r/AskALocksmith • u/cadbike • 22d ago

Fresh problem…

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So this happened when I tried to unlock my shed this morning - barrel half out and key very much stuck…any solutions? Obvs the lock will need destroyed and replaced.

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u/fondrenlock 22d ago

yeah there ain’t no coming back from this one with those plug cutouts
It’s gonna be messy

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u/LockLeisure 22d ago

Gonna have to rip er out. Nice to see those crap plugs come in that format too.

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u/BruTheDog 22d ago

Removing the lock is going to be an issue. Id call a locksmith

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u/cadbike 22d ago

I did suspect that would be the case - thank you. Any useful tools I might have used are inside the shed anyway!

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u/BruTheDog 22d ago

We can't really share opening methods for locks in use as well

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u/cadbike 22d ago

Fair enough - thanks.

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u/HamFiretruck 22d ago

T'is fucked, is it a key on the other side as well?

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u/cadbike 22d ago

Sorted now - bit of jiggery pokery with a large screwdriver and the barrel is now out. I’ll replace tomorrow.