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added by Ivan Nov 20 '12 at 17:52

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added by berry120 Apr 26 '12 at 18:07

+1 - I realize the space isn't there in Area51, but on the site this question should include more detail, like the type of lock (deadbolt, for instance) and possibly what you've tried so far. – jmort253 Jul 4 '12 at 6:17

questions with more than 10 votes do not speed up the process of a proposal. Its much better to vote for a question which did not receive 10 votes yet. – Xitcod13 Nov 7 '12 at 2:41

Note any revisiting user can remove their own upvote from a question with >10 points (click "up" again), and use it on one that would profit from that. – SF. Feb 8 at 8:53

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added by berry120 Apr 26 '12 at 18:05

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added by jmort253 Jun 20 '12 at 5:58

Use your house. – Cole Johnson Sep 18 '12 at 16:18

@Cole - All locks aren't built the same. That said, please don't use the comments to answer the example questions. Wait until the beta; the point of the comments is to discuss whether or not the question would be a good example of an on-topic question on the new, proposed site. :) – jmort253 Sep 19 '12 at 3:32

Aside from general guidelines like @Cole has suggested, this one's tricky to ask on SE. It can very easily be NaRQ because you really need to give a lot of situational specifics to make the question truly and accurately answerable, but then it can become TL because the answer for you would only be accurate for your locale. – Iszi Nov 16 '12 at 15:27

@lszi NaRQ = Not a Real Question; TL = ? – Cole Johnson Nov 16 '12 at 18:06

TL = Too Localized – GorrillaMcD Nov 19 '12 at 1:17

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added by MvG Sep 27 '12 at 16:14

Price! If its cheap its likely of poor quality. Serious locks can cost upwards of $200 each!! – D3C4FF Feb 3 at 10:25

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added by Nick Dec 28 '12 at 0:10

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added by Tim Post♦ Jun 18 '12 at 6:05

	They really should. Then you press a button or something to shut the doors on the fire when everyone is out. Why hasn't anyone patented that? – Cole Johnson Sep 18 '12 at 16:19
	This may be an interesting question to try over on [security.se]. – Iszi Nov 16 '12 at 15:28

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added by Digital Fire Jul 11 '12 at 14:26

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added by astabada Jan 11 at 13:23

A lockpicking club. – astabada Jan 11 at 13:23

Look on the chapter board at lockpicking101.com. The board members of L.I and TOOOL watch that space. – Bill Sempf Apr 20 at 2:35

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added by D3C4FF Feb 8 at 11:27

Yes. lockwiki.com/index.php/… – Bill Sempf Apr 20 at 2:36

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added by Daniel δ Apr 26 '12 at 12:18

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added by berry120 Apr 26 '12 at 18:02

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added by berry120 Apr 26 '12 at 18:03

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added by berry120 Apr 26 '12 at 18:04

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added by Daniel δ, edited by jmort253 Sep 19 '12 at 3:35

I edited to ask "how to tell" instead of for a list of things. Asking "how" creates a teachable moment where future visitors learn the techniques to answer questions about future locks. +1 – jmort253 Sep 19 '12 at 3:37

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added by Trevoke May 13 '12 at 2:11

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added by Tim Post♦ Jun 18 '12 at 6:04

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added by Digital Fire Aug 2 '12 at 14:07

Maybe expand and say what kind of lock. This is kinda broad, but you have a lot of wiggle room to make it more targeted and specific to a problem you're facing. Remember, Stack Exchange is a site for experts, so we want to make the questions as specific as we can. Good luck! :) – jmort253 Sep 19 '12 at 3:33

@jmort253: I think it's more about a "myth busting" question, "are there such locks?". And concerning the standard FAQ entry about asking practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face (as opposed to satisfying idle curiosity) - I'm a writer. Deciding whether a character in a novel can open a lock with a credit card or not is a practical problem that I face. – SF. Feb 26 at 10:03

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added by l0b0 Oct 24 '12 at 20:57

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added by Liam W Nov 22 '12 at 8:27

While theoretically very simple, it may be very challenging because most locks are quite resistant to being taken apart and put together in functional state again. – SF. Feb 13 at 9:53

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added by Scott Pack Nov 27 '12 at 1:50

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added by Nick Dec 28 '12 at 0:12

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added by SF. Dec 31 '12 at 16:25

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added by SF. Dec 31 '12 at 16:43

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added by SF. Dec 31 '12 at 16:48

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added by SF. Dec 31 '12 at 16:50

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added by SF. Dec 31 '12 at 17:00

...I got the tumblers in position, the cylinder turns but the middle part that actually engages the mortise lock doesn't turn. – SF. Jan 21 at 9:59

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added by astabada Jan 11 at 13:20

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added by astabada Jan 11 at 13:21

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added by astabada Jan 11 at 13:22

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added by astabada Jan 11 at 13:22

Didn't you mean raking? [and yes, with simple, unprotected locks it's extremely effective] – SF. Jan 16 at 9:00

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added by Hiroto Feb 1 at 23:06

An interesting question that boils down to "How do I tell a security feature has engaged?" and that one's wonderfully expert-level question. – SF. Feb 13 at 9:47

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added by D3C4FF Feb 3 at 10:25

Country/location necessary. – SF. Feb 8 at 8:41

Online, that ships world wide. For me specifically, Australia. – D3C4FF Feb 8 at 11:27

@D3C4FF - There are countries where that could get you in serious trouble. – SF. Feb 15 at 10:22

@SF So what your saying is that the lockpicking topic shouldn't even exist? Whats your point? Doing any number of things in any number of countries is illegal. And? If i want to develop or buy lock picks, that my business. As it stands. Lock picks are legal under certain circumstances in australia (vaires by state). I own, have purchased and create my own picks. I'd appreciate not being told 'it could get you into serious trouble' and rather have the 'serious trouble/legality' discussed elsewhere. – D3C4FF Feb 16 at 9:39

@D3C4FF: I'm saying that if you advise some poor guy from Poland, who didn't even mention he's from Poland, to just buy lockpicks online, you'll likely land them in jail. I'm saying what I said in the first comment: answering this question without location context will get some people in trouble. There are legal avenues of obtaining lockpicks in Poland, as well as less legal but still safe ones. Online shops shipping worldwide are neither of them. If you want to develop or buy, that's your business. If you want to wrongly advise others where to buy, this isn't just your business anymore. – SF. Feb 17 at 3:20

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added by D3C4FF Feb 3 at 10:26

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added by D3C4FF Feb 16 at 9:39

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added by D3C4FF Feb 23 at 11:30

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added by Mr.Wizard Feb 28 at 12:09

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added by rath Mar 21 at 23:27

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added by Mr.Wizard Mar 30 at 9:35

I'd remove the last clause. I know typical laptop Kensington lock is vulnerable (to a drinking straw IIRC) but that still doesn't mean "most are vulnerable". – SF. Apr 3 at 7:42