making lockpicks the legion303 way

MAKING LOCKPICKS THE LEGION303 WAY

Fuck yeah, Comic Sans!

ABOUT MEBlah blah blah

WHO OWNS MY PICKS? (PROBABLY NOT AN ENDORSEMENT)

The Thundercats (Pyr0, Chris Nickerson, Ryan Jones)

Jackalope Delchi Mike Kershaw Datagram Schuyler Towne Raimundo A fuckton of locksmiths, hobbyists and

security folks around the world

CURRENT/FUTURE PROJECTS

Videx CyberLockMedeco NexgenSchlage LinkOther electromechanical locks

ACKNOWLEGEMENTSPyro1234321Gordon AirporteRaimundoLocknewbie21KaotikMatthew MeyersDeviant OllamMarLP101

HISTORY

“FIST THE HORSE COCK?”

FINAL COMPETITION PICK

FIRST SALE!

SHARP EDGES SUCK

PERSONAL SET

FURTHER REFINEMENTS

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THE MANY USES OF SHAPELOCKNose pad thingy for eyeglassesTelescope motor control mountCeiling fan supportImprinting high security keysEmergency buttplug replacement

PICK MOLDS

THE NEXT GENERATION

THE PART WHERE YOU FINALLY LEARN SOMETHING WORTHWHILE

SHAKE HANDS WITH DANGER

TOOLS

VISE GRIPS: WHAT CAN’T THEY DO?

OPTIONAL

MATERIALS

ALSO THESE THINGS I DIDN’T FEEL LIKE DOWNLOADING PICTURES OF:Talcum powderSandpaper (400, 600, 1000)X-Acto knife or Chinese knockoff

Container full of ice waterCavity search gloves (optional)

MAKING THE MOLDPrepare original pick with release

agentHeat ShapelockPress pick < halfway into shapelock

and let hardenHeat more Shapelock and press it

onto top of pick, completely covering bottom half of mold

After all the Shapelock is cool, pry everything apart

IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS

OPTIONAL FOLLOWUPUse new mold to impress clay around a metal blank (don’t forget the release agent), carve interesting shapes and bevels into it, imprint your area code, bake clay, let cool, and repeat Shapelock molding process with your new pick handle

WIPER BLADES AND YOUUse your old ones or ask at an oil/tire change place

Avoid BoschDon’t poke an eye out when stripping the rubber off

Cut inserts between 4 ¾” – 5” long

Use Sharpie to draw or trace your templates

DREMEL BRAND ROTARY TOOLGet a bucket of ice waterDon’t plug in your Dremel without goggles on

Do you enjoy breathing toxic metal dust? If not, get a dust mask

Apply cutting wheel at right angle to metal, and cut notches in the bottom; use 8-9 on the speed dial

Quench often

SANDING THE PICKUse stone first on edgesUse Dremel sanding disks on flats (don’t let the metal get too hot)

Clamp metal in Vise Grips and start sanding by hand using 400, 600 and 1000 grits in progression

Electrician’s tape makes good fingertip armor

MOLDING THE HANDLESDump talcum powder onto both halves of mold and blow off excess

Work clay in pasta machine or by hand until soft

Roll out approximate length of handle, twice

Squish one into moldInsert metal

Squish other clay part on top of metal

Put mold halves together and squeeze the shit out of them

Pull halves apart and work handle out

Trim seams with hobby knifePlace on white paper until other handles are finished, bake in large batches

Take a well-earned break while the picks are baking (according to the instructions on the package)

YOU’VE POLISHED OFF THE HANDLES, NOW POLISH

THE HANDLESSet speed to about 3 or 4Attach fabric buffer wheelRun over handles, keeping constant motion until polished

APPLY LIBERAL DOSE OF TUBGIRLSquirt and wipe dry with microfiber cloth or sock

VIDEOS AND MUSIC Ghost in the Shell + derivatives MST3K and Rifftrax Con presentations Dual Core Alestorm Skinny Puppy

TIME BREAKDOWN

CONCLUSION