Safecracking for Everyone part 1 (How a safe lock operates)

I have made a second edition of the book which does not use the same techniques as this series, it uses a simpler and improved technique. Although it does still briefly cover the old method.

[sophiamarchildon]

Clearly explained and demonstrated. Succinct, to the point, and without any fluff: three ways of saying that's a proper explanation. Bravo!

[MischiefandFins]

This was an incredibly helpful video series. A friend died a few days ago, leaving the local chamber of commerce locked out of 5 different safes that only he knew the combinations to. I've been able to get into one (old HHM) for them so far and am making progress on the second now. The old designs require a bit of modification of the tactics to get a feel, but the basics are still there.

Thank you for making this series.

[TheLemonyOne]

I feel like knowing how the lock functions is key to picking most high security locks, amazing video! I can't wait to start playing with mine (it arrives on monday)

[sidebar]

Thanks to this awesome series and your real-time safecracking video, I cracked my first safe today after about 7 hours total (and much more time than that thinking about the safe when it wasn't in front of me :). Absolutely fascinating subject and a thrilling feeling. Thank you so much for this incredible resource.

[Lockjunkie]

Super excited to get into my new journey ❤Thanks So much 😊

[MrSmellyBoxer]

Watched all videos through six times. Cracked my first safe in twelve hours, all thanks to your channel. Thanks Lock Manipulator

[MrSmellyBoxer]

Plotting all wheels left three separate times gave me enough data to be quite sure of two numbers in the combo. Graphing wheel isolation like you suggest, seemed to give a more precise indication of that combination number. Then plotting the second wheel in isolation just around the second suspected number. Again, the wheel isolation graph revealed the gate and combination number of the second wheel accurately. Third number by brute force.

[pozloadescobar]

This is extremely well explained. Thank you for helping bring people into the community with this resource :)

[iyeetsecurity]

My wife left me for a safe cracker.
I'm going to learn this and win her back.

[davidsilverberg]

Hey where can I get one of those mounts to mount the lock on 1:24

[EternalTina]

Great explanation. Thanks. Can't wait for the next episode.
(Hope one of them covers how to explain to your SO, that has just gotten used to a constant stream of conventional locks, that you now need a safe 😉)

[JamesMarin-vl]

I've had a family safe handed down to me for a number of years. Though I doubt there is anything of value within it, its a kind of family heirloom. It is an older Mosler Safe which "Mosler" has been out of business for some time. Would you know if Mosler is Group 2 combination lock? If so, then I assume your videos are most applicable in helping me to learn how to open this older safe. As such, I will study your videos with hope of one day actually opening it. Thank you so very much for sharing your expertise with us pilgrims.

[JohnJames]

I have an older SentrySafe gun safe where the comb was lost. So far, unable to pickup the contact points. I can sure feel picking up each wheel but i feel nothing relating to contact points. I have a stethoscope and dont hear anything either. I"m wondering if the spring on the nose/lever has been broken. With the Stethoscope I thought i could at least hear the nose riding on the dry cam but i dont evern hear that. Any advise you can give would be much appreciated.

[dagg]

So a good luck could have several fake grooves that arent at full depth so you cant feel which one is the correct one. That basically means only a brute force combination sequence works! kewl!

[JohnJames]

Info for anyone looking to open an older SentrySafe Model No. E5251-T-4 These safes do not have a Group 2 lock box but instead a cheap 3 wheel locking mechanism that is uncovered behind the door. There is no Lever with a nose that rides on a Drive Cam. The the wheels however do work much like described here and when lined up according to the combination allow the door sliding mechanism to slide in which allows you to turn the door handle to release the 3 pins. but i see no way of figuring out the comb from the outside. Also, between the lock wheels and the door is a thin sheet of hardened steel 2 3/4" x 3 3/4" set horizontally that will stop any drill accept for maybe carbide. Drill through the door outside of this plate and you should be able to scope the wheels to line up the wheels and figure out the comb. Go in from the left of the dial facing the door.

[supremekizzle]

One thing I don't quite understand. I get the reason for initially turning the wheel 4 times in the first direction gets all of the stoppers spinning together, but once you pass the second number a couple of times in the next direction; wouldn't that just reset everything again by picking up the wheels at the same points as we did in strep 1?

[zragevii]

I am likely going to be putting one of these locks together if it hasn't been drilled. if it has I'll still put it together, but it will be ALOT more work.

[strongarmteebee]

which of the 3 would be referred to as the bottom wheel?

[sharit]

I had to laugh at someone joking about all of us viewers now being on an FBI watch list...
Not that anyone cares, but I'm here because a relative died; she had a locked safe which we haven't found the combination to. So what do you do...google how to crack a safe? I feel like that's criminal, but seriously, there's a lot of us who have a legit reason for learning this...thanks so much for sharing your expertise!

[marbella-elviria]

I have safe sitting here 10 years, I know it is empty but I would like to reuse it as an Amazon mailbox at my door so my pitbulls don't eat the packets anymore that are thrown in the garden.