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My first safe opening.

Forgot how to dial the combination on that old safe? Think you got the right numbers but the handle is stuck? What safe should you buy? Ask your safe questions here!
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My first safe opening.

Postby Phatphish » 13 Oct 2013 11:12

Had a friend contact me this week to say his safe was no longer unlocking and could I come and look at it for him.
After a little over 8 minutes I had it open and his wife could retrieve her jewellery and paperwork.

Where did I learn the skills to do this?
About 99.8% from this site and 0.2% from other places.
I'm not going to discuss what make the safe is or the technique I used.

Thanks to all the contributors to this forum for making this possible. It gave me an immense sense of satisfaction and the "customer" a whole load of relief.
Its amazing what can be accomplished by studying via the internet.
<')))><.There are no problems, just situations that require solutions.><((('>
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Postby MBI » 14 Oct 2013 9:46

Congratulations! I bet that's a great feeling.
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Re: My first safe opening.

Postby martinblythe » 27 Oct 2013 14:06

Its a great feeling when you open a lock, I am a newbie and the information available on this forum is fantastic, ATB martin.
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Re: My first safe opening.

Postby mechanical_nightmare » 5 Nov 2013 2:41

Congratulations! Hopefully I will attain this level of technical capability someday. The number and difficulty level of locks I can pick are advancing steadily, and I am meticulously studying this site as well as LSS, so I'd say its a matter of time and practice...
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