Constant tention, tentioning tools (i.e. fiber pic set torq)

by **machinist** » 15 Nov 2005 1:12

I know the fiber pick is suppossedly god awful and I'm not about to invest any time in playing with one or for that matter purchasing or making one. However, the tortion wrench that comes with the set (the one with adjustable weight/torque) is interesting I played with wrenches with small weight attached to them and manual picking with limited succes and I was wondering if anyone else has tried this and thier success, or maybe with the wrench that comes with the fiber pic and a real pick? I could have swore I saw a suction cup/rubber band combo or maybe I imagined it up? Anyway has anyone experimented with this combo?

by **stick** » 15 Nov 2005 18:42

The general opinion: there's no reason to have an extra hand while picking; you only need one hand on the pick. When you allow tension to be done for you, you lose a major source of feedback, and it's just inconvenient.

The suction cup/rubber band has been done before, professionally and homemade-ly.

by **illusion** » 15 Nov 2005 18:54

I guess if you only had one hand then you could make some use for it.... it's unlikely, but possible.

You would lose a source of feedback by relying on fixed weights... I have a set of lead fishing weights I made a while ago ranging in weight. I might try and see how well they actualy work some time. The thing that makes me think it wouldn't work is that I actualy change tension amounts whilst picking a lock so it would be interesting to see how a fixed tension would serve - worth a try though.

by **vector40** » 15 Nov 2005 19:22

I believe there was a dude here a while back who only had use of one hand.

by **illusion** » 15 Nov 2005 19:26

vector40 wrote:I believe there was a dude here a while back who only had use of one hand.

ah ha!! I knew I wasn't talking rubbish

by **devnill** » 18 Nov 2005 23:36

i know its a horrible habit, but sometimes i hold a flashlight...

i read somewhere (the mit?) that you can use a thumbtack and a rubberband to hold the tension wrench; works well espically if you are really frustrated

by **SpaceCow** » 19 Nov 2005 5:26

a rubber band and a thumbtack stuck in a door would work well.

by **Chrispy** » 19 Nov 2005 23:05

Some people might not want small holes in their door though. (This would be the very deep end of NDE).

by **Gordon Airporte** » 20 Nov 2005 1:35

I made a 'hands-off' wrench out of leftover clothes hanger from my snap pick. It's pretty much a basic wrench, but it's about 16" long :-)

. Originally I had planned on cutting it off to something more reasonable, but I realized that it worked as an automatic wrench, which is easily adjusted by bending it. It doesn't really work on locks with security pins, but I have experimented some with making the end bounce - which is does slightly anyway because of its length and the softness of the wire. Or maybe it just needs to bent so it's applying lighter tension.

by **raimundo** » 20 Nov 2005 13:01

pick in thumb and forfinger, rubber band from loop at end of tensor to little finger on picking hand, gives more control of tension variation than the thumbtack method.

by **silent** » 20 Nov 2005 18:38

you can make some nice ones with fishing weights on the ends of a tension wrench

by **vector40** » 20 Nov 2005 19:00

Use the tongue

by **Minion** » 20 Nov 2005 20:10

vector40 wrote:Use the tongue

The ladies must love you.

:lol:

by **SFGOON** » 20 Nov 2005 20:17

Yeah all you need is a set of noseplugs and you're set for life!

by **Chrispy** » 21 Nov 2005 5:04

SFGOON wrote:Yeah all you need is a set of noseplugs and you're set for life!

*Wipes eyes*

Ahhhh, so true.....

:lol:

Constant tention, tentioning tools (i.e. fiber pic set torq)

Constant tention, tentioning tools (i.e. fiber pic set torq)

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