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- From: mis@sug.org (Mark Seiden)
- Subject: Re: Gumball machine - new thread - help
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- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 07:56:36 GMT
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- cs737@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (John B. Baron) writes:
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- >gouldh@memstvx1.memst.edu writes:
- >
- >> I recently aquired an old gumball machine, but it does not
- >> have a key to open it. THe machine has a square container with
- >> a flat lid. The lock is in the center of the lid. THe lock
- >> fits around a shaft that extends to the bottom of the machine.
- >> Does anybody have any suggestions on how to go about picking
- >> the lock? I have never picked a lock before ....
- >
- > ...
- >It sounds like this is the sort of lock that has to be picked
- >over and over (and over) in order to unscrew the lock on the lid.
- >Every turn or half-turn, it may relock itself. It could get
- >frustrating.
- ...
- >Good luck with that machine. As for the actual picking, I'd be
- >may help to describe the keyway (the keyhole) so that we'll be
- >better able to guess what type of lock is in it.
-
- most of these are chicago double sided wafer locks. not difficult
- to pick, but on a threaded shaft that requires repeated picking once
- per turn. i have heard that (but not seen) a coil spring used
- once the lock is picked to rapidly spin the core through several
- revolutions.
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- mark seiden, mis@seiden.com, 1-(415) 665 8117 (voice)
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