Kaotik's Tension Wrench "How-To" Guide

[prag]

I know this is an old thread but I must just say that it's a fantastic
piece of information. I like the attention to detail. Going to make my own tension wrench soon. In SA our street brooms are made of plastic but I have a few wiper blades that I can use and this excellent thread will help allot. Thanx

[crazynllovewitu]

wow that was kool

[bldiener]

great easy to follow guide

[best]

The topmost , thank you very much ,

[savs2k]

This thread helped me out alot. I'd suggest any newbie do it to 1.learn how to make them and 2. to have the tools.

[Kaotik]

Thanks guys, the gratitude is greatly appreciated.

[ElbowMacaroni]

That is a very well done demonstration on making the double wrench. Great work!

However, I have a question as my metalworking knowledge is a bit limited. Can the bristles and spacers be brazed or soldered instead of welding, or would the joining be inadequate to hold up to use?

[Kaotik]

That is a very well done demonstration on making the double wrench. Great work!

Thank you!

However, I have a question as my metalworking knowledge is a bit limited. Can the bristles and spacers be brazed or soldered instead of welding, or would the joining be inadequate to hold up to use?

For the DIY'er without a welder. I would suggest (though I have not tried) the use of JB Weld, Quick Steel or the like to bond all the pieces together, followed by some shrink wrap.

This should be adequate enough for the bonding, though some feedback could be lost.

[kromedge]

I made a couple of these and they work very well. I noticed in this thread that some were asking about soldering these together. I have a small mig welder which worked very well but just for fun I thought I would try to solder the parts together. Initially it did not go very well but then I had the bright idea of wrapping it with a piece of Cat 5 wire and then running the solder into it. It worked extremely well.

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As you can see I hadn't yet trimmed the tips to fit the keyway but it doesn't look half bad and is very strong.

[lsphinx]

Great Post!

They look very very nice indeed

[sircattivik]

very good guide thanks!

[greenman]

thats a pretty smick tension wrench when i make my new ones im just using an allan key heating it up like you did and banging it flat allan keyes are pretty good because theyre already shaped at 90 degrees.

[mancai]

wow!!!, i really like this!

[skylar]

How are you tempering the tool as I keep snapping mine as the metal is getting very brittle?

I will post pictures once I have a working tension wrench that does not snap.

[skylar]

Here is my first working attempt.

I am going to try some more.