Home made tensions wrenches

[DANTHEHELLION]

I currently am useing an allen key. I flattend the end of it with a hammer then grinded the tip as flat as I wanted it. It works pretty well but it is small.

[Ephphatha]

Personally, I just grabbed a felt tip pen and removed the metal clip to make my tension wrench. Nowhere near as long as you guys use, but I like it.

[Wrenchman]

I also use nails, they are a bit short, but, they work well!
"I have been thinking!", about making an extension to the nails, but I have´nt come up with anything yet! Do you have any suggestions?



Wrenchman

[cL4y]

Is that third one a NAIL? its really long if it is.

wrenchman,do you reckon you could post some designs on that last one?

[Wrenchman]

No, that is not a nail, it´s just a piece of wire, unfortunately I don´t have conditions, to finish my ideas, I am stuck with 1.5mm wire, but you guys can feel free, to make one of stainless steal

It is like Romstar said, as you go along, you develop, new ideas, that suits your needs!



Wrenchman

[ldnlksmth]

has anyone ever done an analysis of what sizes/widths etc work best for various keyways?

I realize that a lot of it is subjective, but I'm sure there are constants such as x width and x thickness work best in an Schlage/Weiser/Yale/Master.... keyway.

any thoughts or am I on my own there?

[Romstar]

has anyone ever done an analysis of what sizes/widths etc work best for various keyways?

I realize that a lot of it is subjective, but I'm sure there are constants such as x width and x thickness work best in an Schlage/Weiser/Yale/Master.... keyway.

any thoughts or am I on my own there?

Nope, you are on the right track. Somewhere around here I actually have the sizes for these things. Some basic measurements, and you have wrenches for specific lock manufactures.

Its not that hard, and some of them are the same sizes.

Romstar

[ldnlksmth]

cool, I thought I was the only one geeky enough to document such things. Could you kindly point me in the direction (if it's been posted)?

my humble thanks

[Romstar]

Nope, you aren't the only one.

Except this time, by "around here" I meant this mess I call an office. Let me find the things, and then I will post them up. Maybe I'll make some diagrams as well. Might be something useful actually.

Romstar

[ldnlksmth]

I bow to your superior judgment/knowledge. Should you find them, the information would be greatly appreciated.

[Bud Wiser]

Just be careful if you buy refills. Around here all refills are plastic inserts. You need to buy the wholewiper blade replacement to get metal inserts.

[ldnlksmth]

I've heard this many times, about the plastic inserts. I guess it's cause I only buy truck wipers (for my Chevy/GMC Express/Savanah's), but I've only ever found metal inserts. I have quite the collection now.

[Romstar]

I've heard this many times, about the plastic inserts. I guess it's cause I only buy truck wipers (for my Chevy/GMC Express/Savanah's), but I've only ever found metal inserts. I have quite the collection now.

Canadian Tire is your friend. Come to think about it, just about any auto garage with decent traffic would be your friend.

Just walk in and tell them you want their old windshield wipers. You might get a strage look, but they are more than happy to keep them for you and hand them over. No skin of their noses, and you deal with disposal of the remains.

Romstar

[ldnlksmth]

I know a couple of mechanics/fleet managers who are more than happy to give me wipers when I ask for them. I'm trying to find a use for the remaining spring steel, but it's typically in a c-channel configuration and I'm not very adept at bending small pieces of metal flat again.

[Romstar]

I know a couple of mechanics/fleet managers who are more than happy to give me wipers when I ask for them. I'm trying to find a use for the remaining spring steel, but it's typically in a c-channel configuration and I'm not very adept at bending small pieces of metal flat again.

Take a picture of that C channel stuff, I may have an idea for you.

Romstar