2007-02-06 07:38:43 · 20 answers · asked by Mandy F 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Might be less time consuming to just replace the lock.
2007-02-06 07:44:54 · answer #1 · answered by lifesajoy 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
here are a few ideas.......
1. Try using a thin piece of metal such as a broken off saw blade or something similar. Find out which side the tooth of the key is facing because you will want to start working on that side. Using the ridges of the thin piece of metal hook them onto the teeth of the broken key so that they are interlocking. Carefully draw the blade out slowly avoiding any sudden jerkiness in your movement. The key should slide out with it.
2. If part of the key is hanging out or you have managed to pull it part of the way, use a pair of needle-nosed pliers to pull it completely out.
3. Try drilling a small hole into the key piece and insert a small screw in just a bit.
4. Use an old dental pick, and just where would you get this? Ask your dental hygienist if they have an old one you can use as a tool. The sharp edge of the pick can be used to dig into a brass key if part of it is exposed.
5. Fingernail clippers can also be used to grab hold of the key if part of it is sticking out.
6. Spray WD-40 or Pam cooking spray on the lock, heat up the lock and the key may slide out with some encouragement from you.
2007-02-06 07:45:53 · answer #2 · answered by Fiddle Dee Dee... 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ooooo! I did that once when I was younger! I thought I would be in such trouble as it was the front door - I'd run ahead of my mum with her keys and tried to open the door but the key kinda twisted off with the teeth part still in the lock! My mum just laughed and took a nail file and managed to slide it out! AMAZING!! And she wasn't at all mad!
2007-02-06 07:44:44 · answer #3 · answered by dot254 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If its a yale lock or similar and you have the remaining part of the key a small amount if impact adhesive aplied to the end of it and inserted into the lock, left for a few minutes and gently pulled should fetch it, i've done it before :)
2007-02-06 07:49:14 · answer #4 · answered by peppypop 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your best bet would be to remove the doorknob (I am assuming) that is where the lock in in and then tap it downward on a hard surface so that the key is jogged out. If it is a padlock you are probably gonna have to hit it on the side a number of times with the opening pointing downward until the item comes out. It is not magnetic.and you can't stick anything in there. So you are coaxing it out.
2007-02-06 07:48:05 · answer #5 · answered by ButwhatdoIno? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Unfortunately, it depends on the type of lock. In some locks the key can be removed, and in some, you just have to throw the lock away. Check with your local locksmith.
2016-05-24 00:26:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
JUST DEPENDS ON THE LOCK. YOU COULD USE A POWERFUL MAGNET, IF THERE IS ENOUGH STICKING OUT YOU COULD USE A TWEEZERS OR NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS, A SMALL DRILL BIT I WOULD LEAVE UP TO A LOCKSMITH. OR JUST TAKE IT OUT AND GET A NEW LOCK. IF A KEY BROKE IN IT, I THINK IT'S ABOUT WORE OUT AND COULD USE A REPLACING.
2007-02-06 07:50:06 · answer #7 · answered by Jen G 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try using a good set of tweezers to get a good a good grip on it. If that's not possible, you might just have to bite the bullet and get a locksmith, I would personally just replace it with a new lock.
2007-02-06 07:46:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
My grandson broke one in my mums door we poked it through from the other side and grabbed it with tweezers it worked, depends on the lock though
2007-02-06 07:43:06 · answer #9 · answered by Bernie c 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO MAGNETS!
Keys are brass. they are not attracted to magnets!
try to pick or file approach, and gently slide it out. don't use any glue or anything sticky, it will just ruin the lock.
2007-02-06 09:11:28 · answer #10 · answered by forjj 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋