how do i pick the locks on old cabinets?

by **skold** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 1:07 pm

not really an area i have looked at, never even bothered to learn, all i know is that the key looks like this

easy to pick?

by **quicklocks** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 4:59 pm

by **skold** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 1:20 pm

yeh there is a needle for th key, i have made the pick but the torque tool - sounds trick, i have no idea what to put tourque on

by **WhiteHat** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 1:26 pm

you should be able to unscrew it from the door (if you're allowed to that is) and then take it apart.

the locking bar should be closest to the opening of the lock

you need to apply horizontal force to it by locking your wrench in the little wedge ...uh.. hard to explain without diagrams...

after that, lift the levers until it opens! with the one that I have, I only have to lift one lever.

by **skold** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 1:31 pm

this is a 65 year old cabinet ..i don't think i could do that, but i have another 6 or 7 3 lever locks in the shed im gonna go find

by **skold** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 1:35 pm

btw, anyone got a diagram???

by **WhiteHat** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 1:36 pm

my attempt at ascii arting the locking bar:

Code: Select all: _______________ | | | /\ | |_____/ \____|

apply tension in that wedge bit towards the direction that the bar should move...

by **skold** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 2:19 pm

picked it!

2 levers, and the bar in the middle was a bit annoying but i picked it

yay

by **skold** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 3:42 pm

owwww all the locks are in storage (moved houses earlier this year)

maybe i could buy a lever lock at an antique shop??

by **quicklocks** » Sat Oct 09, 2004 4:02 am

by **skold** » Sat Oct 09, 2004 10:50 am

thank you very much, also picked a 5 lever padlock

by **quicklocks** » Sat Oct 09, 2004 5:12 pm

by **skold** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 2:41 pm

yes it sure is

, anyways, i hear some chubb locks have detectors so that when it's activated you cant pick it, and so the owner knows when someone tried

by **kehveli** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 11:01 pm

skold wrote:anyways, i hear some chubb locks have detectors so that when it's activated you cant pick it, and so the owner knows when someone tried

Yes that's true. The lock is called "Chubb Detector" and it works like this: If you overraise the detector it will "freeze" the whole mechanism. The owner will know when his lock is totally unfunctioning:)

by **skold** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 5:10 am

i wan't one

, very old locks i believe, from the 1800's??

any ways here's a question: How easy is it to use a 2 in 1 pick to open a lever lock?

how do i pick the locks on old cabinets?

how do i pick the locks on old cabinets?

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