Old news (Score: 1) by reziac@pipedot.org on 2015-05-02 16:50 (#88ZV) When the user can feel the innards working, the user can figure out where to stop dialing. I didn't realise there was a specific procedure, but when I was a kid I'd snag "lost combination" locks from the trash and work it out by feel. Mind you this was 40 years ago. Apparently combination locks haven't changed much. Re: Old news (Score: 1) by evilviper@pipedot.org on 2015-05-03 05:40 (#898B) I did that with the very cheap combination (and bike) locks myself, but it didn't work with master locks... The later would lock the dial and not allow turning it while there was any pressure on the latch/shackle. I guess they've changed that design in the decade since I last bought one.Not to say that they're very good... The latch (was?) only spring-loaded, so that they could be closed without putting in the combination, which means either shims or one good swing with a hammer and the shackle would dutifully pop-free. That experience is why I NEVER consider ever using combination locks; I can carry a key around just fine, thanks.
Re: Old news (Score: 1) by evilviper@pipedot.org on 2015-05-03 05:40 (#898B) I did that with the very cheap combination (and bike) locks myself, but it didn't work with master locks... The later would lock the dial and not allow turning it while there was any pressure on the latch/shackle. I guess they've changed that design in the decade since I last bought one.Not to say that they're very good... The latch (was?) only spring-loaded, so that they could be closed without putting in the combination, which means either shims or one good swing with a hammer and the shackle would dutifully pop-free. That experience is why I NEVER consider ever using combination locks; I can carry a key around just fine, thanks.