Thanks so much, Dmac! An hour or two ago I was cursing at the goat wrench after having it come out for the 24th time - and after watching this and working a piece of feeler gauge I now have a tubular tension tool that actually works.
Just caught this video. I got into lock sport more by accident. A friend gave me some security locks. 2 or 3 of each . A tubular lock was the first lock i ever picked. . The most difficult was a 14 tumbler dimple lock 6 tumblers each side 2 from an angle. . Lots of head scratches. But hey that was nearly 30 years ago and still enjoy it. . Keep up the great work
Great tool!!! 😀 Nice picking!! I have that KLON tool kit Had lots of luck with it Sometimes I use a lot of the bands and use a rotary motion on the tool. Will try to look back in my videos and give you the video numbers. 🐈⬛🐈🐾🍻👏👏👏👏👍
That is a great tensioner you made. I have the commercial wrenches and none fit any tubular lock I have so I need to make my own. Great information on how to make one and what to be aware of. Thanks for this video, cheers
Tool looks very decent Dmac aaaand works well. I would be tempted to wrap a thin coat of harness tape round the edges. It needs a sister tool now to do the other type of tubular locks. I am reviewing tubular lock picks next week. I find them hit and miss, say 60 to 65% success rate.
Grind the little lug off of the key - BINGO you can put it in and close the lock 👍😃 Nice one mate 👍 Mine was made out of a hacksaw blade and was decidedly 'rustic' compared to yours . Cheers 🍻🍻🍻
May be a stupid question but with the tools mine didnt come with directions, not in my language anyway. Did you install a pin inside the center? Essentially for same purpose as a tensioner.
Nice homemade tool dmac , it looks like it grips much better than the mass produced ones ,I have the huk set & it works almost like a key,I couldn’t believe how quick it worked when I used it the first time, it works quicker than my southord one. It did struggle to open one D lock but I found if I added one of those rubber castration rings it opened it easily, Also you can use a small Z wrench which is much easier to use than the goat wrench type tensioners because your hand is not obstructing the pins as much, here’s a video I made of it a short while ago ruclips.net/video/rQQrTqd4l1E/видео.html
Cool tensioner! I've recently made a tubular lock pick/probe. Think I'll be making this tensioner soon. Thanks for sharing and have a fantastic weekend.
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Thanks so much, Dmac! An hour or two ago I was cursing at the goat wrench after having it come out for the 24th time - and after watching this and working a piece of feeler gauge I now have a tubular tension tool that actually works.
Just caught this video. I got into lock sport more by accident. A friend gave me some security locks. 2 or 3 of each . A tubular lock was the first lock i ever picked. . The most difficult was a 14 tumbler dimple lock 6 tumblers each side 2 from an angle. . Lots of head scratches. But hey that was nearly 30 years ago and still enjoy it. . Keep up the great work
Great tool!!! 😀
Nice picking!!
I have that KLON tool kit
Had lots of luck with it
Sometimes I use a lot of the bands and use a rotary motion on the tool.
Will try to look back in my videos and give you the video numbers.
🐈⬛🐈🐾🍻👏👏👏👏👍
That is a great tensioner you made. I have the commercial wrenches and none fit any tubular lock I have so I need to make my own. Great information on how to make one and what to be aware of. Thanks for this video, cheers
Came for the Tubular, stayed for the DIY. Thanks!
🤘🏻😁
Well done sir 🤘 agree with you getting the camera right is so awkward, especially when considering the gut 😋
thanks now i know what i did wrong when i made one
Tool looks very decent Dmac aaaand works well. I would be tempted to wrap a thin coat of harness tape round the edges. It needs a sister tool now to do the other type of tubular locks.
I am reviewing tubular lock picks next week. I find them hit and miss, say 60 to 65% success rate.
Cheers Roy. I managed to get one working after the video. Spent an hour fettling away mind 😁👍🏻
Nice job mate
Nice acrylic handled one for MKII?
Ooh, nice idea 😁👍🏻
Grind the little lug off of the key - BINGO you can put it in and close the lock 👍😃
Nice one mate 👍
Mine was made out of a hacksaw blade and was decidedly 'rustic' compared to yours .
Cheers 🍻🍻🍻
A top tip! 😁👍🏻
May be a stupid question but with the tools mine didnt come with directions, not in my language anyway. Did you install a pin inside the center? Essentially for same purpose as a tensioner.
@@shawngotti1444 yes, that's installed. I did get them (sometimes) working after much fettling. They're just poorly made tools
Thanks for the reply and the thorough video.@@Dmaclocksport
Nice homemade tool dmac , it looks like it grips much better than the mass produced ones ,I have the huk set & it works almost like a key,I couldn’t believe how quick it worked when I used it the first time, it works quicker than my southord one.
It did struggle to open one D lock but I found if I added one of those rubber castration rings it opened it easily,
Also you can use a small Z wrench which is much easier to use than the goat wrench type tensioners because your hand is not obstructing the pins as much, here’s a video I made of it a short while ago ruclips.net/video/rQQrTqd4l1E/видео.html
I’ve also found a cheap n easy way to tension those tubular locks without a notch using a similar method, I’ve not made a video of that yet.
Cool tensioner! I've recently made a tubular lock pick/probe. Think I'll be making this tensioner soon. Thanks for sharing and have a fantastic weekend.