new homemade tension/torque wrench

[ridderhenck]

Hi everybody,this is my first serious posting about something I made today,a homemade tension/torque wrench.

When I started picking I soon found that a pick is as important as a tension/torque wrench.I found out the HARD way about the amount of torque by breaking a tension/torque wrench I really liked that one but as I told in one of my other postings,I read a lot and I really like the John Falle tension/torque tools,because of the grip it has and obviously the feel with the lock.

So today I was thinking about a Falle design doing the dishes,yeah when I do the dishes my thoughts definitely are somewhere else

Then all of a sudden I saw a pie fork,it has 3 teeth and the one on the left was getting smaller towards the end.

I took a pair of pliers and bent the top of the two remaining teeth just a little in a 90 degree angle after I broke of the most right tooth.

And yes,somebody was very happy with me at that moment

It really works like a charm.I know the material is not superhard but that is why I used it,when I started picking I used to much tension/torque and with this forktension/torque wrench knowing that the material is less tough then the average tension/torque wrench,it makes you think about the amount of tension/torque used on picking a lock.

I,m sorry that there are not pictures yet but no worries in time they will.

I think you all can picture in your mind what I have done and why.

I hope I contributed with this item and maybe it will work for you as well as it does for me.

Happy picking

[mfschantz]

You can call it your "forque!"

[ridderhenck]

Haha,that,s a good one

Next time I go to someones birthday I know what I will do with their forks,hehe!!

[raimundo]

forktork. thats a new one on me.

[ridderhenck]

Works like a charm!!!!

[PureSkills]

Post a pic!!!!!

[CherryPicker]

interesting.i modified a piece of coat hanger.

[CherryPicker]

interesting.i modified a piece of coat hanger.

[cjames73]

interesting.i modified a piece of coat hanger.

we saw the first time you posted this, no need to double post 20 minutes later.
is your coat hanger wrench a 'falle' type too?

ridderhenck, thats was a good idea you had, i bet falle are nervous, a bit of competition.
well i'm off to destroy a fork

[ridderhenck]

I,ve destroyed more than one but like I said before it works like a charm,I haven,t had the time to post anything because I,ve been reading a lot,this site,LSS,but next week I hope to start a new topic about impressioning,have a nice weekend ya,all!!!

[Shrub]

This brings back memories of Jason and his forks lol

[illusion]

[raimundo]

I made a split tensor by using a tin snips to split a wide wiper stiffener the long way from the front, and bending and shaping it, I sent that one recently to some guy in calif. and like a lot of interesting bits I have sent to various people it sank without a trace.

[bonez]

This brings back memories of Jason and his forks lol

brings a tear to my eye mate

[cjames73]

i've just read a lot of posts by jason rambling on about his forks.
now i need to go lay down for a bit, think i cracked a rib laughing so hard.