out of feeler gauges. Came up nice. Also those are waaay too long. The actual tapered down bit only needs to a couple of inches.

@sheepdawwg 3 жыл бұрын

whaat thickness did you uses?? thats what im using

@blastisawesome 10 жыл бұрын

not bad

@vlogealtraroba....2216 8 жыл бұрын

What speed are you using

@vlogealtraroba....2216 8 жыл бұрын

i mean the grinding tool

@simonnicholson5913 9 жыл бұрын

What about a tension wrench? I find bending saw blades causes them to break.

@mprice7676 9 жыл бұрын

Use a wiper blade insert and bend it slowly...then twist it slowly 90 degrees for a feather touch tension wrench.

@jonathancodybevansbevans6233 7 жыл бұрын

Simon Nicholson I have found that using an Allen key, or hex key is great for a tension wrench. any hardware store or Walmart will have them. just a little bit of grinding and it's good to go. I've also used a fork, just grind off all the teeth but one, a little bending and grinding and there it is.

@mprice7676 7 жыл бұрын

Jonathan Cody Bevans Bevans Awesome Idea with the fork buddy!

@jonathancodybevansbevans6233 7 жыл бұрын

Mark Price thanks! I've recently been playing around a bit more with making picks with the dremel and hacksaw blades. Doing this just as a hobby, I've tried to keep the cost down. The first picks I made took hours. I was spending a ton of time grinding, and going through grinding wheels like crazy. I have found that if you use a cutting wheel to cut majority of the excess, then grind I can complete a pick in about 10 minuets. also, buying individual dremel tools is damn expensive, some of the heads are 6$ +. your better off buying the kits at Walmart or Blane's farm and fleet for 12$ and getting 90 pieces. some of it you won't need, or have a use for, but you might for a later project. I've also found that the off brand not dremel heads which cost much less work just as good if not better than dremel. since you bought a set of picks, you could now trace them on to your metal and make a back up set! I've started making master keys and bump keys for padlocks. originally I just bought blanks from Walmart at 2.50 a key. I found that the dollar store, dollar tree where everything is 1$ sells padlocks. each padlock comes with 3 keys, much cheaper than buying blanks! 3 for a dollar, heck yeah! plus I get the lock to use for practice! anyhow, if you hear of any good tricks or great deals look me up buddy.

@damu1337 4 жыл бұрын

I go walk around town on main streets or parking lots and gather up street sweeper blades

@ManicMechanic82 Жыл бұрын

I worked as a locksmith for a couple years. I have a large manual pick set and pick guns. I barely need to use them now. All I use 98% of the time is just a couple of paper clips I keep in my wallet just in case. A few years ago my Dad forgot his keys to our family machine shop so he called me. I came up to the shop and he asked me where my picks were and I told him they were at home. When he saw me pull a couple of paper clips from my wallet he told me not to waste the time and he’d just wait for my Uncle to show up and I told him I’d have him if unlocked in less than a minute. And he had his doubts of course. So we made a bet. About fifteen seconds later I had picked the seven pin deadbolt and I’ll never never forget the look on his face when he realized that he had just lost a hundred dollars! Lol Of course I felt a little guilty for taking his money because from his standpoint he had no clue how easy it was. So I let him hold onto his money. He told me that he thought I was just joking until I told him I had been doing doing that for years unless it was an ignition or a circular key. I’m also an ASE CERTIFIED MASTER AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN and ran a mobile mechanic and locksmith business out of a large van with all of his tools and equipment for years.

@corkyakins9075 3 ай бұрын

That is amazing!

@lukebourgeau3422 9 жыл бұрын

A cutting disk would be better than grinding it all the way. I would think.

@sparkyuiop 9 жыл бұрын

Funny I was going to say the same thing!

@youpi403 8 жыл бұрын

+sparkyuiop it will break

@someperson3807 6 жыл бұрын

I hope I can pull this off I lost my keys to my locker

@Stargazur 6 жыл бұрын

I would have to be truly desperate to go this route. I can see if you need a special rake or hook, but there has to be an easier way than a dremmel and a hack saw blade.

@halfchocolatecow3501 5 жыл бұрын

Bench grinder

@rasha1475 8 жыл бұрын

guys someone tell me please where can I buy these things

@Xhardrocker 8 жыл бұрын

@CANADIAN727 8 жыл бұрын

+lepa du Anywhere that sells tools

@Joe-Marco 8 жыл бұрын

Amazon do nice lockpicking sets

@tomthompson7400 8 жыл бұрын

rubber gloves and hot metal is a bad pairing ,,,

@Blowerskieran 5 жыл бұрын

tom thompson but at least it isn’t ur hands, u have time to react before it reaches ur skin

@jacobezell5198 3 жыл бұрын

@@Blowerskieran actually it's better to not wear plastic clothing when working with hot metal. The plastic will melt and stick to the skin so that it peels off with the plastic. I work as an EMT and it's an awful sight.

@SomeStoner420 9 жыл бұрын

get a new grinding tool xD yours seems to have been worn out quite a bit :P might also be while its taking you so long to grind it down :)

@davidmcalevey6465 Жыл бұрын

I dont understand why you didnt just cut off the excess with a dremel cut off disk??

@vonmalegowski 9 ай бұрын

Didn't have one when I made this but that would save some time

@rotaridaompusunggu9245 4 жыл бұрын

How i can school make lock pick

@evanherman6177 Ай бұрын

What if I’m locked out of my garage lmao

@McServersGalore 10 жыл бұрын

Who needs a lockpick when you have thermite

@eldorjakeson9925 10 жыл бұрын

some people cant buy a thermite

@hiwasgeht91 9 жыл бұрын

eldor jakeson but then you need a New lock😂

@DrSuperpump 9 жыл бұрын

Walter White checkin in!

@sundowner8326 8 жыл бұрын

Correct me if I'm wrong, but can't you buy a lockpicking set for $10, or a hacksaw and grinding tools for $60?

@orkz2288 8 жыл бұрын

+Sam Davis Some people do have this at home...

@sundowner8326 8 жыл бұрын

***** considering I can create perfectly good lockpicks with some paperclips and a pair of pliers, I'll just go my way.

@BrianTheMagicGuy 8 жыл бұрын

+Sam Davis The ones made from paperclips is great for easy beginner locks but if you really want to learn to pick anything good you'll need better tools. A paperclip set won't work most of the time for better locks, and that 10$ set will break fast. So a 60$ investment will let you make countless sets and in the long run becomes far cheaper. But if you just want to learn the basics for household doors and simple locks like Masterlock, paperclips or bobby pins work fine. You can even cut a pick from a hard plastic bottle and open those lol.

@sundowner8326 8 жыл бұрын

BrianTheMagicGuy fair enough

@ThePatrik136 8 жыл бұрын

WHere can i buy it ?

@xerosilvrmun 8 жыл бұрын

cant you cut it using a lazer

@ZAIDAAS99 8 жыл бұрын

of course you can

@ng-iq4kx 7 жыл бұрын

use a jig saw blade or coping saw blade.

@gallagher1755 7 жыл бұрын

this is so fucking hard fuck it

@grandmcofficial3412 3 жыл бұрын

everyone totally has this stuff...

@CARLJOHNSON-rf2lk 7 жыл бұрын

ay man instead of All that you can just use Paper clips buuutt... u choose😉😉😂😂

@backwoodsjunkie08 4 жыл бұрын

Uv been watching to many movies. Paper clips suck, that can barely pick a cheap ass lock without bending. Bobby pins are alot better but still suck. I make my tension wrenches and picks out of wiper blade inserts

@kotktorychodzipogowieadama2645 6 жыл бұрын

@Trimere 8 жыл бұрын

Nice way to waste a grinding bit. LoL **smh**

@Schlimmerfinger87 3 жыл бұрын

like your video. but please cut the noises out. so annoying...

@enzogabriel1004 8 жыл бұрын

@EmilyTrueCrimson 7 жыл бұрын

rip headphone users

@lowercase_ash 3 жыл бұрын

thanks

@eldorjakeson9925 10 жыл бұрын

IF YOU NEED HACK SAWS TO DO THIS GO TO HABOR FREIGHT YOU CAN GET 50 HACK SAW BLADES FOR 5 BUCKS AT LOWES YOU CAN GET 2 HACK SAW BLADES FOR FIVE BUCKS!!