How to Drill a Door Lock

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Tip 1 - Destructable: How to Drill Open a Standard Door Lock

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by techview | permalink

The following video is for the destructables.org website that was created by Packard Jennings. For my “Destructable” I will teach you how to drill open a standard…

For further reading: https://vimeo.com/32757572 ^[1]

Tip 2 - How to Drill a Lock

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by a LPA | permalink

Lock-drilling is a last-resort approach to gaining entry to locks that cannot be opened by other means. Drilling a lock will destroy the locking plug, but should leave the mechanism in working order. If you must do it, you can learn to...
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For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Drill-a-Lock ^[2]

Tip 3 - How to Use a power drill to unlock a lock

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Abe Boms | permalink

Some locks are easier to drill through than to try and pick, especially if you need to get through them in a hurry! You will need one large power drill and an assortment of drill bits to be able to use this method. First, drill a 1/8 inch pilot hole just above the keyhole. Then follow through with a 1/4 inch or larger drill. After just a minute or so of drilling, you should be able to get through the lock!

For further reading: http://home-tools.wonderhowto.com/how-to/use-power-drill-unlock-lock-424072/ ^[3]