Paperclip stuck inside lock, PLEASE HELP! URGENT!

[Wreckmaster]

Reading this post has made my day. I am reminded to peoples "adventures" that I have had to clean up in the past.

On one hand I hate stupid people, but on the other hand, if it was not for stupid people, I would likely be out of a job.

[JackNco]

Im not talking about re keying a lock. i don't understand why people pay locksmiths to do this. unless they have keyed alike cylinders on more than one door.

Ok to be fair the quote you have from Zeke actually tells you the answer to your question before you asked it,

What if the cylinder costs £1000 and the rekey is £10?

I know what ill be calling a lockie for and its not a new cylinder

ok but how many people do you know with a lock worth anywhere near that much on a house door. or even a locksmith that will repair and re key a lock in that state for that much?

and looking at the image the OP posted ide guess it would be cheaper to buy a new lock than have it repaired and/or re keyed to the same key.

All the best

John

[Mutzy]

alot of mid-range quality knobsets have those 'PD' or schlage cylinders in them too. Here in oz, anyway. it's probably a deadbolt though, cause they're easier to pull apart than knobsets.

[Raccoon]

Regardless of keeping the old lock or replacing it with a new one, you're still going to pay a locksmith to come out and key it alike with your other doors. Assuming you want them keyed-alike (which is pretty common).

[Eyes_Only]

I wonder if the OP is ok, I mean physically. He said he was worried about upsetting his father because of what happened and now he hasn't posted back since the first page of this thread.

[Raccoon]

He's on holiday for the weekend. Perhaps his dad sold him off as slave labor.

[Mutzy]

Let it be known: Picking locks in use can/will result in the owner selling you as slave labour.
You have been warned.

[Eyes_Only]

This thread should definitely, definitely be made into a sticky.

[Krypos]

I hate to be the first to do it, but ROFLCOPTER bwahahahaha .

Call a locksmith. Seriously.

YES! ROFLCOPTER! OR PERHAPS ROFLWOFL? LOL. gotta love our mods/admins here.

[kg4boj]

I don't understand... I pick locks all the time, about 99.995% of them are in use at the time, I have never had a problem with a lock I picked (not raked, or snapped, those Schlage springloaded cylinder caps found in F series locks and the like really don't like snap guns) BUT even while I was learning, I didn't use paperclips or things never ment to go into a lock, flimsy things being stuffed into a keyway are a recipe for disaster.

I should note, the art of extraction can be a tricky one for even some of the best locksmiths, some of them just never practice it, and throw out the lock as destroyed if there is anything jammed in there. You have to remember if there are pins in the front of the obsticle you must raise them first with a needle pick, or anything really, if you can get something hook shaped through the obstruction ie extractor, and lift the pins in front of it you should be able to slowly but surely pull the foriegn object free.


On a side note, I think its worth mentioning here if you get a key broken off flush with the keyway face, there is not much wrong with taking a dremel and either drilling a small extra slot in the keyway paralell to the key if it will help your tool get a grip on it, just dont overdo it, you dont need to make it big at all, or deep in any meaning of the word for that matter, just a little depression enough to get at the side of the key.

[snijboer]

I know how to get it out.

1) Get a sisscor (however it called)

2) With the sisscor grab the paperclip that is stuck.

3) Pull as hard as you can!

4) It will be go out if it work!

Well i ever had that, I was lockpicking with paperclips to and then it stucked really good in it and can't pull it out. So i was using a sisscor and grab it so hard and pull.... and finally it popped out and everyone was fine. You could try it. Works for me.

[Dragunov-21]

Kinda off subject, but I think that a big problem is that people think "Hey, it'd be cool to pick locks", then go the paperclip route, then screw up, THEN come here for help.

They don't realise that picking locks can screw them up, and by the time they get here it's too late...

Mebbe I'm being too soft, but there you are...

[Theif Lord]

oh boy, reading this thread made my day. has anyone noticed he hasnt psoted for a loooooong while? personally....i think hes dead.....

[JRock]

I'm sorry but I started rolling when I read this. I was one of those guys that would read "Don't pick locks in use or ones you depend on" and think "That's dumb. What could go wrong?" But I didn't do it anyway just to be sure, and I figure the people that say that know more about picking then I do. Well, a couple of days ago I broke a tension wrench off in one of my practice locks, then I read this. It's just too perfect.

[josh0094]

i found all this out first hand. just like the guy above me did