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44 lines
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OPENING COMBO LOCKS
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[ Touched up by V.T - The Editor ]
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First of all, let me tell you about the set-up of a lock. When the lock
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is locked, there is a curved piece of metal wedged inside the little notch on
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the horseshoe shaped bar (known as the shackle) that is pushed in to the lock
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when you lock it.
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To free this wedge, you usually have to turn the lock to the desired
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combination and the pressure on the wedge is released therefore letting the
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lock open. I will now tell you how to make a pick so you can open a lock
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without having to waste all that time turning the combination (this also helps
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when you don't know the combination to begin with).
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To bypass this hassle, simply take a thinned hairpin (file it down) or
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a opened out piece of a collapsing antenna (the inside diameter of the curved
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piece of metal should be the same as the diameter of the shackle- if the metal
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is too thick, use fine sandpaper to thin it down.
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Once you have your hair pin (make sure it's metal), take the ridged side
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and break it off right before it starts to make a U-turn onto the straight
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side. The curved part can now be used as a handle. Now, using a file, file
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down the other end until it is fairly thin. You should do this to many
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hairpins and file them so they are of different thicknesses so you can jimmy
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various locks.
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Look at a lock to see which side the lock opens from. If you can't tell,
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you will just have to try both sides. When ya find out what side it opens
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from, , take the lock pick and stick the filed end into the inside of the
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horseshoe-shaped bar on whichever side the lock opens from.
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Now, put pressure on the handle of the lock pick (pushing down, into the
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crack) and pull the lock up and down. The lock will then open because the
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pick separated the wedge and the notch allowing it to open.
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Also, this technique works best on American locks. I have never picked a
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Master lock before because of the shape a pressure of the wedge but if anyone
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does it, let me know how long it took. Also, the Master lock casing is very
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tight so ya can't get the shim in.
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-------Exodus
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