hardware question

Post by **Dataspel** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:23 am

Anyone know the easiest/best way to remove a padlock
from an outside gate, where the key has been lost?

Post by **D.A.R.K.[CotC]** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:31 pm

A dremell tool would work nicely, crowbar works too I think, big sledgehammer would do it as well, explosives work the easiest and produce some nice effects too.

TooLBlue · Post by **TooLBlue** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 3:05 pm

Dynamite would do the trick rather nicely.

Executioner [CotC] · Post by **Executioner [CotC]** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 3:14 pm

i think i would go with some plastic explosives if not avaliable find a place to buy a lock pick and learn to pick locks....rather easy if i might say

Death_Dealer[CotC] · Post by **Death_Dealer[CotC]** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:15 pm

liquid nitrogen, dremel, Bolt cutters, or a ladder.

Post by **warf** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 7:38 pm

Bolt cutters. Probably can rent a pair. If not, they are less than $50. Depends on how serious the lock is. A super duper case hardened with a guard on it would be difficult. Your standard Home Depot master lock will yield rather easily to a bolt cutter.

Here's a 24" model. 30" are better.

[url]http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=p ... 190ACL[url]

Is it on a hasp? If so, you might could cut through the hasp with a saws-all.

For that matter, if you have a sawz-all, you could cut the lock with a metal cutting blade.

Edited to add: More work lower cost = hack saw

Post by **KrAzYdAvE** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:50 pm

I'm with warf... get some big bolt cutters and it'll be off in no time.

Post by **Neophyte** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:50 pm

Do you have access to the screws? I've seen a few silly installs where the screws can be removed from the latch opening the fence.

Post by **Crappy Pants** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 12:24 am

warf wrote:Bolt cutters....If so, you might could cut through the hasp with a saws-all....For that matter, if you have a sawz-all, you could cut the lock with a metal cutting blade.

I've done this and the sawz works wonders, provided you have enough blades, and goggles. But large bolt cutters would do nicely too.

Post by **Buzzed** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 8:22 am

If you have access to a side grinder that would work great, but this would work the best!

Post by **Baron[CotC]** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 12:25 am

Yeah Buzzed! Now all he needs is a submarine!

Post by BD » Sat Jan 06, 2007 1:10 am

and a supply chain

Kibeth[CotC] · Post by **Kibeth[CotC]** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 2:11 am

supply chain? who needs those! Do it yourself, the home depot way