– (Deborah Horiuchi/Strange World)
1. With just one clip it’s not enough, but with two yes. Unbend one of them by hand until it is bent in half at a 150 degree angle. With pliers, remove the ball from the straightest rod. Then insert this tip into the top of the keyhole, bending it slightly upwards so that the end is like that of a dentist’s curette.
two. Without removing the first clip, insert the second one into the lower part of the lock by about 2.5 cm (attention: insert the end where the wire loops, not the other). Then press the clip down firmly with your fingers until it snaps into place at a 90 degree angle.
– (Deborah Horiuchi/Strange World)
3. Inside the lock, there is a row of small pins that pass through a lower cylinder. On a locked door, these pins are misaligned, preventing the cylinder from turning. When you fit a key, it lines up these pins so the cylinder can turn, opening the door.
– (Deborah Horiuchi/Strange World)
4. To open with the clamps, after fitting them as described, you need to be agile: you will need to activate them almost at the same time. While the first clamp lifts the pin, the other rotates the cylinder to lock it (in the direction the key turns to open the door). It’s no use doing one thing without the other.
– (Deborah Horiuchi/Strange World)
5. Start lifting the pegs from the bottom. Each time one of the upper locks, you hear the click of its respective spring retracting above the cut line (and the lock turns a little more). With all the pins separated, the “L” clamp can rotate the entire cylinder and unlock the door.
TdF suggested – Maria Eduarda
CONSULTANCY Technical team of the hardware company Arouca Fechaduras / SOURCE art-of-lockpicking.com website