A long while ago I bought one of the Master brand boxes to store a key in 
outside, the type with a little lid and a 4 digit combination lock, I forgot 
about it till recently, unfortunately I have forgotten the original default 
unlock number.  I have tried the obvious ones (0000, 1111 0123, 1234 etc.), 
but the question is has anyone got the packaging or remember the default 
number for the lock.  B and Q sell them, as do screwfix, toolstation etc.

mrcheerful

"mrcheerful                                                                          ."  writes:

>A long while ago I bought one of the Master brand boxes to store a key in 
>outside, the type with a little lid and a 4 digit combination lock, I forgot 
>about it till recently, unfortunately I have forgotten the original default 
>unlock number.  I have tried the obvious ones (0000, 1111 0123, 1234 etc.), 
>but the question is has anyone got the packaging or remember the default 
>number for the lock.  B and Q sell them, as do screwfix, toolstation etc.


It only takes about 20 minutes to try them all...


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mrcheerful                                                              
            . has brought this to us :

> A long while ago I bought one of the Master brand boxes to store a key in 
> outside, the type with a little lid and a 4 digit combination lock, I forgot 
> about it till recently, unfortunately I have forgotten the original default 
> unlock number.  I have tried the obvious ones (0000, 1111 0123, 1234 etc.), 
> but the question is has anyone got the packaging or remember the default 
> number for the lock.  B and Q sell them, as do screwfix, toolstation etc.
>
> mrcheerful


You can easily feel the wheels drop into the correct places, if you put 
light pressure on the lock whilst turning the dials. Start with the 
wheel which has most resistance upon it, whilst pressing the lock 
apart.

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Huge wrote:

> "mrcheerful
> ."  writes:
>> A long while ago I bought one of the Master brand boxes to store a
>> key in outside, the type with a little lid and a 4 digit combination
>> lock,
>
> It only takes about 20 minutes to try them all...


Combination locks usually are set as 0000 as default.  If you have lost it 
and it's a 4 digit lock, , the combination is 10x10x10x10 or 10,000 posible 
combinations - rather more that 20 mins I suspect.


Dave

"Harry Bloomfield"  wrote in message 
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> mrcheerful                                                              . 
> has brought this to us :
>> A long while ago I bought one of the Master brand boxes to store a key in 
>> outside, the type with a little lid and a 4 digit combination lock, I 
>> forgot about it till recently, unfortunately I have forgotten the 
>> original default unlock number.  I have tried the obvious ones (0000, 
>> 1111 0123, 1234 etc.), but the question is has anyone got the packaging 
>> or remember the default number for the lock.  B and Q sell them, as do 
>> screwfix, toolstation etc.
>>
>> mrcheerful
>
> You can easily feel the wheels drop into the correct places, if you put 
> light pressure on the lock whilst turning the dials. Start with the wheel 
> which has most resistance upon it, whilst pressing the lock apart.
>


I have tried this, but the wheels are recessed, as is the release handle. 
I'll have to visit ba nd q and hope there is one already open.  At the 
moment it is taking the place of a rubiks cube, everyone trying 
combinations!!

mrcheerful

In message <NZqQe.57108$Il.24573@fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, david lang 
 writes

>Huge wrote:
>> "mrcheerful
>> ."  writes:
>>> A long while ago I bought one of the Master brand boxes to store a
>>> key in outside, the type with a little lid and a 4 digit combination
>>> lock,
>>
>> It only takes about 20 minutes to try them all...
>
>Combination locks usually are set as 0000 as default.  If you have lost it
>and it's a 4 digit lock, , the combination is 10x10x10x10 or 10,000 posible
>combinations - rather more that 20 mins I suspect.
>

Cheap combination locks are easy to suss

As was mentioned before, you can feel the positions if you put the lock 
under a bit of pressure

-- 
geoff

"david lang"  writes:

>Huge wrote:
>> "mrcheerful
>> ."  writes:
>>> A long while ago I bought one of the Master brand boxes to store a
>>> key in outside, the type with a little lid and a 4 digit combination
>>> lock,
>>
>> It only takes about 20 minutes to try them all...
>
>Combination locks usually are set as 0000 as default.  If you have lost it 
>and it's a 4 digit lock, , the combination is 10x10x10x10 or 10,000 posible 
>combinations - rather more that 20 mins I suspect.


I got given some combination padlocks a few years ago, which had been
set and the combinations forgotten. I opened them all in a sufficiently
short period of time that it failed to impinge on my memory.

(BTW, don't forget that, on average, you only need to try half of the
combinations.)


-- 
       "The road to Paradise is through Intercourse."
        [email me at huge [at] huge [dot] org [dot] uk]

From: "Lawrence Zarb" 
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Subject: Conservatory Base
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I need to lay the concrete base for my planned conservatory.

The issue is that I need 1.5 cubic metres to be laid and I have no
access for using readymix.

Is there anything wrong in "splitting" the base in half and laying one
side at a time, or does the base HAVE to be one complete mass?


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In message <j%FQe.33793$5m3.29934@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, david lang 
 writes

>raden wrote:
>
>> Cheap combination locks are easy to suss
>>
>
>Master brand aren't cheap combinations locks - they are American and top
>quality.
>

Prolly still doable given a bit of time and patience

-- 
geoff