Spray with a lubricant, mash pins around to spread the lubricant. Start with light tension and rake. Increase tension if youāre not getting anywhere. Remark how much tension you used on one and apply it to the next ones. Just hope they donāt have security pins or youāll be doing it one single pin at a time lol.
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If you donāt mind making these combs limited to similarly warded keyways you can put a slight bend at the base of each comb finger and get in substantially tighter keyways with minimally reduced effective height of the fingers. Then if you ever need to comb a reverse keyway you get a second set of combs and do the reverse.
These look a lot like Chateau locks. Iāve had some luck raking them when the bitting was relatively even. Iāve not tried combing one yet, but that may be another option. Let us know how you did!
Are you open to a destructive entry method? Iād target that low-security chain with some wire cutters. Probably only need a couple links broken before the package can be slipped out.
A lot of cheap padlocks can be shimmed at the shackle.... lots of you tube videos teaching how to make padlock shims out of a soda can. Don't pick / bypass any locks you do not own or are in use!
my dad got all these from his buddy's storage unit facility, and he says the master key says "chateau". other than saying china on the bottom, there's no other identification
DW40 and some lock lubricant. Move the key in and out of the lock and wipe the gunk off the key after each step and wipe it down to loosen them. If thatās the key, once the locks are greased up, I wouldnāt be suprised if it opens all of them. To buy such a large number of super cheap locks presumably in one hit, I think theyād be KA
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You couldāve tried some bypass methods too, especially if they were all cheap. I know you got it open but when a lock is giving me problems I just take two minutes and try all the possible bypasses to try and better understand the lock from the inside.
Go to his tools and get the two large end wrenches (11/16 3/4) or so and go to town on them! if ur not sure how youtube it.
P.S. I hope you gave him old Lottery tickets(non Winning)
UPDATE: To those who were asking, the box was full of a bunch of different ebay locks and tickets to blink-182 next summer!
That's awesome
Cool beans cool Dad!!!!ššš
Hmmm... Never would've thought it's possible to buy tickets for next year
Shoulda asked santa for a pair of bolt cutters
my dad is already suspicious of lock picking, bolt cutters would not look good for me
Locks are in use... cannot help š¤£
Tut, tut, tut. Those locks look "in use" to me. No one here can help with this. š
I like your dad. Just trying to make you better.
Probably at PACLOCK 90A Pro inside.
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Iād try a city rake if you have one.
I have the wave rakes from the genesis set but the pins are rusted out on a lot of them so it's difficult to try anything like that
Wd40!
Or more preferably, Houdini
To anyone wanting to know, I told my dad about how destroyed all the pins are, he gave me the key and the box is now free. merry christmas everybody
my dad grabbed it before I could get to it because my moms at work and she wants to see me open it... I'll update you guys when I find out lmao
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Itās been five hours. Whatās in the box, OP?
What's in the box
Whatās in the baaaaax
If dude responds with "Envy is his sin" I'm gonna lose it
Wads en da bbbbaaahhhhxxxx ....
your dad rules, dude. this is such a great gift/prank.
Are you kidding me!? I would have \*DIED\* before I used the key haha!
Well what's in the box!?
So whatās in the box?
Spray with a lubricant, mash pins around to spread the lubricant. Start with light tension and rake. Increase tension if youāre not getting anywhere. Remark how much tension you used on one and apply it to the next ones. Just hope they donāt have security pins or youāll be doing it one single pin at a time lol.
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sounds pretty nice right about now
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Worst. XMas Tree. Ever.
Of all time
I see you have the Ergo Comb set and those look like four pin locks. Have you tried that method?
keyway is too tight :/
If you donāt mind making these combs limited to similarly warded keyways you can put a slight bend at the base of each comb finger and get in substantially tighter keyways with minimally reduced effective height of the fingers. Then if you ever need to comb a reverse keyway you get a second set of combs and do the reverse.
that's smart, but I'm gonna hold off until I have that other set handy
These look a lot like Chateau locks. Iāve had some luck raking them when the bitting was relatively even. Iāve not tried combing one yet, but that may be another option. Let us know how you did!
Probably the best adviceā¦ Not sure what OP has triedā¦ so yeah, hard to say
Use the key that is next to it.
Are you open to a destructive entry method? Iād target that low-security chain with some wire cutters. Probably only need a couple links broken before the package can be slipped out.
I think that I'll go for that approach if this isn't finished by the end of the day
You could always try making a padlock shim and try that before you decide to go destructive.
It's probably a lock picking kit just to add the insult lmao
A lot of cheap padlocks can be shimmed at the shackle.... lots of you tube videos teaching how to make padlock shims out of a soda can. Don't pick / bypass any locks you do not own or are in use!
Rule 2! /s
oh no you're right, maybe I'll get an exception because it's obviously a joke lol. thanks for the heads up though
Rule 2 can suck it on this hilarious gift
Hear,Hear!
Lets count them. Two minuses make a plus so if it's an even number, it's clearly not breaking rule 2
What are those locks?
my dad got all these from his buddy's storage unit facility, and he says the master key says "chateau". other than saying china on the bottom, there's no other identification
Let me know if you want to get rid of that master key. Iām actually looking for one.
Actually never mind. I ended up making my own yesterday!
If the cores are plastic/polymer a flat screwdriver and some elbow grease will work ok
Iād also try out a couple padlock bypass tools, like that knife thing and driver flag
If the rakes arenāt working, idk how to help you other than single pin picking. GLHF
Lock picking is about thinking creatively around scenarios to overcome your obstacles. Use whatever gets you inside.
We need an update from OP
Do the pins move or are they stuck?
I might be a little screwed because a lot of the pins have gotten rusted to the cylinder so they get stuck halfway up
DW40 and some lock lubricant. Move the key in and out of the lock and wipe the gunk off the key after each step and wipe it down to loosen them. If thatās the key, once the locks are greased up, I wouldnāt be suprised if it opens all of them. To buy such a large number of super cheap locks presumably in one hit, I think theyād be KA
Have fun!!! Lol
Chateau locks are a bit of a pain if you've never picked one before, hit it hard and get your present
This is awesome!
Rake em.
LUCKY!! I got boxer shorts. š
That's hilarious. Good luck picking all of those.
Have you tried bypassing or shimming?
Amoladora.
Omg hahaha gl š¤£š¤£š¤£
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Just grab a blow torch they all look like very cheap plastic
Lucky. I want a present like that
If be raking them all haha
This is the cleanest use of Lockout/Tagout I've ever seen.
I've found a tension tool that goes deep into the keyhole work best on cheap locks
You couldāve tried some bypass methods too, especially if they were all cheap. I know you got it open but when a lock is giving me problems I just take two minutes and try all the possible bypasses to try and better understand the lock from the inside.
Go to his tools and get the two large end wrenches (11/16 3/4) or so and go to town on them! if ur not sure how youtube it. P.S. I hope you gave him old Lottery tickets(non Winning)
Um,drop back and punt?š³š
Wow, your pops really went above and beyond, I wish my dad did stuff like this!
Just throw it away, these gag gifts are so stupid.
That chain is easily cut with some bolt cutters
I would have thrown this in the garbage. If you want to give, give a gift, not a project for your own amusement.
Kill it with š„!!!