On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 9:14 AM, Gilbert Wilson <gilb...@watchhouse.org>wrote:
> fingers), but would prefer a less dramatic option. The lock looks > like one of those old bike locks with the 5 digit dials that go from 0 > - 9. Thankfully, the client locked the computer to their office desk, > I had a similar situation when I pulled my electric guitar out from under the bed. It was locked, and I'd forgotten the combo. It's cheap lock and obviously a thief would take the case, so this method will probably not work. However, on the Gibson site, they say to cut a thin slice from a soda can or similar. I used the backing from a blister pack of pills, cut to a couple inches long and say, 1/8" or so wide. Slip it to the left of the tumbler so it rides on the axle. There's a slight indent at the correct number. Do this for all. Like I said, it may not work at all for a good lock, but it's pretty easy to try if it looks at all like you could slip something beside the tumbler. Worked with mine. Silly me, too, how could I forget the combo was the inverse of the Fine Structure Constant? ;-) hth, Riley -- "To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring." —George Santayana -- "To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring." —George Santayana
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