Re: Cheap masterlock
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 10:15 am
(Thinking to self: "What I wouldn't give for the ability to post this as a Youtube video!"). I begin by finding the opening number. It's easier on some locks than others; And some are just not possible to distinguish from the false gates in the drive wheel. For this example, say you're able to distinguish the opening number (Pull up hard on the shackle: You can feel the friction caused by the tail of the locking dog rubbing in the false gates. The real opening gate gives no friction.) Let's call the opening number "X".
The rest is systematic dialing. Start by turning the dial a couple times to the right, stopping on 0. Turn left, pass 0 once, and stop on 3. Turn right to X and pull up on the shackle. Didn't open? Go back to the left, pass 3 and stop at 6. Go back to the right, stopping at X and try the shackle again. Continue this procedure, adding 3 to the second number, until you have gone all the way around the dial (there's no sense in using a second number that is less than 5 numbers less than your first number,because the second wheel will just move the first number off, due to the intererence of the drive "pins").
By doing this, you're systematically dialing 0 - 3 - X; 0 - 6 - X; 0 - 9 - X, etc. until you exhaust everything that can be dialed using 0 as the first number.
This is when you advance to 47 - 0 - X; 47 - 3 - X; etc.
This looks messy on paper, and, as I said, involves a learning curve. But with practice, your dialing becomes more efficient, and you can "whip through" dozens of combinations per minute. I average 5 to ten minutes per lock with this mehthod; and have never failed to open a lock, unless it was defective or malfunctioning. (I even made a couple thousand bucks doing this for a fitness center owner, decoding his locker locks last summer!).
Open and prosper!
The rest is systematic dialing. Start by turning the dial a couple times to the right, stopping on 0. Turn left, pass 0 once, and stop on 3. Turn right to X and pull up on the shackle. Didn't open? Go back to the left, pass 3 and stop at 6. Go back to the right, stopping at X and try the shackle again. Continue this procedure, adding 3 to the second number, until you have gone all the way around the dial (there's no sense in using a second number that is less than 5 numbers less than your first number,because the second wheel will just move the first number off, due to the intererence of the drive "pins").
By doing this, you're systematically dialing 0 - 3 - X; 0 - 6 - X; 0 - 9 - X, etc. until you exhaust everything that can be dialed using 0 as the first number.
This is when you advance to 47 - 0 - X; 47 - 3 - X; etc.
This looks messy on paper, and, as I said, involves a learning curve. But with practice, your dialing becomes more efficient, and you can "whip through" dozens of combinations per minute. I average 5 to ten minutes per lock with this mehthod; and have never failed to open a lock, unless it was defective or malfunctioning. (I even made a couple thousand bucks doing this for a fitness center owner, decoding his locker locks last summer!).
Open and prosper!