G'day all,

Please note:- It is probably best to only admit to "locksmith" experience on the interweb!

Project "Nazi Gold" is in full swing this half term holiday for #1 son (10 years old).

I'm currently staying in an old farm house where there is a safe with out a key hidden away upstairs. I don't honestly think there's anything of value in the safe but it is a bit of fun for the children (eldest in particular) as we've been drilling locks.

He's now got a rough idea of how locks work because we drilled through the pins and got the tumbler removed.



{I'm pretty sure the handle on the left is only for pulling the door open when the lock bolts are released}

The lock isn't of fantastic quality. Pretty basic.







Anyway as you can see there have been "mechanical improvements". Inside there's a simple slot in a tumbler that now will turn (with exciting clicks and clunks!) =>



Unfortunately this doesn't release (all of?) the lock bolts.

Edges around the door are too thin for a sheet of 60 gram per square meter paper to be pushed in to try and find the position of the lock bolts.

There are two external hinges that could be cut off but that seems like a bit of a crude way of doing it...

...has anyone got any ideas?

What to try next?

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Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!