Picks or Tension Tools, What's More Important?

[Eyes_Only]

That'll probably cause you to over set pin number 3 with a combination like that while trying to set the 4th pin stack.

[r0b0t1]

Which is more important? What do you mean? You need both to pick a lock.


Although there is a limit, something like the 62 piece sets in my opinion are filled with lots of stuff you don't really need. (All those pretty squiggly things...)

[freakparade3]

Which is more important? What do you mean? You need both to pick a lock.


Although there is a limit, something like the 62 piece sets in my opinion are filled with lots of stuff you don't really need. (All those pretty squiggly things...)

You can pick all day but with the wrong tension you will get nowhere. Study young puppy, you will go far.

[Eyes_Only]

It's all personal preferance of course but if a tension wrench doesn't feel comfortable in my hand while picking any lock, theres not much of a chance I'll be 100% effective at getting the lock open in a short amount of time.

[UWSDWF]

mmmmm larve

[r0b0t1]

Thats is NOT what I meant. I understand you need different tools to pick different locks, but one is not more important than the other.

But I do need to study, thanks for reminding me =)

[freakparade3]

Thats is NOT what I meant. I understand you need different tools to pick different locks, but one is not more important than the other.

But I do need to study, thanks for reminding me =)

After you get a few more locks under your belt, and move on to higher security stuff come back to this thread and post again. I promise you will have changed your mind.

[r0b0t1]

No, I don't feel like coming back.

It seems you think I am saying that picks are better than tensioners, and this is not what I mean. I am saying that both are important, and having only one or two of either is not very beneficial.

[Charlie511]

I was thinking that pics are more important then TW. Today i find opposite, I was picking a lock and one TW was small, another too big. I have to make another tension wrenchs

[Shrub]

You can pick a lock with two picks but you cant pick a lock with two tension wrenches so the pick is mightier than the wrench i think

Also wafer locks etc can be opened with a ball pick and nothign else,

Can i also remind you al that this is a hobby picking site so locks can be tensioned by the rear or the cam in the case of euro locks obviously padlocks are out in this but otherwise a wrench isnt so important and if it is its easier to make on on the move than a pick,

[Dooms_day]

i have a lot of diferent picks, and a couple tensions but... i realy only use one tension and a few diferent picks, but ill have to go with picks

[n00bking]

I ask again, could someone post a pic of their collect of tension wrenches?

[Dooms_day]

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/9825/img23531ae0.jpg

i realized i have quite a few tensions right after i posted

[JK_the_CJer]

I think having a wide variety of tension tools is more beneficial than a huge array of picks. I'm not sure about everyone else, but I find myself using a same 2 or 3 picks all the time anyway. You just get used to them and know how they feel. Now, tension wrenches on the other hand; It's like a constant search to find that one wrench that fits perfectly and least obtrusive. I've been fiddling with some designs for a multi-wrench that can hold many different sizes of wrench ends and take up less space in the case. All of your thicknesses, lengths, teethed, SFIC, etc... wrenches in one familiar tool. Maybe being able to adjust the stiffness of the tool by sliding a collar, or adding a small sliding weight to the handle for optional hands-free tension. Or maybe...I need to get myself to the hardware again

[Proctor]

Im in need of a new tension tool, my hairclips keep snapping when i heat them up then stick them in water for some reason :S

Would somebody be so kind to send me a bristle or 2 ?