Best way to cut a big lock???

Hey Mudmouse!

what are you trying to say?

that you lose a lot of keys?:angel:

Moi!

Perish the thought...:angel:

I did leave them at home once.........alright twice. But that was long ago.

But I've never lost my gun!:)

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Originally Posted by stirlsilver

Ok... so who has some big bolt cutters around my area :D haha. I have access to a mig, So the idea with using the mig is to make the metal softer by heating it and letting it slowly cool? ANd then hit it with an angle grinder? Or just crank the mig up and try to blast through the metal?

I can see my alloy rim getting punished here :eek:

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cut a slot in your fire blanket place it over the wheel and pull the lock through the solt, crank the welder up to the limits and then weld the brass off. once youve got it seamed give it a couple of whacks with a hammer.

Stirlo, Stirlo, Stirlo, I will not ask where the spare key is.....:o

You can get into most padlocks and combination locks, and you can get any lock off somehow. Also, ignore the word "hardened" on some locks. The only thing hardened was the die that stamped the word, so I wouldn't bother using methods to open "hardened locks" or annealing etc. Thats also why my master key opens all locks, even hardened ones. It's red and has 2 very long handles.

If you don't have the key, I'd just hacksaw/bolt cut/angle grind etc it off. Think very carefully about using welding heat near your alloys. If you have an angle grinder/cutter it heats sufficiently to destroy any heat treatment anyway.

Hit the top of the lock with a hammer and cold chisel should undo the internal locking mechanism.

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Originally Posted by Disco300Tdi

Stirlo, Stirlo, Stirlo, I will not ask where the spare key is.....:o

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I think the spare key is in QLD... But I really would like to be able to get to my spare tyre.

The funny thing is that the tyre sits on my tray held on with a ratchet strap. And as a bit of a deterrent I lock it with some steel cable. Now me in my infinite wisdom thought, nah someone will just chop the steel cable and take off with the tyre, so I put the lock though one of the bolt holes so if it did get stolen they would have to deal with the lock still... Low and behold, I find myself in that very predicament. :mad:

:).

hey guys.......simple padlocks are really easy to pick.......
a 2 min search on you tube on how to pick a lock.......and two simple
tools found on your desk and it will painlessly pop open in less than a minute......


and you will also know how to open your front door should you lock yourself out of your house......

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Originally Posted by mudmouse

Try your local Police station. Whenever someone leaves their gun key at home the Sgt gets out the 'big red key' to snip the padlock off. It's easier to bust the lock than go through all the crap to have a Duty Officer find the spare key and 'authorise' you to use it:mad:.... Should have left it like the old system - chuck the .38 in your locker, take it home, hide it under a desk....

Give it a go, it'll probably be the only free option:)

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you must be a fossil , no one still working remembers .38's let alone what we used to do with them.

john