Lock picking
I took the tumbler assembly apart to figure out what the safe wanted so that it could open and close using the combination they gave me with the safe. It's old and pretty cool....the people who design these old safes are pretty smart. Here's the tumbler assembly, you can take the wheels off and make it work with any combination you want.
These are the parts left attached to the inside of the door after the tumbler assembly has been removed. There are two super duty locking pins on the door. Remember, this safe is fire proof and torch proof. I figured out how the pin on the lower left works and what it actually does. The lower left pin actuates when you open and close the door, you can see the lever on the outside of the safe in previously posted pics. But I couldn't figure out what the upper right pin was used for. It's spring loaded and I couldn't get it to budge no matter what I did. I figured that the pin had become "frozen" in place from not being used for many, many years?? This safe is at least 60 years old. You can also see other springs and pawls that interact with the tumblers...pretty complex. NOW......for all you up and coming "lock pickers" & "safe crackers"........can you figure out what the upper right chrome pin does or how it works????? Below is a close up of some of its' parts.
I looked at this part of the non-working pin (shown in previous pic, lower right) for many, many hours but couldn't figure out what it does or how it works. I finally (after 8 hours) figured it out. Let's see who comes up with the correct answer....all it takes is close observation, and a little Sherlock Holmes!! The folks that designed this safe are brilliant!!!!!
I took the tumbler assembly apart to figure out what the safe wanted so that it could open and close using the combination they gave me with the safe. It's old and pretty cool....the people who design these old safes are pretty smart. Here's the tumbler assembly, you can take the wheels off and make it work with any combination you want.
These are the parts left attached to the inside of the door after the tumbler assembly has been removed. There are two super duty locking pins on the door. Remember, this safe is fire proof and torch proof. I figured out how the pin on the lower left works and what it actually does. The lower left pin actuates when you open and close the door, you can see the lever on the outside of the safe in previously posted pics. But I couldn't figure out what the upper right pin was used for. It's spring loaded and I couldn't get it to budge no matter what I did. I figured that the pin had become "frozen" in place from not being used for many, many years?? This safe is at least 60 years old. You can also see other springs and pawls that interact with the tumblers...pretty complex. NOW......for all you up and coming "lock pickers" & "safe crackers"........can you figure out what the upper right chrome pin does or how it works????? Below is a close up of some of its' parts.
I looked at this part of the non-working pin (shown in previous pic, lower right) for many, many hours but couldn't figure out what it does or how it works. I finally (after 8 hours) figured it out. Let's see who comes up with the correct answer....all it takes is close observation, and a little Sherlock Holmes!! The folks that designed this safe are brilliant!!!!!
