RE: [BlindHandyMan] button padlocks

2010-04-23 Thread Alan Terrie Robbins
-Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of Lenny McHugh Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 11:14 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] button padlocks Yes, also I saw one that actually had 10

Re: [BlindHandyMan] button padlocks

2010-04-22 Thread Tom Fowle
Lenny, Again, some allow you to easilly change the combination, and some don't. Boy that's a pretty raw deal if you have theaes in a care home. Tom On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 03:22:44PM -0400, Lenny McHugh wrote: Does anyone use the push button padlocks. I have a brother who is in a personal

Re: [BlindHandyMan] button padlocks

2010-04-22 Thread Dan Rossi
I use a lever pad lock on my locker. It is pretty easy to use, and very easy to set. I've noticed that after a couple of years, it does get very finicky and tends not to want to lock again. You get what you pay for. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail:

Re: [BlindHandyMan] button padlocks

2010-04-22 Thread Lenny McHugh
Dan, where did you purchase it? - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi d...@andrew.cmu.edu To: handyman-blind blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 8:06 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] button padlocks I use a lever pad lock on my locker. It is pretty easy to use

Re: [BlindHandyMan] button padlocks

2010-04-22 Thread Bob Kennedy
And they are actually pretty easy to pick. I have a couple of them and when I forgot the combination it took me about 3 minutes to open it. - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: handyman-blind Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 8:06 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] button

Re: [BlindHandyMan] button padlocks

2010-04-22 Thread Lenny McHugh
Bob, when I did a search for it there were more sites showing how to pick it. - Original Message - From: Bob Kennedy inthes...@att.net To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 9:10 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] button padlocks And they are actually pretty easy

Re: [BlindHandyMan] button padlocks

2010-04-22 Thread Bob Kennedy
] button padlocks Bob, when I did a search for it there were more sites showing how to pick it. - Original Message - From: Bob Kennedy inthes...@att.net To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 9:10 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] button

Re: [BlindHandyMan] button padlocks

2010-04-22 Thread Dan Rossi
I don't actually remember where I got it last time, probably target or Home Depot. Yeah, they are pretty easy to pick, just pull a bit of tension on the loop and start flipping levers. They keep out the lazy thieves. If someone is that intent on getting in though, I doubt a basic lock will

Re: [BlindHandyMan] button padlocks

2010-04-22 Thread Bob Kennedy
I'm afraid a few too many loud engines, firearms and power tools for me to be able to hear like that now. - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 9:22 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] button padlocks I

Re: [BlindHandyMan] button padlocks

2010-04-22 Thread Lenny McHugh
Yes, also I saw one that actually had 10 buttons that you had to push in. That one was very expensive. - Original Message - From: Bob Kennedy inthes...@att.net To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 9:18 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] button padlocks