Skeleton Key Stuck In Door Lock

My pride and joy 27 year old howard miller clock.

Skeleton key stuck in door lock.

Jiggle the key gently or turn from lock to unlock so it doesn t break off in the lock. Bit the teeth at the end of the key that insert into the lock. The tooth of the key opening the front glass cabinet door has broken off and remains in the catch. Spray a small amount of wd 40 into the lock with that straw like attachment as well as you can around the key and if that doesn t work get some graphite lubricant it comes in a small tube and squeeze that into the lock around the key.

Spray lubricant like wd 40 makes a great assistant when attempting to retrieve a key stuck in a lock and most cans come with a tiny straw nozzle for getting into spaces as tight as a keyhole. Bow the ring part at the end of the key that put a key ring through and or hold. The interior bit on them is hollowed. Barrel the long tube that connects the bow to the bit of the key.

It gives the key the power to open just about any lock in the home except for keys that weren t built in the house. When a key gets stuck in a lock it s usually because the key or the lock mechanism needs lubrication. A skeleton key is stuck in the lock. Speaking of parts there are the 3 parts of any skeleton key.

The farther back the key is the more struggle you are going to have. Skeleton keys are known as bit and barrel keys and have three distinct parts. All of these methods will work some much easier and faster the shallower the key is inserted. The bow is the round part at the opposite end of the end that you d insert into the lock.

This video is to help the many people that have a lock and the key gets stuck in the lock if you have this problem and this video helps you please give it. The teeth of the key lodge against the lock pins and even though the pin springs aren t very strong the pins can be unmovable. They re often employed in antique pieces of furniture like china hutches jewelry boxes and trunks. By trying to reinsert your key you will push the broken part of the blade further into the lock.

The barrel is the shaft connecting the two ends. If you happen to have some spray lubricant in the car or the garage you can usually unstick the key fairly quickly. The bit is the carved end that inserts into the lock to disengage it. I put the key in the lock and turned it to the lock position then back to the unlock position but the key is stuck and i cannot get it out.