skeleton key

by **bigbrother** » 22 Nov 2006 11:57

Hey all, my mom has a skeleton padlock. The only key is attached to the shackel so you really cant use the key. How would I pick a lock like this? Pictures of it will be up after I get off work.
Thanks for the help

by **Shrub** » 22 Nov 2006 12:04

Whats a skeleton padlock? is it made of bonez lol

by **UWSDWF** » 22 Nov 2006 12:04

take the key ring off the shackle...

by **Schuyler** » 22 Nov 2006 12:25

It is likely a small lever lock. My guess is that the key is fairly simple, yeah? You would do well to buy a cheap hacksaw blade and file it down to match the key on the shackle.

by **bonez** » 22 Nov 2006 12:36

Shrub wrote:Whats a skeleton padlock? is it made of bonez lol

it's what the reaper locks his bike with

by **bigbrother** » 22 Nov 2006 12:50

UWSDWF wrote:take the key ring off the shackle...

She doenst want to cut it off, I already suggested that.
Schuyler: I will try that.

by **UWSDWF** » 22 Nov 2006 12:53

SHENNANIGANS there I said it smell like

when a person doesn't want to take the key off the shackle, if it is there at all.

I don't like this....

by **Schuyler** » 22 Nov 2006 13:05

I entirely disagree with you this time, man.

Those big ol' lever keys? The heads of them have PLENTY of room to fit a shackle through. I think it's entirely possible that some kid (or unwary adult) just closed it up with the key on it. Or even that someone put it there as they were sorting a lot of random crap at an auction.

I buy it.

by **Kaotik** » 22 Nov 2006 14:25

I buy it too. I would still go with the idea of making a copy from a Hacksaw blade or something similar to retrieve the key.

I'd still like to see a pic.

by **bigbrother** » 22 Nov 2006 17:21

Cutting the key off is NOT an option. I tried my tension wrench, dont have a hacksaw blade yet. I need to get a bunch.

by **bigbrother** » 22 Nov 2006 17:23

Sorry for the double post. I see there isnt a edit button. How about making a mold of the key if the hacksaw blade idea falls through?

by **soho** » 22 Nov 2006 17:50

The keyway, if you can call it that, is a bit limited in space. I strongly agree with the hacksaw idea; however, if that does not work a small screwdriver, bent paperclip, or other household tool should probably do it.

by **freakparade3** » 22 Nov 2006 19:07

Is the key a barrel key? Meaning the end is hollow to slip over a post in the lock?

by **maxxed** » 22 Nov 2006 21:37

Even with the key attached to the lock the key can be coppied by a lockie and use it to open the lock.

by **plot** » 22 Nov 2006 21:45

maxxed wrote:Even with the key attached to the lock the key can be coppied by a lockie and use it to open the lock.

Yea, but how many lockies have spare barrel skeleton keys laying around to make copies from?

A lock like that is nothing special anyways, just a little lever you gotta push. Only problem with that particular lock is the restricted keyway to get something in there effectively... I had a bunch of skeleton keys back in the day, a ring of maybe 50, and between them I could open almost all locks like that I ran across.

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