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Safecracking

Postby Morsecode » Sun Sep 29, 2013 4:49 pm

Anyone want to weigh in before I take the BFH to it... :D

odds on a random $20 still floating around in there?

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Re: Safecracking

Postby natsb88 » Sun Sep 29, 2013 5:32 pm

LaGard 33E lock. If you burn a hole in the back of the safe big enough for your hand, you can probably reach in and undo the lock linkage to open the door. Sometimes the reset code will be on a sticker on the deadbolt body. If not, you can reset it by accessing the circuit board in the deadbolt body.

http://www.h-i-r.net/2008/02/tinkering- ... ard-2.html

Get it reset and working and the lock is worth $25 - $50 on eBay.
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Re: Safecracking

Postby Morsecode » Sun Sep 29, 2013 7:02 pm

Interesting. I might try that.

Think I'll haul it down the basement and wait for winter. I played around with it today just because it's in the way at our tool shop.
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Re: Safecracking

Postby natsb88 » Sun Sep 29, 2013 7:06 pm

I don't know what the rest of the thing looks like so maybe it isn't suitable, but if you keep the front of it intact and get the lock working, you could have yourself a nice little safe. Just mount it to the floor with the back against a wall, or weld a plate over the hole if you want to seal it back up.
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Re: Safecracking

Postby reddirtcoins » Sun Sep 29, 2013 7:37 pm

some water drops on the button might expose which ones have oil buildup.. then you can guess from there. Worked for me once in the past.
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Re: Safecracking

Postby gubni » Sun Sep 29, 2013 8:49 pm

I agree its worth fixing.
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Re: Safecracking

Postby slickeast » Mon Sep 30, 2013 6:53 am

I saw a safe on Craig's list for $50. No combination. I called the locksmith that fixed mine and he said to get into it and repair it would cost $500. I didn't buy it. There are too many working safes for sale for less than that on CL. With scrap at 9.5 cents per pound it would have had to weigh 600 lbs to make a profit.
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Re: Safecracking

Postby gubni » Mon Sep 30, 2013 1:32 pm

slickeast wrote:I saw a safe on Craig's list for $50. No combination. I called the locksmith that fixed mine and he said to get into it and repair it would cost $500. I didn't buy it. There are too many working safes for sale for less than that on CL. With scrap at 9.5 cents per pound it would have had to weigh 600 lbs to make a profit.


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Re: Safecracking

Postby natsb88 » Mon Sep 30, 2013 1:46 pm

gubni wrote:$500 to crack a safe? Does he drive a Ferrari?

Maybe he wanted to take Peter for a ride.

(See what I did there?)
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Re: Safecracking

Postby slickeast » Mon Sep 30, 2013 5:10 pm

He said to open and repair it. I guess it would need to be drilled and then the hole fixed.

I don't know what the average going price is.
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Re: Safecracking

Postby gubni » Mon Sep 30, 2013 8:40 pm

Youtube is your friend.

It starts by peeling off the sticker that covers the buttons. Then you have to drill and such. You may have to replace the number pad but they are not too expensive.
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Re: Safecracking

Postby Verbane » Wed Oct 02, 2013 9:16 am

natsb88 wrote:
gubni wrote:$500 to crack a safe? Does he drive a Ferrari?

Maybe he wanted to take Peter for a ride.

(See what I did there?)



The locksmiths' name was Paul. He was robbing Peter to pay.... :shifty: Oh nevermind.
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Re: Safecracking

Postby coppertop1982 » Wed Nov 27, 2013 9:26 pm

drop it off a bridge
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Re: Safecracking

Postby stlouiscoin » Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:36 pm

how did this go?
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Re: Safecracking

Postby Rosco » Thu Jan 02, 2014 10:11 pm

:wave: Yes I also want to know if you were able to open an get it fixed :?:
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Re: Safecracking

Postby aloneibreak » Thu Jan 02, 2014 10:54 pm

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Re: Safecracking

Postby Numis Pam » Fri Jan 03, 2014 2:17 am

I wanna know too! :thumbup:
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Re: Safecracking

Postby plus1hdcp » Sun Jan 05, 2014 10:50 pm

You all have me interested too
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Re: Safecracking

Postby Rodebaugh » Sun Jan 05, 2014 11:16 pm

Verbane wrote:
natsb88 wrote:
gubni wrote:$500 to crack a safe? Does he drive a Ferrari?

Maybe he wanted to take Peter for a ride.

(See what I did there?)



The locksmiths' name was Paul. He was robbing Peter to pay.... :shifty: Oh nevermind.


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Re: Safecracking

Postby coppertop1982 » Mon Jan 20, 2014 3:26 am

I bet he hides his candybars inside and had a sweet tooth today
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Re: Safecracking

Postby uthminsta » Tue Jan 21, 2014 2:00 pm

Numis Pam wrote:I wanna know too! :thumbup:

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Re: Safecracking

Postby Morsecode » Thu Jan 23, 2014 11:12 pm

Sorry, I haven't been following this thread... :shifty:

Not much new to report. I dismantled as much of the machine as would come apart with wrenches and screwdrivers. Got it down to basically just the outer box and safe. Too cold to work on it, but I will post again once I get it open...and I will get it open even if it means wrecking it.
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Re: Safecracking

Postby Thogey » Thu Jan 23, 2014 11:32 pm

Do you have anything that shoots steel 7.62?

I'd probably get frustrated and take my AK to it.

Then discover I just shot up BU OBW rolls of CC morgans.
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Re: Safecracking

Postby OtusLotus » Sat Mar 15, 2014 11:36 am

Well its getting warmer! Any updates???
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