Anyone work at an Autostore?

[Essobi]

Used wiperblades tend to have an ideal spring steel in them to make torsion wrenches.

Anyone have a source for them?

Essobi

[James Copeland]

Salvage yard.. not sure what they'd want for them though. I've done a bit of picking out at pull-a-part. 

Essobi

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[Essobi]

Used wiper blades? Lord if it's more then 10 cents to 25 cents a set,
it's not worth it.
I think I can buy real torsion wrenches for 30 cents...

[James Copeland]

Right. It may be literally nothing. Ive gotten some little oddball things in there before that they didnt charge me for .. however I was getting other things at the same time that were more substantial. I could maybe call and check. 

[Essobi]

Someone suggested checking the dumpster at autozone or somewhere similar after a big storm. 

Essobi

[dosman]

Go to the dollar store and get one of those "flip-out" laundry baskets. 12' of tensioner material per basket right there.

-dosman

[Essobi]

Feet or inches?

Essobi

[dosman]

FEET

These things are amazing, the dollar store and hobby lobby are advancing the state-of-the-art in lock picking without even realizing it. The metal works just as good as professionally made tensioners, but you need to be gentle when bending it, sharp/over-90 degree bends will snap it, but it is strong until then.

[Essobi]

Nice source. Any chance you took a micrometer to the thickness?