Ilco lock

by **zekeo** » 28 Mar 2005 11:58

Hey everybody...

Someone locked our storage room at work and we don't know where the key is. I haven't had much luck picking it, it is an Ilco 6 pin tumbler lock in a lever handle inside door. I can get about 4 pins, but I'm getting stuck. Any info or advice on this lock? Thanks...

by **rayman452** » 28 Mar 2005 12:42

CAll a locksmith, or the fire department. You cant really learn lockpicking fast enough to let him out in time. Your best bet is just to call someone, kick the door down, or attempt to drilll the lock out, which can be messy. Cheers mate.

Helpful eh?

by **zekeo** » 28 Mar 2005 12:45

rayman...

I've been picking locks a few months: I can open yale deadbolts, masterlocks, etc.

I was just wondering if anyone had any info about this particular lock, ie security pins, etc.

by **digital_blue** » 28 Mar 2005 12:46

rayman452 wrote:CAll a locksmith, or the fire department. You cant really learn lockpicking fast enough to let him out in time. Your best bet is just to call someone, kick the door down, or attempt to drilll the lock out, which can be messy. Cheers mate.

Helpful eh?

This is so funny I don't even know where to start. :lol:

I think you best re-read the OP rayman. There isn't somebody locked in the closet. Somebody locked the closet.

Also, zekeo has been a regular contributer here for a little while (see the 73 other posts he's made) and is not exactly starting from scratch here.

zekeo: If I had anything helpfull to add about the lock, I would, but I've never picked one of those so I don't know if there is anything special about it.

db

by **zekeo** » 28 Mar 2005 12:46

Oh, and by the way no one was stuck in the room, I'm not sure where you got that from

Anyway, I just went through the ceiling and opened the door... but I'm still interested in learning to pick this lock, so any advice would be appreciated.

by **digital_blue** » 28 Mar 2005 12:47

You beat me to it zeke.

by **rayman452** » 28 Mar 2005 14:27

O

...ummm...I dont know how I read it...I just did. Umm...Im going to leave now...good job....

by **chopitup** » 28 Mar 2005 15:23

Ahh... The often forgotten "Go through the ceiling" trick. Did you wear a repelling harness and night vision goggles? I mean, I hope you looked the part.

by **zekeo** » 28 Mar 2005 15:33

no night vision goggles... although I wish I had goggles of some sort because of all the crap that got in my eyes.

Speaking of going through ceilings, our neighbor in the strip mall got broken into this way, through a vacant business next door. Something to watch out for for all you security folks out there.

by **digital_blue** » 28 Mar 2005 15:51

Once upon a time, I had a computer store (with a couple partners). We had an alarm system and bars on the windows and doors. Firgured we were in pretty good shape. One night somebody broke into the place next door (after cutting the phone lines to the building disabling our security system dialer) and broke through the wall of our bathroom. They had all the time in the world to clean the place out.

We never even thought of that as a possibility. As simple as it was (two sheets of drywall to go through) a wall just has the appearance of an immovable object. Learned some costly lessons that day.

db

by **GateTwelve** » 28 Mar 2005 16:59

Ah Ilco.... My absent minded fiance has one on her apartment door. In knob lock. I've had to pick it for her several times. The only real piece of advice that I can give is the fact that on her particular lock, the pins binded randomly. Not front to back or back to front. Other than that...I have no idea.

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