How To Open Locks Without Keys Or Picks (Locksmithing) by Paladin Press

Author:Paladin Press
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2010-05-12T12:35:00+00:00

Fig. 21 &'udaway View uC Rear Section of Flat Top Desk

In opening a desk, the locking bolt should not be pried down. The object is to separate the bolt from the strike and to pull the drawer open.

Some flat desk tops are held in place by loose wooden dowel pegs (1 in Fig. 21) In order to release the lock of the center drawer, try to lift up the top first. If this doesn't yield, look for small angle brackets (2 in the illustration) that secure the top to the body. Remove the screws and lift the top free of the lock. Another method for releasing the center drawer is to unfasten the cross piece underneath the face of the drawer. An alternative to this is to remove the guide channels (5 in the illustration) of the drawer permitting the drawer to be lowered out of place.

Jimmying the top center drawer of a wooden desk is an easy matter. Most desk tops spring up. To avoid damaging marks, two strips of metal bent at right angles should be employed to protect the edges from bruises from the jimmy. In most cases, a mere quarter of an inch space is sufficient for the bolt to clear the strike.

The better type of metal desk does not yield as readily to jimmying. Chipped paint and bent rims usually result from using force unwisely. By covering the jimmy with a rubber strip from an old inner tube neater results can be obtained.

When spreading is not practical, the jimmy might be used to obtain enough space for a hack saw blade to be inserted. The bolt can then he sawed. This method is not recommended except as a last resort. Picking or obtaining a key by number are urged as better methods.

Opening Letter Boxes

Careful jimmying is the accepted method of opening a locked letter box if the usual key fitting or picking is not practical. Because these boxes are made of thin guage metal, they give and bend readily. The locksmith should make a set of small jimmies to suit the delicate type of job required on a letter box.

Many locksmiths drill out the rivets or screws holding the locks. This requires a set of templates or guides which show the place and size of hole to be drilled when placed over the cylinder or keyway tube. Templates are made by the locksmith himself out of thin metal.

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