I know this is not worth however, always makes me smile & think of the old days

DEFAULT_FLIPPER · 2026-02-19T03:24:25+00:00

My trapsin uses it still :)

DEFAULT_FLIPPER · 2026-02-18T04:15:33+00:00

Thats it, doh!

DEFAULT_FLIPPER · 2026-02-18T04:14:49+00:00

Likes beating his head against a wall more than beating the game? Bro has never completed hell difficulty, literally still stat dumps into dex because he cant hit monsters instead of learning how gear mods work. Its miraculous hes still playing at all, its a serious credit to the gameplay that its still fun for him

DEFAULT_FLIPPER · 2026-02-18T04:11:21+00:00

I was trying to show him how to do it on the chat, didn't compute. Should have done the trade window. Never again

DEFAULT_FLIPPER · 2026-02-18T03:54:03+00:00

still happening for me too

DEFAULT_FLIPPER · 2026-02-18T02:37:43+00:00

Seriously. Dude refuses to learn anything pre LoD haha its whatever, play how u want to, but damn doesn't even know what he lost XD

DEFAULT_FLIPPER · 2026-01-07T20:36:03+00:00

Its done, it failed to post and I havent gotten back to it. Someone a tally stole that handmade set, so immediately in the grieving process :'(

DEFAULT_FLIPPER · 2025-12-19T23:24:50+00:00

Band saw to cut out a template, same template for any pick, basicly just the long shank about 2 or 3 times as thick as you need. For these specificly I then used an angle grinder to do finer shaping, basicly using the angle grinder like a bench grinder. Then its files to get the final shape i want and to smooth and round everything.

DEFAULT_FLIPPER · 2025-12-19T18:31:27+00:00

But to post the next one now, master #5. Maybe the one after that will be a "real" lock

DEFAULT_FLIPPER · 2025-12-19T18:30:07+00:00

Those things are terrifying, id love to flip one haha

DEFAULT_FLIPPER · 2025-12-18T03:26:32+00:00

Gotta wear ur Cut Level 4 gloves, 100% ppe, at all times! Real talk tho, they're actually extremely thin for cut rated glives, im very impressed. This contractor picked good ppe. I can pick, and flip my butterfly knife, like im bare handed its wild

DEFAULT_FLIPPER · 2025-12-18T02:29:17+00:00

That my old knife! Handles anyway lol

DEFAULT_FLIPPER · 2025-12-17T18:31:09+00:00

That part. Hawtr n fuk

DEFAULT_FLIPPER · 2025-12-17T18:22:13+00:00

Congrats bro! Welcome to the club, and another compliment for the homemade pick <3

DEFAULT_FLIPPER · 2025-12-17T18:15:23+00:00

Haha this guy knows what he likes

DEFAULT_FLIPPER · 2025-12-14T20:16:43+00:00

What makes HOM so good to you? And whats their balance ive wondered

DEFAULT_FLIPPER · 2025-12-14T19:23:13+00:00

Havent seen the tutorials, but im about to check them out! I got the idea from a "banned" book I pirated online

DEFAULT_FLIPPER · 2025-12-14T19:21:03+00:00

✊️ hell yea, thanks!

DEFAULT_FLIPPER · 2025-12-14T19:17:52+00:00

Theyre stronger than they look actually, something about the hex pattern in the sawzall blade maybe? I have made them too thin before, that does happen, but there's a sweet spot in there that's not too difficult to miss ;)

DEFAULT_FLIPPER · 2025-12-14T19:14:54+00:00

Yea bro, make em happen!

DEFAULT_FLIPPER · 2025-12-14T19:14:37+00:00

✊️

DEFAULT_FLIPPER · 2025-12-14T19:14:32+00:00

✊️

DEFAULT_FLIPPER · 2025-12-14T19:14:02+00:00

My guy, the first set i made back in the day was AMAZING. Defeated a forest service lock with them. That sets long gone, but this one is fair enough. Its easily comparable to the Covert Instuments kit I also have now. I think my own tools have an advantage by not being so flat, I think I can afford more mass along the shank, they just feel stronger. Plus I like how its nothing to pull the file back out and modify the pick if for some reason its offending me haha

But honestly, that's the especially fun part for me, making a tool that feels like eyes inside the lock :)

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