Cam Lock weakness

[Guitar_J]

I was looking at a double bitted cam lock I have today...the kind with threads down the body of the lock...

I realized that these locks are really a bolt with a lock in the middle of them.. therefore.. wouldn't these be very vulerable to applying a turning force to the face of the lock and pretty much just unscrewing them enough to rotate the cam to unlock it?

is there any solution to this weakness?

[CaptHook]

That is the weakness, but bear in mind, these are normally convenience locks not for security. A little more secure lock in the cam lock line, has flats on either side that match up to punched hole of the same shape, then its held in place with a clip. That way they dont turn at all, helps, but still not made for any real security.
Chuck

[Guitar_J]

Yea... I suppose that is correct... they're not made for any real ammount of security... but still... the places i see them in use, it makes me wonder why they don't use something a bit more secure.