homemade tesnsion tool

[psp219]

Hey u guys can make a tesnion tool with the pens metal buckle used to clip on to shirts if you cant buy a tension wrench. All you have to do is take it off and bend it at a 90 degrees angle

[Marco]

I think that metal would be too oddly shaped. Usually those metal clips are concave shape instead of flat, so I can't see that working very well. Also, most of those clips are made out of cheap metal so i doubt the feedback would be very good.

[psp219]

its good if u dont have anything else aroudn the house

[Kaotik]

Yes you can, and I have even had to resort to using them when nothing else was at hand.

One of those came in handy for the Gaurd brand pick resistant padlock I picked up long ago as the bottom of the keyway was way to wide for all of my tension wrenches. After that incident I have since made several wider wrenches to accommodate such locks.

[robert11]

Using pen buckle as tension tool is a good idea when you have no tools to work with. quite interesting

[martin12]

its good if u dont have anything else aroudn the house

I agree...

[melvin2001]

the metal on pen clips is generally quite stiff and fairly brittle and will break if bent more then once. although it would work for awhile the chances of breakage are higher and therefor more risky to use inside of a lock... but if the question is "can it be done" the answer is yes if the question is "should it be done" the answer is "if you have any other choice, no"

[ObiWonShinobi]

Make sure you have needle-nosed pliers to pull it back out
of the keyway once it snaps.
Some are stong enough, some are not.
You never know... untill its all over.

[martin12]

Make sure you have needle-nosed pliers to pull it back out
of the keyway once it snaps.
Some are stong enough, some are not.
You never know... untill its all over.

yes always keep pliers with you while working with unassured tools

[psp219]

well i have my own tools but im just trying it for people that dont have tools