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Fixed Tension Tools

When it comes down to it there is nothing better than manual tools for your Lock pick Set, whether they be retail, homebrew, macgyver style. DIY'ers look here.

Fixed Tension Tools

Postby Torque Armada » 16 Oct 2004 19:53

I was looking at the Basic Picking Set at www.safeventures.com and saw the fixed tension tools that look like this:

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How do you use these exactly? Are they used in the same way that normal tension tools are???
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Postby Jow » 16 Oct 2004 19:58

basically at each end of the 'c' shape are prongs that go into the top and bottom of the keyway. this design sometimes leaves more room for inserting tools.
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Postby skold » 16 Oct 2004 23:03

those are falle's tensionors - the best in the world
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Postby Romstar » 17 Oct 2004 1:53

skold wrote:those are falle's tensionors - the best in the world


Heh,

I couldn't help giggling at that comment.

Either you haven't used them, or they really suit your technique. There is a reason why the basic Falle set includes normal style tension wrenches.

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Postby Torque Armada » 17 Oct 2004 4:54

Ahh, I see (or rather, can't see the prongs in the picture!)

Cheers.
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Postby Luke » 23 Oct 2004 7:06

Skold, im pretty sure i remember you saying you used these, but comments like "best in the world" arn't exactly true. I would hate them personally and so would others. Some would love them.
"I took the path less travelled by and that made all the difference"
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