Need help impressioning barrel key cabinet lock

Same response as always: We don't know you, we don't know it's yours, and you probably wouldn't want us teaching your nosy Uncle Floyd with the gambling habit how to get past your locks. Hence lock defeating questions are generally considered inappropriate.

What I will say is that locks of this type are typically based on some combination of wards and/or levers. That may, or may not, give you enough information to do your own research.

STOP!!!!

Do NOT ATTEMPT THIS YOURSELF!!!!

This type of work requires the skills of a trained locksmith and seeing as you do not know the magic incantation to make this work you will only cause more harm than good.

Why do you expect locksmiths to reveal their *secrets* to you? Do you think Doug Henning will tell you how he makes things disappear? have you ever smoked a blank?

That being said, you might want to ask over in rec.woodworking because the true crafts-people that hang out there are a hell of a lot friendlier than the nasty sourball locksmiths over in alt.locksmithing.

Of course cabinet making and woodworking isn't a dying skill/art like locksmithing is.

Good luck!

Hello "Allan"

I'd recommend taking it to your local locksmith shop. They have special tools and experience to examine the lock and dedude the proper cut depths...

Keys for tubular/barrel locks aremore difficult to produce without the proper tools, and trying to use adrill or sometdrilling the key edge may cause

Ya know, doosey, (good name BTW)

I've tried extending an olive branch to you (in another thread). I asked you a sincere question, but you are too busy with your incessant whining and statements that are completely untrue, to take the time to answer it

I've given you more time than many others here. I'm done and am now plonking you like the troll that you are. Grow up and have a nice life.

On the other hand, Why O Why! do you feel it is necessary to cross-post your uninteresting and offtopic plonk announcement to groups that couldn't care less about your petty grievances when it is very clear which group the OP is posting from?

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Allan, refer to the FAQ for this group before asking defeating instructions.

Will people on this newsgroup give me information about picking locks, etc.? Yes and No. These is a serious debate, based on serious principles. Most experienced people here are quite willing to discuss the basics of lock construction and operation. Few (if any) are willing to give specific answers regarding opening a particular lock or safe - without knowing the asker or having other evidence that the inquiry is legitimate. Another balancing act regards the general effect of information. As Joe K. put it succinctly, "On one side there are the idealists who believe that even weak security should not be further compromised without good reason; on the other there are those who believe that weak locks should be forced out of the market. There's never going to be agreement here... can we just agree that reasonable people can disagree, and have done with it?"

g'day

the guys here just talk about.. well.. nothing really. lockpicking101.com will solve all your problems.