Part of the stuff I've picked up at my great grandfathers shop is an old safe that hasn't been opened in some time .
It has no name or markings on it other the the dial #s
I got 2 sets of combos for it (that had 2 safes at one time ) but cant get it opened.
I tried taping with a hammer while trying the combos , warming the door around the wheel thinking the grease has gotten hard .
I'm not looking at damaging it as there's no time limit a time thing so farting with it over time is not a problem.
Ideas on what else to try ?
After messing with it for awhile I moved on pulling the drill press apart and cleaning all the gunk/sawdust/hard grease out. Re-greased it .I then pulled the old motor apart and also cleaned and re-greased it as it sounded as the bearings were bad but it was just the grease in the ball bearings had turned into a hard wax like crud .
works like a dream
I have a feeling the lock mech in the safe has the same issue
Thanks gents
It has no name or markings on it other the the dial #s
I got 2 sets of combos for it (that had 2 safes at one time ) but cant get it opened.
I tried taping with a hammer while trying the combos , warming the door around the wheel thinking the grease has gotten hard .
I'm not looking at damaging it as there's no time limit a time thing so farting with it over time is not a problem.
Ideas on what else to try ?
After messing with it for awhile I moved on pulling the drill press apart and cleaning all the gunk/sawdust/hard grease out. Re-greased it .I then pulled the old motor apart and also cleaned and re-greased it as it sounded as the bearings were bad but it was just the grease in the ball bearings had turned into a hard wax like crud .
works like a dream
I have a feeling the lock mech in the safe has the same issue
Thanks gents