Thread: frozen locks
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Old 01-27-2007, 06:26 PM   #8 (permalink)
DougC
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Re: frozen locks

nash wrote:
> By the by,,,, if I have a lighter available I usually heat the /lock/,
> not the key.
> <<<<<<<<<<
> That only works on a portable lock. I was talking about a bike locker with
> a door lock which is vertical like a car's. so it depends on the situation.
> If I had a blow torch I would have used that.
>


A cigarette lighter will often still thaw those kinds of locks (like car
door locks). As long as you can turn the lighter sideways and get a
decent size flame out of it for ~20 seconds.
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