Figure 12 Figure 13 Figures 12-14. A laser is held onto a plastic handle with double-stick material. Figure 14 Figure 15. This sticky tape from Amazon works well. and back to drop-in, and check indicator. Then go right back to 24, then back and check. Keep repeating until you have an indication, and continue 50 numbers till you have done a complete circle. There are times you might get a second number, and then you would analyze and go from there. If you find two numbers, make one the second number and the other the third. Dial the combination, and if it does not work, reverse the num- bers and try again. When you find that number going right, you need to use it in the same direction because the fixed fly will not set it at open when traveling leſt. Let’s say that number is 55. The open- ing sequence is L-R-L, and we found our second number traveling right, so we will www.savta.org Figure 16. The magnetic mount and magnet are used to at- tach a round laser to a metal handle. make it the second number. So, we turn leſt three times and stop at 57, and one turn right past 57 and stop at 55, then leſt to 33, and try to open. Next, turn leſt to 59, and one turn right past 57 and stop at 55, then leſt to 33, and open. Next, turn leſt to 61 and right past 61 to 55, then leſt to 33, and open. Keep trying until you have made a complete revolution. If it does not open, 55 was not the second number, but the first. Because of the fixed fly, making 55 the first number by going leſt necessitates adding 10 to 55. Now dial leſt three times to 65, then dial right past 65 and stop as 63, then leſt to 33, and open. Next, turn right past 63 to 61 and leſt to 33, and open. Continue right past 61 to 59 and back to 33 and open. This won’t work well on newer safes with plastic wheels, as spacing is not very large. For these, I drill a ⅛" hole on the hinge side about 2¼" back and use my 2.4 mm scopes. I have both straight and 30-degree and 70-degree. These serve me well on these newer-style safes. Richard Vigue started locksmith- ing in 1969 after someone stole his truck and set fire to it. He started with alarms from Radar Sentry in Michigan and took all the classes he could find for locks and safes. He semi-retired in 2005 but is still work- ing and taking classes as well as acting as an adjunct teacher at a local college. November/December 2022 | SAFE & VAULT TECHNOLOGY 29
