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tension wrench techniques

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tension wrench techniques

Postby darrel.h » 31 May 2006 15:33

hello all,

I am wondering how a tension wrench should be applied when using a snappick or a pickgun. I read somewhere the wrench should be pulsed.
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Postby digital_blue » 31 May 2006 15:54

I find that "bouncing" the wrench gently at a rate different from the rate at which I'm snapping is effective. It seems to be a timing thing, but timing the turn of the wrench perfectly is a bit too tricky. By snapping and bouncing at different rates, it's only a matter of time before the two coincide perfectly and the plug turns.

Cheers,

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Postby Shrub » 31 May 2006 15:56

Can you pat your head and rub your tummy at the same time? lol
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Postby illusion » 31 May 2006 15:56

Shrub wrote:Can you pat your head and rub your tummy at the same time? lol


no! :cry:
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Postby darrel.h » 31 May 2006 16:10

Do you bounce before or after you pull the trigger?
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Postby digital_blue » 31 May 2006 16:29

darrel.h wrote:Do you bounce before or after you pull the trigger?


Both. You pull the trigger repeatedly with one hand while lightly bouncing the wrench with the other.

And Shrub, yes. I can rub my belly and pat my head, while driving, and tuning the radio, in the McDonalds drive through, from the back seat, in full scuba gear.

I'm like the ninja.

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Postby illusion » 31 May 2006 16:39

I'm like the ninja.


Here we go, AGAIN! :P :lol:
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Postby Shrub » 31 May 2006 22:18

:lol: But will the cops see it like that when they see you driving along the road looking like rainmain eating maccy D's lol
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Postby darrel.h » 1 Jun 2006 20:53

Would you use the same amount of tension as you would if you where manually picking?
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Would you?

Postby pradselost » 2 Jun 2006 3:46

darrel.h wrote:Would you use the same amount of tension as you would if you where manually picking?


Well the question then becomes...how much tension do you use when manually picking? :) I'd say as much torsion as is necessary to do the job is all that's needed....a gentle plug rotation, just firm enough to get the pins to set, while "bouncing" the torsion works best.

A pickgun isn't a "precision" mechanism, and relies largely on force of physics and chance to do it's work. It's like a rake in regards, being that it's not meant to lift individual pins. In that way, I've found that bouncing the tension lightly increases the chances for the pins to set properly...but that's just my experience.
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