(187) How to Make Your Own Tension Tools From Wiper Blade Inserts

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  • @LockNoob
    @LockNoob  Před 7 lety +63

    I hope this clears up any mystery for beginners :-)

    • @bird718
      @bird718 Před 6 lety +2

      massive help, i will make a few top of the keyway tension rods from wiper blades tomorrow

    • @bwood6337
      @bwood6337 Před 5 lety +1

      Yeah, I think this’ll work loads better than the paper clip I’m using right now.

    • @stopthephilosophicalzombie9017
      @stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 Před 3 lety

      Can you heat-treat these to make them stiffer?

    • @benjaminmiller9554
      @benjaminmiller9554 Před 3 lety

      Why don't you use the end of the stainless beam as a rake? It works with some tapering modifications.

    • @stopthephilosophicalzombie9017
      @stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 Před 3 lety

      @@benjaminmiller9554 Stainless beam?

  • @gsau3000
    @gsau3000 Před 3 lety +37

    Here's a tip: Bend the end first before you cut it to length in case it breaks when you bend it.

  • @UncleFjester
    @UncleFjester Před 5 lety +73

    FYI we can get all the free wiper Blades you can want by going to any auto parts store trash cans on a rainy day. Walmart too!

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 5 lety +3

      Great advice! :-)

    • @firebird8600
      @firebird8600 Před 3 lety +3

      I can confirm this... as I am at an auto parts store most rainy days.

    • @waynehoffman456
      @waynehoffman456 Před 3 lety +1

      Can confirm this. I used to work at an auto parts store. Trust me, they won’t mind you cleaning out the trash cans for them.

    • @mercoid
      @mercoid Před 3 lety +1

      Very true. Recently I had to borrow my wife’s car on a rainy day and her blades were worse than useless. I stopped at AutoZone for new ones and the trash can outside was overflowing with spent wiper blades.

    • @leefurniss
      @leefurniss Před 3 lety

      Yes, then when you have made your locksmith tools you can rob all the new parts at night when everybody's sleeping 😁 win win

  • @Eis_
    @Eis_ Před 6 měsíci +2

    6:00 My heart kinda sank when I saw you fumbling about with a tape measure when you literally have a cutting board with measurements right in front of you. Lmao.

  • @dallas69
    @dallas69 Před 2 lety +4

    Best video I have seen.
    I was about to pay $20 + $10 shipping for multiple Tension wrenches now I just went to auto parts trash can and have 20 Tension wrenches (9.5 x 0.3cm).
    Thank You for this Great Video!

  • @micksbiggestfan4006
    @micksbiggestfan4006 Před 2 lety +2

    Thanks so much for this. I too, heard the "make 'em out of wiper blades" referenced in several video's and was clueless.

  • @danijelvrhovec
    @danijelvrhovec Před 3 lety +9

    Made me a couple of these. Very satisfied with rigidity. Easy to implement torque but still bends enough to feel feedback from the core. Thanks!

  • @kerrylamb682
    @kerrylamb682 Před 2 lety +2

    Cracking me up! The cutting mat has CM marks and would be easier to measure using it than a tape! LOL

  • @miallo
    @miallo Před 5 lety +12

    What I added to the design is that I took a triangular file and with the edge I made some serrations on the sides of one end of an otherwise symmetrical Z-wrench (I copied it from some pry bars). This greatly improves the stability if you use it top of the keyway so it doesn't slip out that easy. If you want to use it bottom of the keyway I like the smooth end better because otherwise it might bind up at the sleeve (and it usually doesn't slip out that easy anyways)

  • @geekchameleon
    @geekchameleon Před 2 lety +2

    I've found that the bristles from street sweepers are awesome. If you see a street sweeper in a parking lot at night, spend a few minutes looking around that parking lot the next day and you may find a couple that broke off. They aren't pretty, but are nice spring steel and the dimensions are perfect for tension wrenches. Their thinnest dimension is actually thinner than what you have in this video, and being spring steel, they handle the pressure as well as (if not better than) the thicker stock but give you more room in keyways. I spend a minute or two with high-grit sandpaper to smooth the faces before I start bending or cutting. The grocery store I go to most often has a pretty overzealous sweeping schedule, and over the course of a six month period, I was able to find enough bristles to last me decades _and_ hand some over to some of my locksport friends. All I did was park at the end of the first set of stalls and look on one side of the walkway going in to the store and the opposite side on the way out. I'd choose a different lane each visit and averaged around six bristles per week, going to the store one or two times each week.
    I have learned to love making the wrenches so they're "bent the other way," so that once bent, the are as flat as the metal is thin. You have to use a torch and get the metal glowing hot, but most metal appropriate for a tension wrench will bend this way beautifully when hot enough. It takes a bit of practice to get a pretty bend, but once you figure it out it's easy. Once bent to the angle you want it, heat it up again and use your pliers to flatten it out since they usually want to twist a little bit. Note that if you make wrenches like these, the body will be pointing vertical, not horizontal.

  • @mariosantizo4099
    @mariosantizo4099 Před 5 lety +29

    The end of the blade with a groove that you cut and discarded at minute 7:45 is useful to make a pick, other teacher on youtube shows how to do it right.

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 5 lety +2

      Thanks :-)

    • @JohnSmith-gs4lw
      @JohnSmith-gs4lw Před 4 lety +3

      One of them here. Needs some handles though. czcams.com/video/jNAhnFAO7Tc/video.html

  • @loadapish
    @loadapish Před 4 lety +73

    My dad told me to become a locksmith, he said it will open so many doors for me

  • @ogghostprepper9138
    @ogghostprepper9138 Před 3 lety +6

    Street sweeper machines shed bristles very often. I use them to make picks as well as tension wrenches.
    A small bit of heat from a handheld propane torch allows you to curve them upwards enough to make some high ended picks.

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 3 lety +1

      Gd tip!

    • @anderstroberg3704
      @anderstroberg3704 Před rokem

      Yep, they are great.
      Band saw blades also works nicely, if you grind off the teeth and grind them down to a suitable width.

  • @figdish90
    @figdish90 Před 5 lety +8

    you can also just pinch the end of the wiper and flex/pull the end towards the middle of the blade. thats what those notches at the end are for(manufacture). you have to over pinch so the notches pass and over flex the middle so the blade shortens enuf to pull out of the tangs. lil safer/quicker not sure you can be trusted with a razor ;)

  • @randallsmerna384
    @randallsmerna384 Před 11 měsíci +1

    If the steel breaks when you bend it that means it's good spring steel and you'll have to do some heating to anneal it before bending - then heat it again and quench it after bending.

  • @stopthephilosophicalzombie9017

    I wonder if a dip stick might be a good source for metal for these. You can get those for practically nothing at the junkyard also.

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 3 lety

      Thats a good Idea, thanks!

    • @stopthephilosophicalzombie9017
      @stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 Před 3 lety

      @@LockNoob I tried a few yesterday and they were really bendy. Not sure if it is just because they are so long. I haven't cut one down to size yet.

  • @LockPickingPatrolman
    @LockPickingPatrolman Před 7 lety +8

    Great video! I think these were the first tools I made when I started picking 😃 I've never been able to manage making an actual pick from any though, I think because of the width of the inserts (mentioned by Leon's comment)

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 7 lety +2

      LockPicking Patrolman thank you :-)

  • @msa3595
    @msa3595 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Love your videos, my friend. I've learned so much from you.

  • @RubberBanned
    @RubberBanned Před 4 lety +3

    Is that a soldering mat! You're multi talented! I've honestly never made a turning tool from a wiper insert, and this was pretty good! Love these!

  • @WilliamMancel
    @WilliamMancel Před 7 lety +4

    Sad to hear they are going to a cheaper, more brittle insert in the new wiper blades. If you live in a city, you can find street sweeper blade's on the street, and they work also.
    Excellent video on the lowly tension wrench buddy. They don't get the Wow factor of a pick, but having the correct tension wrench can make all the difference between wether you get into the lock, or not. You covered everything in detail. I really enjoy watching your videos. It's like I'm sitting in your living room, and you are teaching me how to do something with locks, without interruption. 😁 Because in an actual training situation, questions come up all the time, and it can take forever to finish your lesson. Video instruction, combined with hands on experience, is the way to go. It all depends upon your instructor, and your ability to understand, and implement the material.
    Don't think something is too mundane to be of interest to anyone. I will watch anything about Lock Picking. You never know when you will learn something very useful. Bravo mate!
    👏

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 7 lety +2

      William Mancel thank you for watching :-) it's good never to assume knowledge, at some point someone starts from a position of no knowledge and I hope this video covers the bases :-)

    • @plankhill
      @plankhill Před 4 lety +1

      Oh my friend... it is good free stuff, but if you are serious about the good stiff, order you some shim stock. in bulk... you will be in heaven...

  • @RookieLock
    @RookieLock Před 7 lety +3

    Great info bud ! thanks for sharing, I have bad luck when looking for inserts, the only ones i ever find are the thinnest ones, but the other day while walking home from my doctors office, I finally found the thickest one, lol so i was able to use it to make 2 different width tension wrenches

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 7 lety

      Rookie Lock I'm lucky that a friend gave me a load of cut lengths of the good ones... the metal in the wiper blade on this video was pretty poor!

  • @AHeadC
    @AHeadC Před rokem

    Calling Wilko a hardware store is the biggest compliment ever.

  • @peterestall
    @peterestall Před 7 lety +2

    Great vid, very instructive and informative, loved the showing how to strip down a wiper blade.

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 7 lety

      Pete Restall thanks :-) when I started picking, I had no idea what a wiper blade insert was lol

    • @TheMCCraftingTable
      @TheMCCraftingTable Před 2 lety

      Very informative indeed.
      (Says a person who doesn't have a car, that's me)

  • @darrentinman6994
    @darrentinman6994 Před 4 lety +7

    I used the wire from my wife's old bra. Made quite a few. They fit really nice in most euro locks

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 4 lety +5

      I do the same :-)

    • @danieljaworski1294
      @danieljaworski1294 Před 4 lety

      That's a great idea

    • @danskifpv
      @danskifpv Před 4 lety

      Same here, I've yet to try the wiper blade method, I just love how the curved edge toward me feels on the finger for tension.

  • @eoslocksport
    @eoslocksport Před 4 lety +1

    Great idea!! Will be making a few of these for myself :)

  • @ernestgalvan9037
    @ernestgalvan9037 Před 2 lety

    Older video… but maybe some tips….
    Your local scrap yard / junk yard / pick-n-pull yard is a gold mine for these things….
    Wiper blades
    engine dip stick
    Transmission dip stick
    Power steering fluid dip stick
    On the wiper blades, I always take the metal out and leave the rest. Most junk yards want $1 for used wiper blades, but I’ve been given as many as 30 metal inserts for free… at times they’ll charge a quarter.
    Same with the dipsticks… i take just the ‘stick’ portion….
    Other uses for these, beyond tension rods…
    One is poking clogged sink drains.
    Another is a hook for getting things out of tight spaces, such as behind furniture, or between car seat and center console.
    BTW.. another item I love grabbing from older vehicles are the radio antennas… the straight single rods are stainless steel.;; if they are bent, i always get them free.. i just count them as ‘shorter rods’.
    The gold ones are the ancient retractable ones.. these get me four to six aluminum tubes…
    I use some of these things in my modeling hobby…

  • @WRWhizard
    @WRWhizard Před rokem

    My brother in law works at an auto parts place. He got me a dozen old wipers. I disassembled them and all of the inserts are approximately .247 wide .040 thick.
    Now I did find some metal stock suitable for tension tools. I used brazing rods. Copper, phosphorous, silver alloy. .124 wide and .050 thick

  • @waddac2
    @waddac2 Před 7 lety +1

    Great first homebrew wrench video mate. I have done a couple of tutorial videos years ago and love and still use the ones I made as you can play to your hearts content and add twists too. Funny enough I was playing with a closed shackled Legge padlock yesterday and used a wrench I made for middle of the keyway. It was a bit of wiper insert I had left and thought I would just add twists here and there and is great.

  • @jowilson5581
    @jowilson5581 Před 3 lety +1

    wow. you just opened my eyes, i'm making my own tension tools from now on

  • @gantry289
    @gantry289 Před 7 lety +1

    Great job! very informative.

  • @telegraph_hill
    @telegraph_hill Před 3 lety +1

    Pro tip: the mat has a ruler on the edge.

  • @theavidpicker2721
    @theavidpicker2721 Před 7 lety +3

    Nice tutorial bud! That is the best way to get cheap tention tools.

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 7 lety

      TheAvidPicker 1 thank you :-)

  • @healthbeauty7853
    @healthbeauty7853 Před rokem

    You've just given me an idea, I can glue one of these strips on the end of a electric toothbrush and make an electric bump gun.

  • @MrJools70
    @MrJools70 Před 4 lety +7

    Made loads of these,they work equally as good as bought ones,I use a 6" shifting spanner to bend them and bend them upwards,My local garage is starting to wonder what the F*** I`m doing though I think lol :D

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 4 lety +2

      Lol it’s nice they give them to you :-)

  • @mwilson14
    @mwilson14 Před 7 lety +2

    I used to snip off the end with the notch in it as well, but then I started to just break off the part just after the notch. This way I have a pre-made end for a TOK wrench. I then just file it down to the proper depth so that it doesn't touch the first pin, and add some serrations on the inside of the notch.

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 7 lety

      Matthew Wilson good idea! :-)

  • @manueldegroot7625
    @manueldegroot7625 Před 3 lety +1

    this video is my 1000th liked video and I wanted to save it for a really good video and this is one of the best videos on yt!

  • @noahway13
    @noahway13 Před 3 lety +2

    It had been raining for days. I went for a walk tonight for exercise and passed an auto parts store. Out of curiosity I went and looked. The front trashcan was a gold mine for wiper blades. I must have looked peculiar walking home with a big bundle of used wipers.

  • @keithrutherford5164
    @keithrutherford5164 Před 7 lety +1

    good video on making tension bars like to see one from u on pick making I like to see how different people make them can always learn a new trick

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 7 lety

      Keith Rutherford thanks :-)

  • @Altrag_
    @Altrag_ Před rokem

    The quality of the steel matters less when you perform the bending operations on hot metal. Heated to the low end of red hot the metal will allow you to easily bend it to a crisp 90° corner without snapping. Drop the tool into a shot glass of used cooking oil to quench. Mind your fingers, it's easy to get burned when hot fabricating. A gas station jet style lighter would suffice as your heat source.

  • @hyperhektor7733
    @hyperhektor7733 Před 4 lety +3

    i used a mini lighter torch to heat them red hot, and then twist the handle
    feels much better imho

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 4 lety +1

      More flexible for sure 👍

  • @drbelli
    @drbelli Před 3 lety +1

    i would torch heat the metal before bending, not too hot, a lil red, let it cool, bend.

  • @iyeetsecurity922
    @iyeetsecurity922 Před 2 lety +2

    To avoid it breaking under stress, would it be worth heating the area you're wanting to bend?

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 2 lety +2

      You can, but in my experience, a good quality steel should bend ok cold. I have had dove brittle ones crack in the past

  • @zhiliaoshi_
    @zhiliaoshi_ Před 4 lety +1

    could the starting peace be used as a extractor for broken keys?

  • @plankhill
    @plankhill Před 4 lety +3

    Great Tips... I want to give a go at making some of my own picks. I work in warranty return parts for a major automotive group, and pi[er blades I get a lot back, because they just replace them under the 12 month contract every oil change service... plenty of stock. I'm disappointed you cut that that end off with the notch in it. Had the makings of a good single pick. My inserts do not have that. Just flat stock. Oh, and as I mentioned before, I have a dremel hehehe with hundreds of profile grinders... just getting started, gonna be a fun new hobby.

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 4 lety +1

      It will be a fun new hobby for sure! :-)

  • @robg109
    @robg109 Před 7 lety +2

    I make them with a really short section like the one you did. they are perfect for wafer locks.

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 7 lety

      robg109 yeah, they are really useful :-)

  • @keva5144
    @keva5144 Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks for the tip mate.

  • @JEMHull-gf9el
    @JEMHull-gf9el Před 7 lety +1

    Great tutorial!

  • @nuclearcloud9239
    @nuclearcloud9239 Před 3 lety

    Yes wiper inserts work for smaller tension wrenches. If you want wider tension wrenches use underwire in women's bras.

  • @xderiwx
    @xderiwx Před 6 lety +1

    I have some inserts that are only 2mm wide. Do you think they'll still work out for TOK tension?

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 6 lety

      The only real answer I can give is that there is always a lock that it would work on, but it does seem a little thin for most applications :-)

  • @Monkey_slapping_keys
    @Monkey_slapping_keys Před 4 lety +23

    Use the scale on your mat m8 :)

  • @v6cosworth167
    @v6cosworth167 Před 4 lety +1

    Great tension tool and tip, 👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌😊

  • @singingbowels
    @singingbowels Před 4 lety +1

    You’re doing a great job Noob.

  • @HadToChangeMyName_YoutubeSucks

    Glad you said to be very polite, I was gonna just walk into a service center and say "give me your f'ing wiper blades you f'ing c#nts!"

  • @liveyourdreammedia
    @liveyourdreammedia Před 3 lety +2

    Protip if you gonna ask a garage for them: don't underestimate the power of some cookies or cake :D or friday afternoon bring some beers. Think that will bring the success rate as close to 100% as you can get haha

  • @ch3vali3r72
    @ch3vali3r72 Před 4 lety +1

    i just want to mention that the notch that you cut out could work really well for top of the keyway tension if you trimmed it leaving about half a centimeter of the thin part on the end so in theory you could have the best of both world with minimal effort

  • @zeno2712
    @zeno2712 Před 5 lety +5

    I think it's a good idea to smooth the edges of the wiper blade before you cut and bend it - it's just easier to do when it's in one long strip. You can then round the ends after cutting.
    Also, the notch at one end might be useful to make a top of the keyway wrench that has a narrower tip than the rest of the wrench. - just cut it off somewhere along the notch rather than cutting the notch off and throwing the end away.

  • @vicenterivera5693
    @vicenterivera5693 Před 3 lety

    Very useful information!

  • @walterwhite6439
    @walterwhite6439 Před 5 lety +1

    Use a lil heat shrink for the bottoms for padding

  • @redcatimaging
    @redcatimaging Před 7 lety +1

    Nice tension wrench making tutorial :). I have experienced a lot that when you bend them over a sharp edge of the pliers, they break easy. So bending them only a little and the rest with the hand (and a little more rounded) is sometimes better. Also not that easy to find them, many new are these flexy one bladed and even the traditional ones often are complete plastic inside the rubber :(. I file the edges round in the vice before bending ;), it's a little more easy :).

    • @theavidpicker2721
      @theavidpicker2721 Před 7 lety +1

      redcatimaging Hey, I am interested in getting a pinning shoe and a front loader from you. I know a few people who have gotten them from you and your products are great for 3d printed tools. Here is my email: drewestes2010@gmail.com
      please contact me and we can arrange something!

    • @redcatimaging
      @redcatimaging Před 7 lety

      I will do ;).

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 7 lety +1

      redcatimaging thanks for watching :-)

  • @TomMcDonaldatYahooDotCom

    Why did you round the end off ?? Wouldnt it grip/bite better in the keyway and not slip if it was sharp on the end and NOT rounded?

  • @dwwjr56
    @dwwjr56 Před 2 lety

    It would be much better if everything talked about was shown in camera view!

  • @jesseparent7558
    @jesseparent7558 Před 4 lety +2

    well I'm excited now too!

  • @sammo7877
    @sammo7877 Před 3 lety +1

    Trip to the local car scrap yard when lockdown ends :)

  • @merrypickster7824
    @merrypickster7824 Před 4 lety +1

    I just got a set of wiper blades & took them apart and the inserts were twice as wide & dark not shiny, is their anything i can do with these ones?

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 4 lety

      Those are cheap, this spring steel... you can make picks from them, but they are not too strong :-)

    • @mattfleming86
      @mattfleming86 Před 3 lety

      I have some OEM subaru like that which WERE spring steel. Some stock is better than others. I also do some home gunsmithing and one can never have enough variety of spring stock!! The only way to determine the quality is to test it. Some that breaks has a higher carbon content and needs to be heated. Some is just cheap garbage.

  • @possumdan1
    @possumdan1 Před 2 lety

    not sure where you're getting the 3mm wide pcs from....i just got 6 blades from auto parts trash and the thin stainless in those was only 2.5mm. We'll see how they work. Good video.

  • @CoreyBradley96
    @CoreyBradley96 Před 4 lety +1

    Needed to go to Wilko anyway - guess i have something else on my shopping list now :)

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 4 lety

      Lol

    • @CoreyBradley96
      @CoreyBradley96 Před 4 lety

      Lock Noob they work pretty well! The ones I got are quite thin, so they spin in the jetway a lot, but the TOK part is perfect. Just need to buy some better tok tensioners soon

  • @alf8990
    @alf8990 Před 5 lety

    My local Halfords (UK) was more than happy to let me take a handful of old wipers for nothing. Don’t know if they will all let you but it’s definitely worth asking nicely.
    Some were to brittle and snapped when trying to bend but only 2 out of the 15 or so I picked up.

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 4 lety

      That’s a great tip :-) some of those inserts can be really brittle, as you say :-)

  • @TinkersTales
    @TinkersTales Před 3 lety +1

    Do tapered edges give an advantage to parallel edges? Do you use the ends (with the cut-outs) to make TOK tools? Why are L and Z tension tools included in every kit, its as bad as hex keys in socket, spanner and wrench sets?

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 3 lety

      No.sometimes. You can never have too many

  • @TinkersTales
    @TinkersTales Před 3 lety +1

    is it better to put a twist near the end or in the centre?

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 3 lety

      The end, but i never do, it makes it too flexible fore my tastes

  • @mrkultra1655
    @mrkultra1655 Před 6 měsíci

    Thanks

  • @n0tthemessiah
    @n0tthemessiah Před 3 lety +1

    Can you show how to put a 90 degree twist (or even better, two twists) in the wiper blades?

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 3 lety +1

      Just use 2 pairs of vice grips and go slowly

  • @Leonslockpad
    @Leonslockpad Před 7 lety +3

    very nice video buddy great info.the new type of wiper blades on modern car is not that good it spits and cracks easy the old style ur useing now is much better and getting harder to get a hold of.im a machanic we dont order the old ones anymore so get them wile u can😊👍👍👍😊

    • @LockPickingPatrolman
      @LockPickingPatrolman Před 7 lety +2

      Leon's lockpad I keep a lookout for wiper blades from larger trucks to see if they have any wider/thicker inserts (so far not much luck). At work we do a lot of our own maintenance so I've got a pile of the new style.

    • @mwilson14
      @mwilson14 Před 7 lety +4

      My friend gave me a couple wiper inserts he had. I didn't realize how much thicker they were than the ones I pulled out of my wiper blades until I was actually working on them to form tension wrenches. I kept saying to my wife, that I must not be feeling well because I don't remember having such a difficult time bending and twisting the metal before. It wasn't until the next day when I compared my tension wrenches to the new one I just made. LOL.

  • @noahway13
    @noahway13 Před 3 lety

    Check Auto Inspection places if they are required in your area. These people try to find things wrong with your car and wiper blades are constantly being replaced, raining or not. Also, if you go to junk yard, oil dipsticks are great and usually a thicker gauge.

  • @roccorodriguez6653
    @roccorodriguez6653 Před 4 lety +2

    Your cutting mat has centimeters marked on it

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 4 lety

      Ah, but does it? Yes. Yes it does...

    • @roccorodriguez6653
      @roccorodriguez6653 Před 4 lety

      Lock Noob haha I’m sure you knew. I find your content very useful and have been making my own tools.

  • @Clr-Clr
    @Clr-Clr Před 4 lety +1

    No way, was wondering where I could get the wipers from I live right next to wilkos

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 4 lety

      Try a garage and get free second had ones :-)

  • @merlin1346
    @merlin1346 Před 5 lety

    The reason they can break is because there are different grades of stainless depending on the amount of chromium content, usually bent cold. heat till buff red electro polish it.

  • @DeadlyVenomKing
    @DeadlyVenomKing Před 3 lety

    would never thought
    windshield wipers

  • @JMLockpicking
    @JMLockpicking Před 6 lety +1

    Nice one...

  • @foresttaniguchi3168
    @foresttaniguchi3168 Před 4 lety +2

    Street sweeper bristles

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 4 lety +1

      They work good too of they are in good condition :-)

  • @mahram.kanjori
    @mahram.kanjori Před rokem

    Hello, don't be tired, if it is possible for you to teach how to make a buffer and different types of tools, such as the diameter and type of metal, please specify.

  • @furrane
    @furrane Před 4 lety +3

    6:10 use your mat ^^

  • @kirosun
    @kirosun Před 5 lety +3

    why don't you just use the measurements that are printed on the cutting board rather than fumbling with the tape?

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 5 lety +3

      Because reasons 😩🤔

    • @kirosun
      @kirosun Před 5 lety +1

      @@LockNoob Good answer.

  • @tawnyard4649
    @tawnyard4649 Před 5 měsíci

    Why not keep the narrow profile at the end? Why snip it off?

  • @yetis4lifeyetis4life6
    @yetis4lifeyetis4life6 Před 7 lety +1

    Whenever I watch your videos, I always think I'm watching Frankie1080p's gaming videos... your voices and speaking mannerisms are very similar. Anyway, cool video, thanks for sharing! :)

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 7 lety +1

      Yetis4Life Yetis4Life thanks :-) he has a few more subscribers than I do lol

    • @yetis4lifeyetis4life6
      @yetis4lifeyetis4life6 Před 7 lety

      You'll get there eventually :-D

    • @dice6541
      @dice6541 Před 4 lety

      wow, i haven't heard that name in years

  • @aurelienyonrac
    @aurelienyonrac Před rokem

    So exciting

  • @jacobpaint
    @jacobpaint Před 3 lety +1

    How very English of you to give advice on how not to annoy the mechanic that you ask for wiper blades from.

  • @doncracraft6120
    @doncracraft6120 Před 6 lety +1

    Another thing that I will try making, just for the fun of it!
    DClaus

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 6 lety

      Once you do, you’ll never buy a tension tool again :-)

  • @Goodywloss2010
    @Goodywloss2010 Před 5 lety +2

    great video. it's criminal you used croppers/side cutters to cut the metal and not tin snips though!!!

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 5 lety

      I just don't have tin snips, that's all :-)

    • @JohnSmith-gs4lw
      @JohnSmith-gs4lw Před 4 lety

      Most diagonal cutters are made for copper so you’re eating into the life/sharpness of them by using them on SS. They have to play a balancing act with hardening and tempering the tool steel and, being designed for copper, they are going to be tempered back a bit. Looks like it worked okay though. You can also “cut” the inserts by gripping them tightly with locking pliers and flexing them back and forth until they snap.

  • @punchyscyllarus565
    @punchyscyllarus565 Před 4 lety +1

    what's the thickness of these wiper blades?

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 4 lety

      It ranges a lot. I like to get as many as I can and choose the width and thickness that works best for the job

  • @erickolee
    @erickolee Před 2 lety

    Width is 2.2mm , how about the thickness ? Can you please tell

  • @Bedsheet_Necktie
    @Bedsheet_Necktie Před rokem

    ♻US - North East. The local auto parts store (AutoZone) has a bin right outside the entry/exit doors just for old wiper blades for when ppl replace them in the parking lot. Keep an 👁out.

  • @AalbertTorsius
    @AalbertTorsius Před 6 lety +1

    I've found that the underwire from an old bra will work fine as well and give you a nicely curved handle.

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 6 lety +1

      Best to take it from both sides though otherwise the missus gets upset ;-)

    • @gardnerdean
      @gardnerdean Před 4 lety

      @@LockNoob lol

  • @DONATELOO27
    @DONATELOO27 Před rokem

    He's good for cross lock ?

  • @PolarAttack
    @PolarAttack Před 3 lety

    Measuring tape - just seems awkward considering your cutting pad already has centimeters laid out on it. Like others have said - make your bends before cutting. If you’re buying a new wiper blade, why not get one for your car and then use the old one 🤦‍♂️

  • @BarbarianElite
    @BarbarianElite Před rokem

    initially I did too, but it's too thin, so it needs to be a little wider, its not so good, yesterday i make some from a tweezers, I cracked and I managed without any other tool to break a lock just by tension and vibration at the same time..first time in my life, I think it took me 20 seconds. Then in the evening with a safety pin and a hairpin I broke a yala. I don't want to film because in my country the police are a bit idiotic.

  • @SpunkMouthwash
    @SpunkMouthwash Před 5 lety +1

    Trip to wilkos for me 👍

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 5 lety

      I’m not a fan of the steel in this wiper. A local garage or scrap yard might be able to sort you out :-)

    • @SpunkMouthwash
      @SpunkMouthwash Před 5 lety +1

      @@LockNoob anythings better than the cheap Chinese garbage the wife's hair grips have made it to my kit before

  • @pickbeard2690
    @pickbeard2690 Před 7 lety

    Great vid buddy👍👍😘😘😍
    I saw a great vid some time ago (should still be on the forum), with Rick Wales making one's with a twist you should check it out🤔😉😉👍

  • @bird718
    @bird718 Před 6 lety +2

    excellent tutorial, i'll have to go out of the way and hit the auto parts store one day when its raining.

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 6 lety +1

      Try a garage or somewhere that has old wiper blades - you might get some for free if you are nice :-)

  • @carlweiss8942
    @carlweiss8942 Před 3 lety

    if not careful with heating the temper is lost, in the us we make these all the time, because of cost and flexibility

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 3 lety

      True, but they don’t need to be particularly hard IMO :-)

  • @plankhill
    @plankhill Před 4 lety +1

    Noob... dang buddy, we have Dremel tools for that sort of stuff hehhe, makes short work of it, and polish the craziness right out of it

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Před 4 lety +1

      I might not have had a Dremel at that point :-) old vid :-)

    • @Clr-Clr
      @Clr-Clr Před 4 lety

      I don't have a dremel

    • @plankhill
      @plankhill Před 4 lety +1

      @@Clr-Clr So Sorry... Might need to get you one.. best little micro tool on the planet. I use mine all the time, and make short work of new picks. They all have gritty edges. I have already used one Buff so much it has a nice special groove in it, just for my picks, to touch and polish up. Only used for that reason only.