Times To Drill Out a Lock.
Though not a proper form of lock picking, drilling a lock is a means to an end. Your clients may have accidentally closed a lock for which they no longer have the keys. If the locks are cheap and not regularly used, it might be better just to break the lock instead of trying to pick it. Cheap locks may be difficult to pick, since they lack the precision of higher quality locks.
The steps to drilling out a lock are:
- First things first. Select a drill bit that is roughly the size of the keyhole. With this drill you will begin to bore through the key pins.
- Take your time and patiently drill through the lock pins.
- In most cases, you are hoping for a simple lock. Such is the case with some file cabinets and desks.
- After drilling through all of the pins, reverse your direction and pull it back out. If you successfully bored through all of the pins, you should be able to turn the lock’s cylinder with a flat head screwdriver.
If the lock still resist opening, then you need to get a bigger drill and drill out the lock again. This time the lock will be virtually destroyed. The locks should not be a problem after it has been pretty much removed by drilling.