First successful attempt at safe manipulation

[mdc5150]

So tonight I was at the shop waiting for a customer to call me back to give me the go ahead on beginning of making keys for his car when I started playing with a Sentry 3 wheel safe. (Yes I know it's only a Sentry) I started by taking the wheel around about 10 times to the left and listening for drop in points. Then I went 10 times to the right listening to the same thing and averaged out where my numbers should be by the tolerances for a Sentry (Approximately +/- 5 numbers). I knew I had the right sequence in mind when I started getting a lot of drag and a loud clicking for the final turn to the right to unlock. I kept working the dial a little further to the left by about 2 numbers each time and then back to the right expanding by about 2 numbers each time in a back and forth motion. Eventually I got it to grab. All in all it took me about 25 minutes to open it, and I had no previous knowledge of any of the numbers of the combo. It was a pretty damn nice feeling even though it was just a Sentry.

[Bryanxwhite]

Opening a safe blind regardless of the brand is still amazing. Damn fine work! Makes me want to give my POS safe a go at it.

[cool-arrow]

Nice work I have been wanting to get into safe manipulation for years

[LocksmithArmy]

AWSOME!!!

i really wanna learn safe manipulation...
we actually got 9 government safes that need to be opened, im going to have a penetration party at work in the next couple weeks... problem is i wont be manipulating them

[mister sour]

im going to have a penetration party at work in the next couple weeks... problem is i wont be manipulating them

Ill bring the condoms and lube!!! Jk lol Someone had to say it

[mdc5150]

AWSOME!!!

i really wanna learn safe manipulation...
we actually got 9 government safes that need to be opened, im going to have a penetration party at work in the next couple weeks... problem is i wont be manipulating them

I've worked on a couple government safes and I don't like it. I would love to own one because they are stout etc. but I hate working on them.

[KokomoLock]

Great job on the Sentry safe, you will be doing the S&G safe locks in no time!!

AWSOME!!!

i really wanna learn safe manipulation...
we actually got 9 government safes that need to be opened, im going to have a penetration party at work in the next couple weeks... problem is i wont be manipulating them

Cool, are they the X08/09 stuff or the red/black label file cabinets?? I have opened several of both, let me know if ya need any help.

[LocksmithArmy]

the 9 im getting to play with are all 100lb single drawr file cainets, with various S&G locks on them. we have several other big file cabinets with X-0# on them that (once im proficient in drilling) i will open later.

[magician59]

Well done! Sentry's a fine place to begin.

[Oldfast]

I'm a couple months late on this post... but great job Matt! Sentry or not, how exciting!

I'm also one of those people very interested in learning manipulation, but never have.

[jfw]

Nice work, i'm trying to learn this myself but haven't successfully done it. Any safe you do this on is great. Keep it up!

[Josh66]

Might have to try cracking my Sentry gun safe... Never thought of trying that before, but now I'm intrigued.

[elbowmacaroni]

Nice work! 'grats MD

[mdc5150]

Nice work! 'grats MD

Thank you. That was a year ago now and I have not given a serious try to manipulating any more safes. At my new job though we are taking old safes and practicing drilling and opening. I love learning new stuff and I love that the new job offers so much more.