tension wrench

[knight7]

hi guys im new here and im having trouble picking around my tension wrench any pointers would be apresiated thx

[bpc293]

try a smaller pick like the slime line picks there listed as forein picks there the same as ours just thinner. or a smaller tension wrench.

[knight7]

i supose that would work but i prefer to make my own picks

[bpc293]

so make some this is the place. go to all users start here you will find what your looking for. in manual picking look for pyros pick making video
its great. just make smaller picks use yours as a template just make the new ones a little smaller.


benny

[knight7]

ok thanks guys

[digital_blue]

I think there's also something more that could be added.

Practice.

It's not easy at first. You've gotta get two tools inside one little keyway, and still have room to move one of them about. It can be tricky. With practice, you'll get better at it.

Happy picking!

db

[knight7]

ok smaller pick and practice thanks again guys

[Def-Con]

oh yeah practice is always a great advice !!

[pinsetter]

Another thing:

Different keyways require different attacks and different tools. I have had to make tension wrenches for several different situations. Just this weekend I had to make a special wrench just for my locks with the AM4 keyway. I now have 17 different tension wrenches for several different applications.

[undeadspacehippie]

I think there's also something more that could be added.

Practice.

db

C'mon - you've got to be kidding?

Practice as much as you can, there is barely 2 hours that go by that I have not at least pulled a cylinder out of my pocket to look or play with.

[Shrub]

You can tensio in the top of the keyway as well by the way.

[illusion]

Practice as much as you can, there is barely 2 hours that go by that I have not at least pulled a cylinder out of my pocket to look or play with.

I wish I had the same enthusiasm for locks right now.

[raimundo]

after watching Zeke79 picking that medeco, I started thinking about top of keyway tensors, which are normally the last thing I think of, but i found that a tight fit is essential to key it from slipping out, and the end of a bike spoke that fits the hub of the wheel is a 90 degree bend with a nail head on it, this can quickly be filed to fit by thinning to the right width, and removeing as much or as little of the nail head as suits the individual problem. makes a nice tensor and very quickly.