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Help needed getting a lock off my shed.

Posted on 5/23/23 at 2:29 pm
Posted by Chief Hinge
There and Here
Member since Sep 2018
2906 posts
Posted on 5/23/23 at 2:29 pm
Good afternoon everyone. About a year ago, I lost the key to my shed. There’s another door on the opposite side of it so it has been accessible. I have given up on ever finding the key.

How in the heck do I cut this thing off?

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This post was edited on 5/23/23 at 2:31 pm
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
38804 posts
Posted on 5/23/23 at 2:35 pm to
call a locksmith
Posted by billjamin
Houston
Member since Jun 2019
12505 posts
Posted on 5/23/23 at 2:38 pm to
Just take your time with a cut off wheel.
Posted by choppadocta
Louisiana
Member since May 2014
1852 posts
Posted on 5/23/23 at 2:55 pm to
hot wrench aka oxy acetylene rig
Posted by X123F45
Member since Apr 2015
27414 posts
Posted on 5/23/23 at 3:14 pm to
quote:

take your time with a cut off wheel.


Ever cut a lock with a cutoff wheel?

It'll blow through that POS lock in less than 10 seconds.
Posted by PoorOtis
Marietta,GA
Member since Sep 2007
190 posts
Posted on 5/23/23 at 3:26 pm to
Cutoff wheel guys are right. Don’t hold it with your hand though. Lock some vise grips onto it and hold those.
Posted by Chief Hinge
There and Here
Member since Sep 2018
2906 posts
Posted on 5/23/23 at 3:39 pm to
Cutoff wheel, gloves and eye protection should be enough, or is this going to shoot sparks like crazy? It’s in a small room two feet away from a gas water heater.
Posted by poochie
Houma, la
Member since Apr 2007
6282 posts
Posted on 5/23/23 at 4:01 pm to
quote:

Good afternoon everyone. About a year ago, I lost the key to my shed. There’s another door on the opposite side of it so it has been accessible. I have given up on ever finding the key.


that's exactly what a robber would say...
Posted by ellunchboxo
Gtown
Member since Feb 2009
18799 posts
Posted on 5/23/23 at 4:04 pm to
Watch a lock pick video on YouTube and pick it. Not hard at all.
Posted by BilbeauTBaggins
probably stuck in traffic
Member since May 2021
4414 posts
Posted on 5/23/23 at 4:13 pm to
quote:

It’s in a small room two feet away from a gas water heater.

Probably not the safest thing to do with sparks going around.

I found these online. I love watching LPL's stuff.

[523] Disc Padlock: Twist Attack

If you can craft your own pick with paper clips, try this out:

[794] Public Storage Disc Padlock Picked
Posted by 9rocket
Member since Sep 2020
1211 posts
Posted on 5/23/23 at 8:54 pm to
Cut the hasp, not the lock, to keep from damaging the diamond plate.
Posted by Deek
Moores Bridge, AL
Member since Sep 2013
728 posts
Posted on 5/24/23 at 7:54 am to
shoot it
Posted by Lutcher Lad
South of the Mason-Dixon Line
Member since Sep 2009
5761 posts
Posted on 5/24/23 at 7:56 am to
If you need help from this site to figure this one out maybe you should leave the lock and stay out of the shed...too many dangerous tools in there that may get you hurt!
Posted by rooster108bm
Member since Nov 2010
2890 posts
Posted on 5/24/23 at 9:07 am to
Hammer and bullpin.

But your tools are probably locked in the shed.
This post was edited on 5/24/23 at 9:08 am
Posted by eatpie
Kentucky
Member since Aug 2018
1137 posts
Posted on 5/24/23 at 10:09 am to
Cut through the body of the lock instead of trying to cut the hardened steel clasp.
Posted by Gold Tiger
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2008
785 posts
Posted on 5/24/23 at 2:25 pm to
A large bolt cutter will work. Have done so.
Posted by BigBinBR
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2023
4158 posts
Posted on 5/24/23 at 3:28 pm to
quote:

Cut the hasp, not the lock


Yep great suggestion. Cut the hasp and just replace it. You won’t have worry about the lock itself.
Posted by alphaandomega
Tuscaloosa
Member since Aug 2012
13562 posts
Posted on 5/24/23 at 4:34 pm to
An angle grinder will open any lock.
Posted by LordSnow
Your Mom's House
Member since May 2011
5509 posts
Posted on 5/24/23 at 4:37 pm to
The Lock picking lawyer would be in that in 30 Seconds flat
Posted by Chief Hinge
There and Here
Member since Sep 2018
2906 posts
Posted on 5/24/23 at 4:43 pm to
quote:

If you need help from this site to figure this one out maybe you should leave the lock and stay out of the shed...too many dangerous tools in there that may get you hurt!


Did your dick grow after typing that nonsense? How dare someone ask a home question on a home and garden board.
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