6 Mar
2005
6 Mar
'05
1:36 p.m.
On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 23:29:51 -0800
jim stephens <jwstephens at msm.umr.edu> wrote:
Eric Smith wrote:
The back door here (our house) has a skeleton key lock. That was the
only lock on the back door. At least, that's all it had when we moved
in. Now it has a slidebolt, and a big scary black dog inside.
You can still buy skeleton keys out of the bins at most hardware stores.
There are a few different types. The ones for our house were there.
(to bring this back on-topic) Do people feel it is 'damaging' to the
credentials of a classic machine if the keylock is disabled or replaced?
Are there sources for the keys? My ancient RS/6000 has the lock
'sprung' so that any screwdriver will turn it. My SparcServer 1000 has
the lock intact (and I have the key).
-Scott
Scott
Scott wrote about picking locks:
> I haven't had very good luck with paper clips. A better tool is a
> used dental pick, because this is tempered and holds up when you
> put stress on
The MIT Lockpick guide recommends going out after a street sweeping
machine has been by and look in the gutter for the bristles that break
off the brushes.
New bristles are not as good as used ones, because the metal wears
down thin just before it breaks off. It is very hard and ideal for
the material to fab the picks from.
this is just from reading. I never pick locks, I go around to the
back door, which is usually unlocked and go in there.
Jim