tension wrenches

[darkhorse]

Here are my tension wrenches from wiper blades(cars & trucks)and some from cut down BBQ skewers..Even with this lot I still come across locks that they wont fit properly...The 2 in the middle are shortened ends trapped in springs for delicate tensioning

[chris]

Nice, great selection you have there

[KokomoLock]

Great selection. Don't matter how many you have you will always come across that one bastard lock that nothing fits.

[edsmiley]

Nice. How did you make the tips? Wouldn't mind seeing a close up on 1 or 2.

Great job!
Ed

[cyberpick]

Like the BBQ skewers good idea nice selection dh..

[darkhorse]

Thanks chaps... @ed...Heres a close up of the skewers.. after bending them at 90- degrees I then used the bench grinder to thin out the tips to suit different keyways.

[macgng]

OH WOW! gotta make some like these! thanks for the close up.

[piotr]

The BBQ skewers is a good idea. The spring tension wrenches are interesting, Steven Hampton recommends them in his book Modern High Security Locks but you are the first person I have seen that uses them. I will make a set. How did you fit the end to the wrench, is it jammed in or did you use an adhesive?

[edsmiley]

Thanks for the close ups Darkhorse, that helps.

Can you give some more details on how you made the spring tension ones. Never saw one before and have been doing a little bit of research on them

Thanks again!
Ed

[Alera]

Very nice, Are the Barbeque skewer tension wrenches about the same thickness as a bicycle spoke, or thicker?

[darkhorse]

@alera...the skewers are thicker than spokes...over here in the uk you can get a pack of 10 for a pound

@piotr.. theyre just jammed in the end of the spring
@ ed...I made up a tension wrench from wiper blades as usual then cut off the long part to about 1" long and forced it into the spring..

Here is it in action on a yale cylinder...with one of the homebrew picks too

[Alera]

Why does the tension wrench give so much if it's so thick? It looks almost as if you have a handle made entirely of rubber in the video.

[Aedalas]

Why does the tension wrench give so much if it's so thick? It looks almost as if you have a handle made entirely of rubber in the video.

Might want to check out the rest of this thread.

[Alera]

Wow, I feel stupid, it's been forever since i'vep osted on this thread and forgot the spring handles. V__V Thanks for pointing that out though lol.