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Got a Specialized tubular bicycle lock from a guy at work with all keys lost. Slow at the end of the work day, so decided to play around.





Open - round one



Open - round two

After round one, decode with special tool:





New material to open: (This lock will not self-impression with the cap - just had a cap around at work, and used it as a blank to cut with a dremel.)











Open - round three

Dremel and tubular key blank. (Once I got home, grabbed a blank from my box-of-blanks.)



Gordon

That is some sweet macgyvering right there. Excellent work.

Nicely done mate some peeps don't bother with tubular mostly junk except genuine ace locks.

Excellent work. That's a homemade tensioner I presume?

Yes, it is home made from a hacksaw blade. The longer, square end prong fits into the groove of the plug. The shorter, angled prong fits in the gap between the plug and the shell, providing the torsion needed to turn the plug.

Gordon

Nice looking wrench Gordon.

Here is mine. 10 minute job late last night. Might have to make double ended like yours though.

Need more blunt hacksaw blades.

Looks like it will work fine! A double ended tension tool does seem to help bind the pins evenly.

Gordon

Ya always amaze me Gordon! Very nice work. Alot of what I see you doing,
are things I've not even ventured into yet. When I do though, you've paved the way

And a lot of what I have learned, especially about safe manipulation, I learned from you. It goes both ways, my friend!

Gordon

Indeed it does! If I don't know somethin'...you do. If you don't know it... someone else does

I just love how that works here. And the magic all happens from the comfort of home (in my lazyboy).

It's a beautiful thing, lol.

And, of course, in the chat room!

Gordon

hint hint? LOL. I swear I'm gonna start hangin' out in there!
Going to bed. Gettin' up around 4am. I'm REALLY getting
ant-z to finish up my lockroom and get back to what I love.

Love the decoding tool ---- GENIUS !!!!!!

One of those “..Why didn’t I THINK OF THAT!!” THINGS.

Well done.