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Posted: **Wed Jan 26, 2011 9:20 pm**

Instructional video on how to shim a lock open.

Posted: **Wed Jan 26, 2011 9:52 pm**

Kokomo rocks!! Thanks for the video and shoutout!

Ed

Posted: **Wed Jan 26, 2011 10:56 pm**

nice vid thank's for the info

Posted: **Thu Jan 27, 2011 12:05 am**

Good stuff kokomo, this can be a real lifesaver and it's something everyone should learn to do

I use a pick even if I have a blank handy, force of habit... it's handy enough, I use the straight edge of the pick to lift everything as high as it'll go and lever the pins up and down with it.

Posted: **Thu Jan 27, 2011 1:14 am**

you should really make a "Locksmithing 101" playlist... it would be great for beginners to run thru them all without having to hunt thru all ur vids... that and make it easier to download for my library

Posted: **Thu Jan 27, 2011 9:29 am**

Nice vid great info koko

Posted: **Thu Jan 27, 2011 10:32 am**

Great vid ........may have to try that on a couple of locks here. :???:

Posted: **Thu Jan 27, 2011 11:26 am**

now i just need to find some shim stock!

THANKS

Posted: **Thu Jan 27, 2011 12:45 pm**

Great video, that's exactly how it's done. Shims can be VERY sharp.

Posted: **Thu Jan 27, 2011 12:59 pm**

Thanks everyone. I took LSA's advice and made a playlist for the locksmithing 101 series and threw in my binding pin video and my impressioning videos. Here is a link to the playlist. http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=6FAA070778F1219E

Posted: **Sat Feb 26, 2011 12:48 pm**

Really good job!
Is it Possible that Shimming also works on
Euro Profile Cylinders?

Posted: **Sat Feb 26, 2011 1:38 pm**

kamikaze wrote:Really good job!
Is it Possible that Shimming also works on
Euro Profile Cylinders?

If you can get to the back of the cylinder it will work. So for a Euro it would have to be a half Euro or one that was snapped or cut in half!!

Posted: **Sun Feb 27, 2011 9:11 am**

Ok Kokomolock.
Thx for the Information!

Posted: **Sun Feb 27, 2011 4:10 pm**

Great trick with the RFID breakdown! I shim with picks not blanks. Thanks for the vid.

Posted: **Sun Mar 20, 2011 3:55 pm**

I wonder.. Is a strip of soda can aluminum the right thickness for doing this?

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