tyler_stevo wrote:Sorry if i didnt make it clear enough.
how long would the lock work uderwater. would it rust up, ect.
If you're planning on doing Houdini-style underwater escapes, as it sounds like from your questions here and in other threads, then your LIFE could depend on the answers to these questions.
On something like this, rather than relying on the answers given by strangers on the internet, I'd highly recommend you proceed at an incremental pace, experimenting and testing at every step along the way.
You need to find out what works for YOU and what doesn't, in a safe manner.
Once you pick what locks (or gimmicked locks) you plan to use, put them underwater for as long as you'd anticipate they'd be underwater.
See for yourself, firsthand, what happens to them.
Practice picking them underwater in a bucket so you can develop a feel for picking them in that state.
That being said, I can't imagine any part of any lock rusting during the short time they'd be underwater during an escape attempt.
The internal springs will be the most susceptible part.
When you buy or build gimmicked locks, consider using a model that can be disassembled and inspected internally.
I hope that if you plan in investing the time and equipment for this type of thing, that you take care of it.
Thoroughly flush each lock out with WD-40 after each use to get all the water out and prevent rust from building up progressively over time.
Lastly,consider trying to find a mentor, someone who has already learned to do this type of thing, and see if you can become an apprentice/assistant to learn the trade.
It might be a safer and more reliable way to learn to do what you're trying to do.
I hope I'm not being too blunt in saying this, but you really sound quite amateurish to be trying this stuff on your own if you can't figure out some of these basic concepts for yourself.
Be careful.
This stuff could kill ya.
