09-14-2018, 08:09 PM
(09-13-2018, 02:29 PM)TWIH Wrote: I guess I have no honor. I lost the key to my storage unit in Phoenix and had to buy a $55 pair of bolt cutters, I used them on the cheap lock (didn’t even scratch the bolt cutter finish) and returned them.
I can't see much harm done there, I wouldn't lose any sleep over it. If you're superstitious, just pick up a small bag worth of litter in the parking lot of the store you borrowed from and you'd be up some points in the karma bank.
Not sure if you have a cordless drill, but if you do/did you can drill out the key hole on pad locks and they pop right open. Use a 1/4" drill bit and drill right down the middle of the key slot and it usually pops right open in a few seconds. Some stick and you can wiggle the drill bit around as you're drilling or go up to a 3/8" bit to drill more of the lock out. Even a lock that gives a little fight doesn't take much more than 30 seconds.


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