*LIGHT* tension

by **raimundo** » 9 Jul 2005 9:48

the proper tension is whatever turns the key.

by **savior** » 12 Jul 2005 20:33

fugi wrote:it's not that you need light tension to pick, it's that you need minimum tension. light tension implies that you exert very little force, minimum tension means that you use what you need to make the pins bind and no more. light may be minimum, and when finding minimum you always start at light.

i've always done it backwards. start with a little more than i know i need... and slowly ease tension off the pick AND the tensor... always equates to a really smooth picked pin. really great feedback.

by **Grudge** » 13 Jul 2005 7:23

savior wrote:i've always done it backwards. start with a little more than i know i need... and slowly ease tension off the pick AND the tensor... always equates to a really smooth picked pin. really great feedback.

That is an interesting idea. I am assuming you mean you go firm, press up on the pin, then lighten up on the tension and the pin pressure until it sets, then firm back up and start again on the next pin.

by **savior** » 13 Jul 2005 17:46

Grudge wrote:That is an interesting idea. I am assuming you mean you go firm, press up on the pin, then lighten up on the tension and the pin pressure until it sets, then firm back up and start again on the next pin.

that's right! works pretty well for me. and since it sort of identifies a really fine minimum pressure, it commonly glides right over spools! not always though, sometimes i still have to repick my security pins.

by **vector40** » 19 Jul 2005 1:17

... I wish I remembered what my point was.

by **raimundo** » 19 Jul 2005 8:58

there is a lot of leverage in that tensor handle, try this, hold the blade of the tensor between two fingers, then press on the far end of the handle/lever with a piece of paper or a feather or something, try to resist the turning by pinching the the blade of the tensor, it will show you why light tension is needed, and why a little more tension puts you into the difficult pin movement territory. Thermites!!! thermites with mazola throwers

by **yofu** » 21 Jul 2005 9:28

haha i read that entire thread and my only comment:

what does axiomatic mean?

by **helix** » 21 Jul 2005 9:33

Axiomatic is something that is a known fact that doesn't
really need to be proved.

by **Chrispy** » 21 Jul 2005 17:12

Indeed, self-evident.

LIGHT tension

ever used a key?

try this

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