Just in case you screw up and lose the keys to your goodies stash!
Locksmithing made easy.
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Just in case you screw up and lose the keys to your goodies stash!
I bought the tools and taught myself locksmithing! 
I made some tools once but its been decades since I even tried them.
You know, I'll bet you could make the "Z" out of a coarse toothed jigsaw blade!
I'll just drop this here:
You can get just about anything on the net. Including diamond encrusted kevlar thread, great for cutting through just about anything small.
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At work a few weeks ago they couldn’t find the key to the new Freon cage they got so I mentioned I had a lock-pick set. I was in the Master Lock within 10 seconds, they thought I was a wizard.
I just looked at them and said I’m a prepper. (They already knew)
I just looked at them and said I’m a prepper. (They already knew)
Had a bunch of LOTO (Lockout, Tagout) padlocks from when I worked, only one key. Use em all the time and If it's MY padlock, and the key is missing, it's an easy open:
I learned in a class which family knew about. Since I'm related to everybody around here... 
. Seems a lot of people lose keys, mostly for padlocks (easy). I got asked so often it was simpler to keep a set of lock rakes in my truck.
It's been a while since i was asked, might need to practice a little.
. Seems a lot of people lose keys, mostly for padlocks (easy). I got asked so often it was simpler to keep a set of lock rakes in my truck.It's been a while since i was asked, might need to practice a little.
