No keys, how do I open coin door?

[Apollo]

Ok so I just bought a cab with under/over coin door. It is locked with the barrel type lock, you know the ones where the key is round and hollow. Trouble is I have no keys. Can these be picked and if so how?
Any other ideas? I don't really want to drill them out although I guess I could and then just replace the locks.

[SirPeale]

Well, all the media is saying you can open these with a Bic pen.  Get one and give it a go.

Failing that, yeah, you'll have to drill.  Unless you just unscrew the darn thing, if you can get to the back.

[AmericanDemon]

Yeah if you can gain entrance through the back a screw driver will do it for ya.

[D_Zoot]

Those locks don't pick very easily unless you are *very good* with locks (ie locksmith)

The bic pen trick generally doesn't seem to work very well at all with typical arcade locks, that story circulating was specific to a bike lock.

You got a couple of choices:

1) Try to pick the lock (pen method) - Not likely tho

2) If you can gain access via the rear you can take the lock apart from the inside.  This will get you into the coin mech door, but usually the coin bucket area is protected by a metal box.   It depends on the cab.

3) Drill the lock out.  

4) Pry the door open.   Actually, this isn't as bad as it seems.  You will bend the door slightly and you will damage the paint alot.  If you planned on refinishing the cab anyway, you can usually repair the damage without too much effort.  

Good luck
D

[missioncontrol]

just drill it out your probibly are going to want to replace the locks with locks you have keys for..........

[Apollo]

Thanks all, I'm getting the drill and safety glasses out.

[exibar]

good man!  drill AND safety glasses!  My dad's hammered home safety glasses to me since I was a little kid, and now my 5 year old is happily wearing them while in the garage with me, and with my dad too.  You can never be too young to learn the proper safety procedures for anything.  You only have one set of eyes my dad always says :-)

  I'd advise drilling them out as well, you'll probabaly have to drill them out with a small drill bit and in the tumbler area that you'd slide the key into (or bic pen!).  Unless the casing is made out of "white metal" or similiar non-hardened metal, then go at it right down the middle :-)

  Mike B

[RayB]

A dremel with tungsten carbide cutter bit is a good safe way to do it...

[ften]

A dremel with tungsten carbide cutter bit is a good safe way to do it...

  I actually did exactly what Ray said with mine a while back and it worked fine. New locks aren't that expencive, like 4 bucks +shipping on Froogle.

[SirPeale]

In the for sale forum there's a pre-order-ish thing going for barrel locks.

[Pipercub]

Yep, I need to go through all of my machines and order or go buy keyed alike locks to have 1 key for all my machines.

[pocketbikez]

the guy in this picture is demonstrating how to access an arcade machine without keys... use this method as a last resort  

[Gunstar Hero]

When all else fails, use fire.

[Apollo]

It's all good, I managed to get in there with a mixture of force and cunning. I found the coin mech door key in the cash box! Idiots. Unfortunately I opened the cash box last lol. Now I need 2 new locks, oh well not a priority.

[exibar]

So why didn't you open the cash box FIRST!!!  sheesh....


 

[Apollo]

Ah you mean psychic arcade restoration, I think that's a different forum.

[Gunstar Hero]

I think the real trick is, how the hell do you lock the keys inside the cash box?? It's not like those locks just latch themselves, is it?

LOL.

Funny funny stuff.

[RayB]

The owner probably had multiple sets.