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My local locksmith in Mitcham shop owner asked if I dealt with safes. Straight away I said no mate but still inquired to what the problem was, turns out when he bought shop he got the safe and code but no instructions on how to change the code. So can anyone help?
Got called to change this old safe lock after a key had been stolen. Couldn't find anything like it, it’s not a bracket that offsets a normal lock, it is actually the lock housing and it all clips together. In the end I swapped the levers around and made new keys. Probably worked out cheaper too to be honest. This was screwed to the backplate yes. One thing I am learning about older safes is they are rarely the same. Yes and best to always make new keys to old lock. Was a Samuel Withers, West Bromwich. Often called a Birmingham Banger they were common on many anonymous safes, the sort with keyhole escutcheons marked inviolable lock or patent powderproof etc. They survived into the 1920's. Some older lock collectors have them. They were made to shoot upwards and downwards. Any safe using such locks is no better than a tinplate cashbox, and not now fireproof (whatever the safeplate claims!) I have a job this morning to open a small electronic safe which also has an override but customer has lost the key.
I know you can hit the top of the safe and turn the knob which sometimes works but are there any other non-destructive techniques I can use if that doesn't work? Destructive opening tips would also help. Recently arranged the install of a Burton safe for a customer of the locksmith in Mitcham shop anyway, Burtons must have me down as a one their engineers since I had a call from one of their customers asking me to cut a key for a Burtons safe. I have a small key cutting machine that will cut mortice keys, but not sure what the Burtons safe keys looks like and if I have the correct key blank. Does anyone know about Burtons safe keys. Anybody have any ideas how people manage when changing the combination on a manofoil safe lock to turn the bottom change key square even though the change key goes through all of them together. This was a reasonably new change key so wasn't worn, have had 2 this week.
Had a good customer of mine ring me today they have a Milner safe but couldn't open the drawer I called round found the right key and the key is picking up the levers but not throwing the bolt any ideas as I never usually only do safes .just the small digi safes as I know my limits but don't really want to pass the job on And lose my regular work. Is it definitely the right key? first thing would put a wire lock pick into the talon and see If the lock is half shot as this is very common in older safes / locks. Then try and get a locksmith in Mitcham shop lock pick onto end of the bolt if it is possible and see if turning the key and pressure on the bolt will unlock it. |
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