I Found A Locked Safe, and Have No Idea How To Get Inside of It!

clifdweller

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Whew!!!! I'm actually glad to see it was empty. Well, not glad; I wish you had got a bunch of money. But I AM glad to see it didn't contain a 1,000 year old Chinese Ming dynasty vase! Think about that before you (everybody) use brute force. And, if it had contained $1,00,000 a torch would have been a bad idea.
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Whew!!!! I'm actually glad to see it was empty. Well, not glad; I wish you had got a bunch of money. But I AM glad to see it didn't contain a 1,000 year old Chinese Ming dynasty vase! Think about that before you (everybody) use brute force. And, if it had contained $1,00,000 a torch would have been a bad idea.
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I could shake it and tell there was nothing sold in there. lol If there was anything, it would have had to be pretty small, or light like money.
 

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Looked like fun. Glad you finally solved this mystery. Now on to the next one.
 

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Next time try the Wedge Will Save Some Pounding Thanks for the Video to bad its Empty Better luck on the Next One Chug
 

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Well THAT SUCKED! but at least I know now lol



Just gotta get mean with it!:laughing7: See how easy that was! :laughing7: Now Imagine swinging that hammer every other day at work for hours at a time!:laughing7:

Also shows how "safe" some of the safes aren't! They are just fire safes. and to keep kids out.
 

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I picked up a locked sentry safe a couple weeks back at the curb for scrap. Took me about 5 minutes and a nail file to jiggle the lock. Look up on how to use a bump key for any future finds.

I wouldn't trust one of these with a typical kid over the age of 12. But in a pinch they're great for younger kids, and nosey older relatives.


Nothing inside but the manual and some old papers.
 

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It was fun, a real Schrödinger's cat treasure:occasion14:
 

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I picked up a locked sentry safe a couple weeks back at the curb for scrap. Took me about 5 minutes and a nail file to jiggle the lock. Look up on how to use a bump key for any future finds.

I wouldn't trust one of these with a typical kid over the age of 12. But in a pinch they're great for younger kids, and nosey older relatives.


Nothing inside but the manual and some old papers.

Kind of scary how some of that works! If there's a will there's a way. Nothing is really secure, just slows people down some. :laughing7:

I love how people think of the "Door". Expensive locks, heavy door, etc.... But don't realize the side of a lot of houses are plastic, some foam, and drywall. :laughing7: Same thing with most safes, the door is the hardest part. That's what you consider when buying a safe. The whole thing and it's construction, not just the door.
 

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My dad used to say that locks keep the honest people out
 

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My dad used to say that locks keep the honest people out

I worked for a guy at night that had an interesting past....When we were sitting around bored He showed me stuff that changed my view of locks. They are just mechanical. Scary actually....But things have come a long way.

The older cars... all they needed was the VIN number. There was a book that told you how to cut the key.Basically... At one time they could walk up to certain cars, read the vin, come back later with a key. I don't think that is as easy now. This was early 90's. He was repo at one time, among other things..:laughing7: There isn't a lock I can't open in this house, without damage, with 2 modified tools. I had a good "pick gun" "snap gun" but it never really worked for me.
 

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A Bump key works really well on Kwickset and weiser I have Medeco locks on my casa. Expensive but unpick able and cannot be drilled. You can not get a duplicate from just any locksmith and you need to have the code before anyone will cut it. It is about the best you can do within reason. Now there are the windows :(
 

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Don't forget, these Fire safes are not meant to be burglar proof. They are to protect important papers from fire. When heat hits them the edges around the door melt closed to keep heat out. Your regular safe might not do that so if you want both fire proof and burglar proof stick your fire safe inside your burglar proof safe.
 

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lock picking is a useful and easy to learn skill
 

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