double tension wrench

[mongrel]

hi guys,

I would like to ask why are there lockpickers who are fond of sticking two tension wrenches in a single keyway while picking? Also, I have seen others who sticks something of like a paper clip on the keyway?

I have seen this on google and the people using this are the more advanced lockpickers.

[adrenalynn]

Different types of locks need different strategies.

[datagram]

It is probably not two tension wrenches, but one tension wrench and a tool to bypass another component. This is pretty regularly used against a few different high security locks.

dg

[tballard]

Ah, the paper clip! I never thought I'd have paperclips in my pickcase, but I can't live without them. For locks where the warding is "undercut" at the bottom on the lefthand (assuming clockwise rotation and US lock orientation) I stick a paperclip in the little cutout. This keeps the wrench from camming under the ward and jamming against the shell. Using paperclips or other more professional bits of metal is a way to even out the walls of the keyway to provide more uniform torque/tension. (And while there are bypass tools as datagram mentioned, I have used a second tension wrench as well to improve keyway grip)

[adrenalynn]

I'll sometimes use a second tension wrench to turn a lock after it's picked too. Something beefier than the little thing I needed to make room in the keyway.

[lock2006]

I always wonder why they use two tension wrenches
maybe just like adrenalynn said
Different types of locks need different strategie
i have never used two tension wrenches
but i have used the tension wrenches in the upper side of the keyway
opposite way of the keyway works for me
but never used two tension wrenches
maybe i should give it a try and see if works.

[thedominator7a]

Normally for double sided locks like car locks, you would normally use double sided tension wrenches like this one http://www.hawleylocksupply.com/Merchan ... y_Code=TAE .