Opening cylinder locks and their specific features:
Cylinder locks are one of the most common types of locks due to their affordable price, simple mechanical design, and ease of use in almost all types and materials of doors. Cylinder locks are installed in metal, plastic, glass, as well as wooden doors.
Emergency opening of cylinder locks is necessary in the following cases:
- Absence of a key (lost);
- A broken key in the lock (breakage);
- A jammed lock or the lock cylinder itself;
- Foreign objects have entered the lock.
- Natural wear and tear of the mechanism due to constant use.
Main techniques for opening a lock
There are several common techniques for opening cylinder locks (mechanisms):
- Bumping;
- Opening using a pick gun;
- Physical breakage of the cylinder housing;
- Pulling out the lock cylinder (using a special tool – a lock puller);
- Drilling out the pins in the cylinder.
During bumping, the master usually preserves the lock’s functionality. The opening technique is as follows: the master evenly loosens or rocks the blank key from side to side, applies pressure to the blank that matches the key’s profile, and simultaneously attempts to turn it in the direction to open the lock.
A pick gun is a special tool shaped like a pistol, which includes a set of pick-attachments. These are selected according to the lock’s profile and sequentially push down the pins in the cylinder.
Physical breakage of the cylinder housing – in this case, opening is achieved by applying force to the lock (cylinder) using an adjustable (pipe) wrench or any tool capable of breaking the cylinder. From this impact, it breaks in half and the mechanism is destroyed. In this case, the functionality and security of the premises are undoubtedly lost.
Pulling out the lock cylinder – with this type of break-in, the central part of the cylinder is extracted (ripped out) using a special mechanism (a tool commonly called a “lock puller”).
Drilling out the pins in the cylinder – this is the most common method of door break-in, carried out using a power drill with good cobalt drill bits for metal.
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