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How to pick a furniture lock

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How to pick a furniture lock

Postby santhalus » 13 Jul 2014 5:12

I have this drawer that has 12 small-sized drawers that has a small skeleton lock pick in each drawer. I have misplaced the key. How do I pick these locks? The key hole is about 3 cm in length.
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Re: How to pick a furniture lock

Postby mh » 13 Jul 2014 7:19

I suggest that you show a picture of the key holes. I doubt that a pick is already in there, nor any skeleton ;)
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Re: How to pick a furniture lock

Postby Squelchtone » 13 Jul 2014 10:47

I have a car, it's making a noise.. what's wrong with it?

c'mon.. you have to provide more info, and a photo as already suggested. Upload it to http://imgur.com and then copy/paste it in here so we can see this lock and give you meaningful advice.

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Re: How to pick a furniture lock

Postby NinjaLlama » 13 Jul 2014 16:26

Squelchtone wrote:I have a car, it's making a noise.. what's wrong with it?


Sounds like your blinker fluid is low.
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Re: How to pick a furniture lock

Postby GWiens2001 » 13 Jul 2014 17:12

NinjaLlama wrote:
Squelchtone wrote:I have a car, it's making a noise.. what's wrong with it?


Sounds like your blinker fluid is low.


Just make sure whether your car calls for normal or synthetic blinker fluid. And don't mix the two types. :wink:

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Re: How to pick a furniture lock

Postby cuttinedge1 » 13 Jul 2014 17:35

Make sure you wipe your engine cool before you add said blinker fluid. :D
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Re: How to pick a furniture lock

Postby Squelchtone » 13 Jul 2014 19:53


I hope the OP knows you guys are making fun of me and my post and not of theirs. I've thought about this often and it seems like it is part of human nature to vaguely describe a problem because we are right there and can see it so we do not include enough information for someone not right there to be able to imagine it. Since we are not in front of this drawer of skeleton key locks, we cannot fathom who big or small it is or if they are simple 1 lever skeleton key locks or if they are something more complicated. I hope folks who post here realize we are not psychic and cannot possibly tell them how to pick a lock based on a vague description which assumes we can visualize their lock as if we are standing there next to them.

We certainly want to be as helpful as possible, but it is difficult not to be snarky in a situation like this, no harm meant, but we seriously need more info or a photo to go by as there are so many different locks on this planet, it would be foolish to offer picking advice on so little information.

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Re: How to pick a furniture lock

Postby GWiens2001 » 13 Jul 2014 21:38

Agreed, Squelchtone. If you give us a picture of what you are dealing with, we will help however we can.

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Re: How to pick a furniture lock

Postby NinjaLlama » 14 Jul 2014 11:49

GWiens2001 wrote:Agreed, Squelchtone. If you give us a picture of what you are dealing with, we will help however we can.

Gordon


Indeed, I was not trying to be rude, just funny. :)
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