by le.nutzman » 17 Jan 2008 23:22
LeeNo,
I think originally the concept of this conversation, was to introduce a way for new people and experienced people alike, to revisit the issue of what proper tension was, and how to identify security pins, what the tension wrench would be doing when setting a false set spool pin, things of that nature. Not to say that i'm trying to reinvent the wheel, or that Rai's idea isn't as viable, or anyone else's for that matter, that's not where i'm trying to.
Originally, I thought this might help explain tension better, using a constant weight at the end of the tension wrench helps the visual side of lockpicking by allowing the operator to see first had, that they are either using too little or too much tension, by noting that the weight they choose either isn't enough to hold pins up or is too much because every pin is binding.
Starting out with a single brass key blank, representing roughly light to moderate tension, and then adding a second brass key blank, the weight of the two blanks are felt in the stress of the tension wrench, which would hopefully indicate to a person, that that might be too much tension, depending solely on the lock. Another thing I took into consideration, is with just placing the tension wrench and allowing it to hang freely, how much did plug rotate, if at all. Depending on if there was any or alot of rotation with just the tension wrench in place would further help the operator decide if one key or more would be needed to provide the the appropriate amount of tension needed to turn the lock soley on the weight of the tension wrench once the lock is correctly picked.
I hope i'm not confusing anyone at this point.
