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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 593.1 | | NSSG::FEINSMITH | I'm the NRA | Tue Feb 13 1990 15:21 | 4 |
| Drop it off at your neighborhood jail, they have lots of experts.....
only kidding.
Eric
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| 593.2 | It can be done, but I gave it up for a profession. | BANZAI::FISHER | Dictionary is not. | Wed Feb 14 1990 13:56 | 3 |
| I opened two of them many years ago, offhand I think I lucked out.
ed
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| 593.3 | | PSTJTT::TABER | Opposites impact | Thu Feb 15 1990 11:55 | 4 |
| In his book "Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman" the late Nobel laureate Richard
Feynman gives some good tips on safe-cracking....
>>>==>PStJTT
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| 593.4 | | DICKNS::WELLCOME | Steve Wellcome (Maynard) | Mon Feb 26 1990 17:51 | 7 |
| Well, I really have no idea, having grown up in a nice neighborhood,
but if I were going to try to open it I guess I'd get a stethescope
or perhaps a contact microphone and see if I could hear anything
as I turned the dial.
Maybe try calling other locksmiths and see if you can get any help...
although they may be reluctant to give safecracking lessons over
the phone!
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| 593.5 | sorta the same situation | OASS::BURDEN_D | No! Your *other* right! | Mon Feb 26 1990 18:34 | 10 |
| I had a similar situation, but the door was off the safe I got from my
grandfathers house. We had no idea what the combination was and the NH
Safe and Lock Co in Nashua was going to charge $25 to find it or change
it (I forget which). How many locksmiths have you called?
I ended up finding the combination in a card file that my grandfather
kept. One card had 4 combinations on it so I tried each one and one
was for that safe.
Dave
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| 593.6 | | BUNYIP::QUODLING | Gimme a Mail Jeep, and I'm dangerous | Mon Feb 26 1990 20:06 | 5 |
| IS there a manufacturers id or serial number visible on the safe.
If so, you can write the manufacturer and see if they can help.
q
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| 593.7 | Thanks keep sugestions coming. | SMURF::PINARD | | Tue Feb 27 1990 13:36 | 9 |
| I did look at the label on the front under the door, and it was an
Underwriters Lab... Class C firecode, with a serial number stamped.
I was going to pull it out to check the back and bottom for another
label, and contact the company but haven't had a chance.
Another option is my brother and I may get my father a gun safe,
and I'd see if they would throw in the opening of my safe after
getting the final price for the gun safe...
Jean
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| 593.8 | Ask Dick Feynman. | OTOFS::GREEN | Standing? In a hammock?? | Thu Mar 01 1990 18:58 | 6 |
| Richard Feynman has a lot of tips for lockpicking etc. in his book
"Surely you're joking Mr. Feynman". It's makes good reading even if
it doesn't help with your problem.
Dick.
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| 593.9 | Keep the safe. | KRAPPA::BILODEAU | So many TSRs, so little memory. | Mon Mar 12 1990 13:13 | 14 |
| The best way to open the safe is by manipulation. But not everybody
can do that, not even a lot of good locksmiths. The place you bring
it to will probably drill it. That is, they'll drill a small hole
(about 1/4" or 3/8") usually near the dial and at a certain angle.
The trick is knowing where to drill and at what angle. From the
hole you can then SEE the combination by turning the dial and
aligning the gates, reading the combination on the dial. There may
be an offset involved too. For $125.00 I think you would be hard
pressed to find a better safe at that price today.
Good luck.
Gerry
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| 593.10 | | NRUG::MARTIN | | Sat Aug 25 1990 13:47 | 3 |
| RE: .0 did you solve your problem?
Where are you located?
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| 593.11 | KNow a safe cracker!? | SMURF::PINARD | | Mon Aug 27 1990 15:24 | 5 |
| Nope, tried playing with a stethoscope a little, but didn't really know
what to listen for. Haven't bothered going to the library or anything
else, so it sits in my basement... I live in Manchester N.H....
Jean
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| 593.12 | make a heck of a criminal.. | 11434::HANAM | tie your flowers to the cemetary gate | Wed Dec 02 1992 18:57 | 21 |
|
a related question.
i've got a safe and the combination, and still can't open it.
the combo is written down and says things like
left 4 times, 72
right 2 times, 15
left 3 times, 33
right 1 time, 16, open
i've tried it about everyway i can think of and getting nowhere.
i spin the dial 4 times to the left past zero and then stop at 72,
etc.. no good.
the dial has 2 arrows on it, one at dead top, the other about 350
degrees. i've been using the top arrow.
any ideas?
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| 593.13 | Give it an extra spin or two... | ROULET::CASSIDY | Aspiring conservationist | Thu Dec 03 1992 09:18 | 3 |
| > left 4 times, 72 Try spinning it left 5 or 6 times.
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| 593.14 | | 11434::HANAM | tie your flowers to the cemetary gate | Thu Dec 03 1992 11:48 | 3 |
|
pretty sure i did.. i guess i'll have to spend some time at it and see
what happens...
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| 593.15 | | NOTIME::SACKS | Gerald Sacks ZKO2-3/N30 DTN:381-2085 | Thu Dec 03 1992 11:58 | 1 |
| Try the other arrow.
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| 593.16 | What's my cut? | HDLITE::NEWMAN | Chuck Newman, 297-5499, MRO4-1/H16, Pole J13 | Thu Dec 03 1992 13:51 | 26 |
| 593.17 | | 11434::HANAM | tie your flowers to the cemetary gate | Thu Dec 03 1992 13:55 | 13 |
|
thanks for the suggestions. I didn't have the slip of paper with me
when i entered my note and so i just entered miscellaneous numbers...
so you are most likely correct about the # of revolutions decrimenting.
besides, i wouldn't enter the actual combination, i'd have Charly
following me after work to see where my house is...
unfortunetly, you'll never know if i get it open. i got the golden
tap...
lata..
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| 593.18 | | VERGA::WELLCOME | Steve Wellcome PKO3-1/D30 | Thu Dec 03 1992 14:23 | 4 |
| For an amusing an informative discussion of combination locks and
safecracking, take a look at the book "Surely You're Joking,
Mr. Feynman!" by Richard Feynman, physicist, artist, drummer,
Nobel laureate, .... It's available in paperback.
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| 593.19 | This should work... | VSSTEG::TOWLE | Corky | Fri Dec 04 1992 10:17 | 45 |
| RE: <<< Note 3707.12 by 11434::HANAM "tie your flowers to the cemetary gate" >>>
Hoping you'll see this before you leave.
| the combo is written down and says things like
| left 4 times, 72
| right 2 times, 15
| left 3 times, 33
| right 1 time, 16, open
Four number combinations work as such;
Left at least 4 times stopping at first number
Right past first number 3 times stopping at second number
Left past second number 2 times stopping at third number
Right stopping at 4th number, turn lever, open safe. (4th number is usually
0, 95 or 90 but with Yale locks you stop at 0 and turn the knob left to 10
to unlock and open) You should feel some resistance as you turn the knob to
cam the bolt to the unlocked position.
| i spin the dial 4 times to the left past zero and then stop at 72,
| etc.. no good.
It doesn't matter what number you start spinning the dial from as all you're
doing when initially turning it left is unwinding the tumblers so they can be
lined up correctly again. You need to go at least 4 or 5 turns to unwind the
tumblers.
|the dial has 2 arrows on it, one at dead top, the other about 350
|degrees. i've been using the top arrow.
The top arrow is used to open the safe. The other angled arrow is used when
resetting the combination to a different number sequence. You don't want to
mess with resetting the combination unless you are real familiar with doing
this. It takes a special key inserted into the back of the tumbler mechanism
to reset the combination.
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| 593.20 | | CSC32::S_BROOK | There and back to see how far it is | Mon Jan 17 1994 19:50 | 7 |
| I have a Sentry small floor safe, and have misplaced the combination.
Has anyone ever successfully opened one, OR know the details of the
internals of the lock ? If so, please could you contact me off line ?
Thanks,
Stuart
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| 593.21 | | TARKIN::HARTWELL | Dave Hartwell | Mon Jan 24 1994 14:04 | 7 |
| I got one open once with a cutting torch. Worked real fine.
/Dave
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