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Re: Obscurity (was Re: "Locked Shop")

> As I've said elsewhere, I think the FAQ actually addresses these issues > in sufficient depth to cover most of your p...
20 comments posted 23yrs
posted by mab
20 comments posted 23yrs posted by mab

Mosler safe not opening

Hi,'I just bought a house in which there is a Mosler safe and the previous owner gave me the combination before moving...
0 comments posted 23yrs
posted by eric
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by eric

Re: Beginners Lock pick set Plus book for sale

Beginners set would be at least 100 pieces. After you've been in the biz for a while you find your favorite three or fou...
6 comments posted 23yrs
posted by cayoung61
6 comments posted 23yrs posted by cayoung61

Re: Sentry 1220 Safe

>Hello Group, > > A Freind gave me a Sentry Model 1220 Safe and has lost the combination. Is >there a way to open this...
7 comments posted 23yrs
posted by notme
7 comments posted 23yrs posted by notme

Briefcase Problem

I opened my grandfathers briefcase to get a repair kit out and I opened his briefcase by changing the settings (easy si...
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by paradisio15
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by paradisio15

Re: Mosler Safe Parts

do you have any more info mosler made several sizes of round doors
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by wsutton1
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by wsutton1

some funny Ford Locks

been noticing, since I rekey a lot of 10 cut Ford locks for the local dealer, an oddity... the locks have the 2nd wafer...
7 comments posted 23yrs
posted by notme
7 comments posted 23yrs posted by notme

Misleading packaging

I bet you guys have seen this before also. Really cheap warded locks (such as the ones sold at Dollar Tree)that have "p...
3 comments posted 23yrs
posted by mrpoopy
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by mrpoopy

Re: Keying brands together

>>Aren't most offbrand locks the same as Kwikset? Many offbrand locks will accept a Kwikset blank. The reverse is not a...
4 comments posted 23yrs
posted by keshlam
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by keshlam

Installing locks

Got a few questions about installing locks, particularly deadbolts. I've got a set of hole saws and just got an install...
13 comments posted 23yrs
posted by mrpoopy
13 comments posted 23yrs posted by mrpoopy

Rekeying Weiser Knobset

Greetings Group, having just completed a locksmithing course, my brother whose house has seven doors and 4 different ke...
4 comments posted 23yrs
posted by nospam
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by nospam

Keying brands together

Different pin spacing. For example, Kwikset is .248 to the first cut, .150 spacing. Dexter is 216 TFC, and .156 spa -- t...
0 comments posted 23yrs
posted by cayoung61
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by cayoung61

Re: Looking for a key

I've been in the lock biz since 1985, and I don't recognize that one either. Any chance to lay the thing on a copier or...
0 comments posted 23yrs
posted by cayoung61
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by cayoung61

"Locked Shop"

Sometimes I leave this discussion group shaking my head.The days of "The Locked Shop" Theory are gone (pertaining to Lo...
17 comments posted 23yrs
posted by L05R27L82
17 comments posted 23yrs posted by L05R27L82

Lockpick workshops online (free)

In Europe, there is a large community of sport lockpickers. These people dig pretty deep into locks, and even pick some...
8 comments posted 23yrs
posted by komr
8 comments posted 23yrs posted by komr