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Picking / Drilling a Lock on Coin Door

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Flake:
So some kids must have run off with the keys to my Cyclone and now I cant find them (if they are even at my house still). So I need to either drill or pick the lock.  Any suggestions.....other than dont leave the keys in the coin door  :-[

Are pinball locks easy enough to pick?  If so what do you use to pick them?

Flake:
I didnt think to try the keys on my SWT.  I will give that a go before I do anything else.  I did a search on RGP and there must be 30 different opinions on what to try.  All of them making sure to dismiss the suggestions of others before providing their own advice  :dunno

Jeff AMN:
If I don't have the keys, I just drill the lock and then put in a keyless lock later. Just center the drill bit right on the hole, and drill straight in. You only need to drill out the mech, not the entire lock, so the bit you use only needs to be a little bit wider than the keyhold entry itself. Center it on the lock, drill straight in until you hit the back of the lock, and pull the drill out. Stick a flathead screwdriver into the hole and twist. It should turn for you. If not, try stepping up to a little bit bigger bit.

Drilling a lock shouldn't take but a couple of minutes to do.

Marsupial:
contact a locksmith?

MonMotha:
I usually do the screwdriver/visegrip trick if I can't somehow get to the back to just remove the screw holding on the cam.  Just make sure you don't care about the screwdriver :)

Of course, if you have a round key lock, you're in for a world of hurt.

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