How To Lock A Door Without A Skeleton Key

Insert a 3 32 inch 0 24 cm allen wrench into the lock hole.

How to lock a door without a skeleton key.

You should see a small cylindrical button protruding from the center of the knob. When a skeleton key goes missing hopefully it isn t when there is a door that needs to be unlocked right now. To open a skeleton key lock without a key use a tension wrench and short hook to manipulate the lock s pins into the proper position. Work carefully here because the screws on antiques may be badly rusted or corroded.

Insert the homemade key into the lock until you can turn it so that its bent end disengages the lock while the head. Find the push lock or twist lock button on the inner doorknob. Typically screws secure the lock housing to the other frame. An antique chest cabinet or desk may hold family secrets youre itching to discover.

All you have to do is find a screwdriver that fits the screw remove the screws then extract the lock s interior mechanism. If your knob has a push lock. Straighten the curved end of the clothes hanger until it becomes fairly straight. Insert the end of the hanger and twist like you would with the key.

Slowly insert the tension wrench into the lock and push it down. All that you do is gently push the flat head in turn it and the lock should open. But what can go wrong will go wrong it s a genuine possibility especially since the skeleton key is likely to go missing long before it s wanted and when it s needed it won t be anywhere around. This is the hole where you would insert a key if you had one.

Old skeleton key locks are not secure and can usually be opened by a key with a relatively similar shape. If it s too small for the 3 32 inch 0 24 cm wrench go down to the next size 5 64 inch 0 20 cm. Flat heads however are different in that you don t need to do any bending as they already have a handle. Check your local hardware store for generic keys if nothing else works.

The problem is the lock the furniture item didnt come with its key. This procedure takes under 10 minutes.