Atlantic City, NJ
Have 2 broken in half keys in two diff machines. Tried wd40 and some lock picks but didn’t work. Anyone have any other solutions? Thx.
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Quoted from DropGems:Have 2 broken in half keys in two diff machines. Tried wd40 and some lock picks but didn’t work. Anyone have any other solutions? Thx.
Drill out the locks.
Collingwood, ON
Quoted from Williampinball:Might have too drill them out and change the locks ,it's hard too get the half of the key out
Yea looking for a smoother solution if possible. Ie high powered magnets, etc. but yea drilling if all else fails
Takes 30 seconds to drill, 1/4" bit, no damage. I put thumb locks on all ours, but all at home, not on route
https://www.pinballlife.com/keyless-coin-door-lock.html
I think I saw a video short on this: You can heat up the thick end of a tapered candle, hold it to the broken key until it rehardens, then pull the key out. Either that, or use hot glue on and around the broken key, let it harden, then pull the key out.
Don't know if either of those work, but worth a try.
Auckland
Quoted from DropGems:Yea looking for a smoother solution if possible. Ie high powered magnets, etc. but yea drilling if all else fails
I’ll take one of those brass magnets.
Quoted from DropGems:Noted noted. Might try that extractor
What have u tryed or did anything work so far
Update: okay so on my one game I used a glue stick that i heated and got the piece of the broken key out. The spare key was locked inside though so I grabbed my lock pick set and picked it. Problem solved. My other game, before trying the glue sticks, went to drill with a battery powered Ryobi drill. Thing was pretty weak and took forever. Drilled a friggin hole through the lock and still can’t get the door open, lol. It won’t turn or open. Any suggestions?
Quoted from DropGems:Drilled a friggin hole through the lock and still can’t get the door open
Normal advice is to use a 1/8 or 3/16 drill bit, then re-drill with 1/4, then re-drill with a 3/8.
I use a step drill bit from Harbor Freight that goes from 1/4 to 3/4, and it makes short work of pinball locks.
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