5 Oct
2011
5 Oct
'11
10:42 a.m.
On Wed, 5 Oct 2011, Dave Caroline wrote:
On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 6:50 AM, Geoffrey Reed
<geoffr at zipcon.net> wrote:
The 5170 used an ACE (tubular/round key) lock. A REAL one, not the "latch
that looks like a lock" that many generic clones used.
-sigh- ?need to open an IBM AT (5170) and someone
thought they'd be funny,
and locked the damn thing and took the key :(
Any suggestions??? ?I'd like to not damage the case if possible.
A good locksmith can pick the lock for you probably
A picture of the lock barrel that is used in these may help
I have sometimes made skeleton keys to get into stuff, then taken the
barrel/whatever lock design apart then made a suitable key. One I
swapped the pins to fit a key I had.