(289) Awesome Cable Tie Pick Handles - Great Hack 

Great vid, buddy! SuuuuuB'd ;-D

Thanks for you tip, I've made these handles for my custom made windshield wiper inserts picks, and now they are fully handcrafted! The result was incredible.

What about putting the cable ties together and then just seal them with a heat shrink tube.

Why put Peterson like handles on Sparrows lock picks when you can just buy Peterson lock picks which are better picks to begin with?

I want to try and do this. What type of file(s) do I need? I don't have a dremel so Ill have to do it by hand.

Yes, you don't even need to sand them round at the ends really, just quickly round off the corners :-)

Let me know how you got on :-)

Thanks dude :-)

I slid my pick into a piece of 6.4mm heatshrink tubing, shrank it with a heat gun, then added a second layer, also shrunk over the top. It cannot get any better than that. Mo.

Yes that’s a great hack!

I find that the nylon likes to bubble up, so you'd have to use a lower temperature for good results :-)

I wonder if you could lightly heat a metal screen and press the plastic to that as a way of quickly croshatching the whole thing

Let me know how you find it :-)

Cool!

Thanks :-)

Southord VG9 grips look good & apparently they fit Sparrows better than southords !

You might find that ones this size are only found online :-)

Lock Noob Cool Thank You

Thank you and good luck with the mods :-)

That could work 😀

Let me know what you think :-)

Let me know how you find them :-)

Thanks Bobby :-)

Cool

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Thanks dude :-)

Thanks :-)

Thanks! 👍😊

Thank you PB :-)

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Let me know how it goes :-) try on one pick first to see how you like it :-)

I will continue with my quest, though it has to be said, these do make great handles :-)

No worries

Yes, do give it a go and let me know what you think :-)

Thanks :-)

You might have to source this size on line :-) have fun :-)

Yeah it’s fun!

I agree :-)

What comes next? Who knows lol :-) we'll see :-)

Thanks 🙏

Thank you :-)

Thanks Tipene :-) not quite carbon fibre, lol

Cool!

He is not in a "funny country", just a country which hasn't yet figured out how to send a person to the moon. Maybe if they got away from that silly metric system... In reality, we got our Imperial system from them, years ago, and just never changed to Metric.

Let me know how you get on :-)

Just go gentle :-)

@@surfwidow just go to HF and get a box of variety sizes and the one that slides over tight will work, then normally the same size will slip over that and shrink it again.

Harbor freight

They really work well and they are very cheap, so it’s worth trying :-)

Lock Noob Yes sir, and that is always a plus lol. Have you made your own picks and if so what did you use to cut them out with? Do you think a dremel would be strong enough to do it?

A Dremel should be fine if you go steady :-) check out ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rfavonZCAW8.html

Lock Noob cool, will check it out. Thank you!

I've never tried making a mold tbh

Go for it :-)

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Thanks :-)

Popsicle stick is easy. You can buy color ones that have blue and purple for your .015 and .018 and there's no sanding.

Go for it :-)

Happy making :-)

I have actually made a load of blanks for handles, just ready to go :-)

I use marine grade shrink tube with glue inside at about 20mm diameter. When it shrinks, it makes pretty thick comfy handles :-)

@@LockNoob Sounds pretty good as well! And when it gets scuffed up, it's easily removed and cheaply replaced :)

Thank you: :-)

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Thanks :-)

@@LockNoob You are welcome !!! 😁✌

Thanks :-)

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For sure! Loads of types of epoxy. Most work well

I do :-)

Thank you :-)

Thank you :-)

They do :-)

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I found somewhere that does 13mm cable ties in multiple colours and I had the same idea :-)

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jVrTy1-I0FM.html

obviously great minds think alike!

Phred Phlintstoner I wasn't aware of this but it's interesting to see how WM used them as supports under shrink wrap, while I thought of sourcing Ines that would _be_ the handle. Subtle difference, but it highlights how different minds work I suppose :-)

Lock Noob right! lol they are both great ideas. he was using what he had on hand. I'm assuming that that was your thought too. I wasn't trying to say you are coping him or anything... far from it. but I found it funny that you both came up with such similar answers for the same problem. keep up the great work!

Lock Noob Hello 😁. I didn't even remember that video until Phred mentioned it. It's obvious that you came upon this on your own, and even if you didn't, it doesn't matter. You put a lot of thought and research into this, and came up with your own conclusions. I didn't have a large cable tie, and that is a better way for a larger pick handle closer to Peterson's types. I will try that on a home brew when I make another one. If we had a 3D printer, it would be easy to copy the Peterson handle, which I also think is a great handle. He only goes part way with the metal handle portion in his picks, according to my magnet. This video came at a great time because I always like to see how people make handles for picks. And reenforcement of a thin pick like a 15 thousandth is also a good idea. The only disadvantage to handles is the bulk they add, if you carry many picks. Excellent video my friend. 👏👍

eBay is the key :-)

You can and it’s good :-) I prefer the rigidity and neat look of these handles though and strongly recommend people try it :-)

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Thanks 😊

9mm could be still nice :-)

Thanks :-)

Let me know what you think :-)

Thanks :-)

Thank you :-)

Thank you for watching :-)

Plastidip? Good stuff :-)

Which core holder :-)

You would only have to snip the Cable Tie to a couple of lengths, glue them to the handle and file the corners slightly, it doesn't have to look perfect :-)

I like those thoughts. Try it and let me know how it worked :-)

Peterson are mostly a hard plastic, but I _think_ they did some rubberised handles too. :-)

OK, thx. I imagine rubber would take away the "feel"? I've screwed up my fingers due to extreme cold so I need all the "feel" I can get.

I really like the brass handles you have btw, how did you do that?

Brass tubing beaten flat with epoxy inside :-) I have a vid on it somewhere :-)

Sadly, you can't. I think there is a European supplier, but a lot of people order from lockpicksaustralia due to the better shipping rates :-)

Lock Noob sadness....oh well, thanks for the tip!

13 mm cable ties

Thanks :-)

You could try polymorph or formable silicone rubber putty maybe? :-)

Lock Noob ok. Sounds like a good idea, just wondering what materials, or composite materials, and methods would work well for creating better handles.

Thank s :-)

Do it :-)

Yes. The softer the handle the less feedback :-)

Yes, plenty of designsout there :-)

merlin308 black ties usually are UV resistant and white not, carbon black heels block the UV from damaging more than the surface. Although unless you have a habit of leaving them in the sun it shouldn't matter here.

Good to know :-)