Absolute life saver. Front door Key broke in lock, used the push out key from back method using a straightened paperclip, thn got my jewellery making tweezers (pointed ends ones) & pulled out from front. Thanks for posting this video.:-)
Thank you sir! I broke the key off to my front door! Sent a friend to Home Depot, they didn't have the mini hacksaw, but had something called a precison kit. Us two ladies, in the dark, were able to get the key out! Saved $100! You're a God send. THANK YOU!
10 years after this vid was posted and it just helped me get my broken key out! Got the barrel out, whacked it on the floor a few times and bingo! Now my wife thinks I'm awsome (for a change!). Thanks to you Sir
Your tips are still working, this one was a big help. The key was already turned in the door lock but was really tight, we thought we could get it locked, but the head of the key broke off. We tried a number of techniques but since the key was so tight in the lock nothing was working. We saw your video then wanted to try the broken jigsaw method but had a hard time with that. We also used the WD40. A friend with experience with broken keys in locks helped us figure out [tip] to use a big screw driver . . . since the key was already in the lock, we should be able to unlock using the big screw driver. This way we were able to open the door, then take the lock apart from the inside. After picking, we still had difficulty getting the broken key out, however, the friend didn't know about the broken jigsaw, so he gave that a try and that worked to finally get the broken key out. So your tips gave 3 old farts some new tools. Thanks again.
I didn't have a problem today, just happened to find your video. I wanted to say how much I appreciate it. If more people like you were focused on teaching people rather than making a quick buck, then we would live in a better world. Thanks!
I broke my key 2 days ago by accidentally sitting on it. Guessing it was already chipped. But I was in no mood to call for a ride and wait hours in the cold so I stuck it in and went home. Watched this video this morning, so after work I went to Walmart and asked a mechanic if they sold any broken key extractor tools. He literally laughed at me in my face and said, "You need a locksmith for that." Then looked at his buddy with that "what a stupid woman" look on his face. Bought some WD-40 and left. That same night I removed the broken key with only a tiny screwdriver I got for a dollar that came in a pack. Didn't even need the WD stuff. I'm so happy I fixed it on my own. So thankful for this vid, but I really want to take my broken key and jam it into Walmart's key copy machine while that jerk is working.
***** Posting that comment helped me get it off my chest. And you made me feel better about it too. Next time I have a problem like that, I'll take myself to home depot. Something about those Walmart mechanics is just off. Thank you for understanding. I was afraid I sounded a bit edgy.
Old comment so I doubt you'll see this, but sitting here going over TH-cam in a slight rage to find help after snapping my spare car key in the ignition, your story made me smile, nothing like getting told something like that and then fixing it yourself
I am a locksmith. I would like to move to your town where people pay $300 to have me come out and remove a broken key. I guess if I had to originate a transponder key for their car I could get at least a couple thousand! PS I gave you a thumbs up. Any locksmith that gives you a thumbs down because he thinks this video is "hurting them" (it definitely is not) is a fool. Thanks for the lesson!
Jeff Sparrow in Cali, their charging 200+ to do it. But I don't recommend coming unless you got a tow truck, out here the police work with them not us.
Dino, I want to say it’s good people like you that make the world go ‘round. This video should be the first search result. I know it would’ve saved me a lot of grief if it had been. I broke a key in my car ignition real deep. Tried a ton of things, spent a day at it. I was at my wits end. Found this video and it saved me. Bought one of those coping blades. I had to use a Dremel to make it fit and out it came! It was so deep I had to also use a paper clip to push down two pins so it would slide out and it worked. God bless you man!
Thank you very much for your help.I tried the broken saw blade method.After five minutes and with no luck I added a small prayer to your method and it worked.Amen.Thanks again.
Thank you Dino Pinch, I knew how expensive lock smiths are and so after watching this video I finally got the key out of the lock! It has been there for three months and thanks to you it's out!
Thanks for this. One of my employees called me from work the other day, telling me they broke the key to a tobacco vending machine off inside the lock. I searched and found this video, then brought my set of fine screwdrivers to work and used the 2 smallest flat head ones to get the key out on 1st attempt :D You saved med a potentially large bill for a locksmith..
My car key broke off in the trunk lock, called the locksmith and they wanted 130 just to extract the key. Found this video, used a coping saw and worked like a charm. You are a life saver man!
Great vid - thanks. I got it out with some WD and a small wirecutter to pull it out. One thing to mention is to make sure the barrel is turned back to the initial position or the key wont come out at all.
manns101101 thanks for watching my video, thanks for your note, little things like that keep me motivted. check out my main channel: The Handyman Zone and hit that subscribe button would really appreciate the support :) th-cam.com/users/roslynny dino pinch
You, sir, are INGENIOUS! Spent $4.29 for a pack of jigsaw blades and got half of a broken key out of a mailbox lock. Used some WD40 and my needle-nose pliers to grab the tiny bit of key that was sticking out after using the blade. Thanks for the tip!
Fantastic, Thank you, spent hours trying to get broken key out of moped petrol cap watched video once , took it out in minutes, saved nearly £100.00 for replacement.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Just saved my life. I didn't have any of the tools you mentioned, so I dripped canola oil drop by drop into the lock using a hijab pin and slowly extracted the key with a safety pin, then yanked it out with tweezers. I had previously spent all night trying to yank it out with just the tweezers to no avail.
I was literally locked out of my house for a few hours. So I turned to TH-cam. Saw this vid. Opened up the garage and 15 minutes later I was inside and warm. Thanks @Dino Pinch
Oh my gosh thank you for saving me hundreds of dollars, my 12 year old son broke the key for the garage door. We took the cylinder off and CRC it generously, we took a hair pin and flatten it out and proceeded to use it like a broken ket extractor. After a few moments we managed to pop it out just like in the video. Thank you so so much.
I know great video I just broke my key in my condo dead bolt I used a tweezers to get it out but I think im going to get the key extracted tool to but my key was not all the way in the lock luckly
You are the man! Thank you so much for this video, my car was almost stolen this weekend but thankfully I came back to a broken key in the ignition and only a couple hours and a few jig saw blades later I had my car back in action for only 3 bucks! Thanks Dino!
Sky Scholfield thanks for watching my video, thanks for your note, little things like that keep me motivted. check out my main channel: The Handyman Zone and hit that subscribe button would really appreciate the support :) th-cam.com/users/roslynny dino pinch
I've just used a scroll saw blade using this technique to remove half a broken key from a filing cabinet. It took about 45 minutes of fishing around but it worked!! Awesome!
callled a locksmith shop asking if they sold the key extractor tool. He told me they had them but they didn't sell them to the public and for $170 they could come out. Tried your 2nd method, the mini hacksaw blade. Worked perfectly. Thanks!
I cannot thank you enough! Last night I got home from work to walk my dog, and just as I turned to key in the lock, it turned to butter and just disintegrated in my hand, with half in the lock. Luckily I was able to open the door, but 1st thing this am I went to Home Depot for WD-40 and some thin hack saw blades. They guys there were laughing at me. I got home, followed your directions in in less than 30 seconds the key was out! You saved me over $125 with a local lock smith! YAYYYY!
another way to open a lock even the key was still not extracted is open using the other half of the key.just push just like the way you opened a key then it will unlock. i tried it and it works for me.
Dino pinch you saved me $350 for a locksmith on a weekend - you’re a legend. I went to the hardware store and asked for a key extractor and got looked at strangely. I then asked for mini hacksaw blades and got strange looks and he directed me to a bigger blade that was useless. I then walked the aisles myself and found the right blade - this worked in 1 minute one the garage door with the WD40 and I can’t thank you enough!
I'm a 13 yr old girl and i got my door key out of the lock with my hair slide;) It works, just bend it a little put some sunflower oil on it and your key should just slide out no money, no problem:)
Wow... just popped the broken key out in like 2 seconds... can't thank you enough, saved at least ZAR600 : ) really impressed my husband too with nifty new skill.
Thanks Dino, one of my hotel guest broke the room key off in the lock. I didn't have the tools you reccomended, however after watching your video, i made due with a very small drill bit. Caught the last tooth and was able to move it out enough to grab with some pliers..Thanks alot, probably saved my company at least $300.
great tips. I came here because I obviously had a problem with a lock and now have a new appreciation for jig saw blades. I didn't have any hacksaw blades that thin but my jig saw blades, totally underutilized as I don't care for that saw, now have a new purpose! Thanks.
Hey I just wanna thank you! This video save me like $100. I had a broken key in my car door and the thin hacksaw blade took it out in 2 seconds. Saved me time and money!
This may work on a building door lock, however many complications may arise when doing this on an automotive lock, the parts (mostly "wafer" or "disc" tumblers/pins/wafers) inside most car locks are much thinner, have thinner than hair springs, and delicate dust covers/shutters/key buzzer mechanisms which may be exposed to tool damage and irreparably damage the ignition or trunk lock requiring a sparkle wrench (aka drill) to carefully remove and often times source a dealer only part for over 100$ his cost available in 2 days. If this is in a door you can access otherwise or work around (for a week to save for repairs) than feel free to experiment. However in my 12 years of experience in broken key extractions the most successful has been with single females who had the instinct to leave a situation out of their control in the hands of someone who has not only the right tools but also the experience in using them across a broad range of vehicles. My advice is if its a lock on a door you can live with replacing (25-95$ diy)and have an alternate way in or out than the rapping method can work if struck at the right angle to compress the pin springs and expel the key via inertia overcoming friction than try it on a soft surface. But shop around for a locksmith via phone for approximate prices before you even think about touching a broken off car key. If you can grab it with pliers and it sticking out of the lock and it broke because of an accident you can try, but if it broke because it was hard to turn to begin with, or wouldn't turn back to lock, or had to be played with to work than even if you get it out and duplicated it may be a broken/damaged/repairable lock that needs a locksmith to make you either new keys, and/or program those keys, or fix whatever is wrong with the lock or what it connects to.
toppertruthio what's more expensive; 65$ for a locksmith to pluck out and duplicate your key, or 150$ for a dealer only ignition part and 50-60 in labor.
Thank you very much. I went about 2 weeks with a broken key in my apartment door after watching your video and going to the hardware store it worked like a charm. Thank you very much
I just wanted to thank you for making this video. Literally 40 minutes ago i broke my key off in my lock, used my phone to find a video, found this, went to the hardware store, got the saw blade, and some little picks, and in about 15 minutes managed to wiggle the saw blade in and pull the key out!!
Thanks for posting your video which let me know what needed to be done. I broke my key off in my garage door and was able to get the key out by making a key extractor from a heavy gauge paper clip by bending a small hook on one end of it. Using your method I was able to get the key out in less than 3 mins, in minus -20C weather & in the dark! Cheers!
Bought my key extraction toolkit on Amazon for $7 and watched your video. Got the key out! out of the mailbox! Silicone Lubricant was the secret sauce for getting it out. Thank you! Locksmith was way too expensive when I asked them their price.
This video totally saved me from having to call the lock Smith when I broke our key in the lock. Got the WD-40 and a basic screw driver set from Target. Sprayed the lubricant and then used both the 1.4 mm and 2.0 mm ends to get the key out (using one to pry from the bottom of the key hole and the other to pry from the top of the key hole at the same time) Worked like a charm. Thank you for posting this video!!
Christopher Howard thanks for watching my video, thanks for your note, little things like that keep me motivted. check out my main channel: The Handyman Zone and hit that subscribe button would really appreciate the support :) th-cam.com/users/roslynny dino pinch
method #2 worked wonders for me! Unscrewed the whole lock (it was a "block" with the cylinder on the external side), sprayed with wd 40 and then bumped it on the garage floor till the key came out! Thanks for sharing, this saved me 50-100 euros for the locksmith!
Awesome vid. I just bought a set of locksmith tools on EBay for $2.05 so I can fix an old lock for my wife. It is an antique trunk with a broken key. Thanks for posting a really neat, informative video!
yea what happens when you have a wafer caught in front of your key not a key broken at the shoulder of the key? and my charge for removing a key is not $300 it is more like $35 dollars please be informed before you speak inaccurate facts about my profession
I don't generally leave comments, but your suggestions worked for me. I couldn't' force the broken key out of the lock, so I pushed it in and used a screw driver to turn the cylinder. Thanks for the video! You just saved my camping trip.
Thank you very much. My grandson accidentally broke off the ignition key on his mom's scooter. After trying everything I could think of, I found your video. The coping saw blade works. Thanks again.
I've broke my motorcycle's top case key and your video helped me removing it. I used some clips, 30min/1hr and a lot of patience, but it paid off. Thank you!
Yeeeeha, messed around with broken key in lock for days, then saw this video and pushed a slim metal clip through the other side of lock to push key out! You're a legend!
Superb tutorial and thanks. Just helped me retract a broken key from the front door of a block of flats (apartments for our US cousin's) saved a whole lot of headaches fitting a new lock and making sure every tenant had a new key. Thanks again and thumbs up :0)
Hey there, just wanted to say thanks for the video, the coping blade worked on my back door. I broke off my key on the bottom lock and was trying a few different things until I came across your video. A million thanks, you saved me hours and a headache!
Thank you!!!! Im a new tenant and snapped my key in the lock I watched this and went with My last 3 pounds and bought the wd a small screwdriver set and some blades I came home spayed the WD left if a few minutes and on about my 3 times it just came out perfectly!!! Infact it was so easy and I didn’t even need 3 pounds 2 was enough it’s that easy I also had to do it before I was found out the key I snapped was also the only key so I copied my housemates This just saved me easily a hundred pounds and probably My tenancy Thanks you so much i am clueless with locks and have no past with these tools and I amazed my self I honestly will believe in myself more now 💪
A thousand thanks. My key snapped in my van vault lock. The lock still operated with the remainder of the key pushed into the lock. I managed to remove the lock mechanism from the lid and on the back of the lock was a pin hole. Having watched your video where you drilled a hole into the lock, I went and found a small/micro screwdriver and I pushed this into the hole at the back of the lock and wow out popped the broken/snapped off piece. Fortunately Van Vault come with 3 sets of keys so I still have 2 and we are back in business. 5 stars to you👍
Thanks Dino. Used the scroll saw blade method for a broken key on our boat. $2.95 Home Depot and teflon lock lube. Took me about 30 seconds. Saved the weekend!
Amazing video! It does save us hundreds of dollars from hiring a locksmith. I remove the broken key from my main door lock without WD40 with JUST 2 hairpins! Thank you, Kind Sir for sharing your information with us. The Universe will repay you back with good energy thousand times more!
you sir are a life saver THANK YOU. my car has been stolen twice and i woke up to attempt #3 still stuck in the driver's side door. using your video i was able to remove the scissor tip from attempt #1 & the mystery metal from attempt #3.
Rebecca Maclean thanks for watching my video, thanks for your note, little things like that keep me motivted. check out my main channel: The Handyman Zone and hit that subscribe button would really appreciate the support :) th-cam.com/users/roslynny dino pinch
Praise keysus! :) maybe 1.5 minutes of effort and out sesame! Thanks so much for your vid. It was so helpful and I must say, impeccably empowering..I dreaded the task I was facing, my person and my brain= locked out of ideas ....my pocketbook-locked down.... Because you offered so many possible solutions, I no longer felt defeated. Thanks again you LOCKedUCATOR!
Thanks Dino. I finally got the broken key out of my security door that was stuck for months by pushing from the other side with a safety pin. Awesome tips! I didn't even need the wd.
5 seconds!! Done! Spray lubed, a coping saw blade snapped in half, £8 ($11?) for a new cut key job done! Thank you so much! Saved me probably £75 from 8000 miles away!!
Thank you So So much! I just retrieved a broken key from my security gate! I used your fundementals but improvised. Used a really thin nail and hammered it flat, after applying lube, I slipped it in and applied a bit of pressure and the key popped out enough forthe needle nose pliers to do the rest! You sir, are a legend!
with some spray lubricant, tweezers & needle-nose pliers, and patience, i was able to get the broken key out of my lock. most excellent...thank you, Dino!
Very helpful video! My wife broke our garage key off inside the door lock the other day and since the key was brass I knew a magnet wouldn't work. Made a pick tool out of a small coping saw blade and it worked like a charm. Thank you very much!
Thanks a million!!! I just watched this and then used two seem rippers from my sewing box to remove a broken key from my back door. You've saved me a fortune! Bless you for that!
Your video saved me $$$... Thanks!!! I sprayed with silicone lube then used 2 mini flathead screw drivers, the ones used to unscrew glasses, and pulled out. Saved me at least $100. Thanks again!
Thank You! I just used a mini jigsaw blade to remove a broken key from my car trunk lock. It work like a charm, on the first try. You just save me $125! I love you!
The hacksaw blade trick worked wonderfully to remove the broken off part of a car key that had broken off... It was actually pretty deep in the lock but I was able to bring it near the lock entrance and pull it out with a small pair of pliers... Thank you!!!
Thank you, your tricks worked! My key to a door lock was broken off in the lock. A little lubricant and a pair of tweezers help me get it out. You save me $$; I didn't have to call the locksmith.
After trying everything I could think of to remove a broken key from a lock, I turned to TH-cam and found your video. The technique that looked to be the most promising was the mini-hacksaw blade, and I happened to have one in my shop. I cut it in half, as the ends had hardware on them to attach to the hacksaw frame, but it was still a bit too wide (back to teeth) to fit in the very tiny space between the broken key and the cylinder, so I used a metal "nibbling" tool to taper the back side (bringing the blade to a point), and it fit right in. I gave it a tiny twist to allow the teeth to try to "dig into" the broken key, pulled, and the broken key shot out across my shop. THANK YOU for an excellent video!!!
You saved me a lot of dough! One hint of yours led to another, until I finally got the key out. Good example of practical use of youtube. Thanks so much.
FANTASTIC!! Thank you so much! I had to use 2 saw blades at the same time, one on either side, to get the broken key out of a car trunk lock- but perseverance paid off - I was elated!
Thank you, Dino! 8 years later, you're still helping people!! Sei un brav'uomo!
It's a good day when you can youtube a solution to a serious problem
Chris exactly! This JUST happened to me.
Amen
Absolute life saver. Front door Key broke in lock, used the push out key from back method using a straightened paperclip, thn got my jewellery making tweezers (pointed ends ones) & pulled out from front. Thanks for posting this video.:-)
Thank you sir! I broke the key off to my front door! Sent a friend to Home Depot, they didn't have the mini hacksaw, but had something called a precison kit. Us two ladies, in the dark, were able to get the key out! Saved $100! You're a God send. THANK YOU!
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10 years after this vid was posted and it just helped me get my broken key out! Got the barrel out, whacked it on the floor a few times and bingo! Now my wife thinks I'm awsome (for a change!). Thanks to you Sir
Your tips are still working, this one was a big help. The key was already turned in the door lock but was really tight, we thought we could get it locked, but the head of the key broke off. We tried a number of techniques but since the key was so tight in the lock nothing was working. We saw your video then wanted to try the broken jigsaw method but had a hard time with that. We also used the WD40. A friend with experience with broken keys in locks helped us figure out [tip] to use a big screw driver . . . since the key was already in the lock, we should be able to unlock using the big screw driver. This way we were able to open the door, then take the lock apart from the inside. After picking, we still had difficulty getting the broken key out, however, the friend didn't know about the broken jigsaw, so he gave that a try and that worked to finally get the broken key out. So your tips gave 3 old farts some new tools. Thanks again.
I didn't have a problem today, just happened to find your video. I wanted to say how much I appreciate it. If more people like you were focused on teaching people rather than making a quick buck, then we would live in a better world. Thanks!
I broke my key 2 days ago by accidentally sitting on it. Guessing it was already chipped. But I was in no mood to call for a ride and wait hours in the cold so I stuck it in and went home. Watched this video this morning, so after work I went to Walmart and asked a mechanic if they sold any broken key extractor tools. He literally laughed at me in my face and said, "You need a locksmith for that." Then looked at his buddy with that "what a stupid woman" look on his face.
Bought some WD-40 and left. That same night I removed the broken key with only a tiny screwdriver I got for a dollar that came in a pack. Didn't even need the WD stuff. I'm so happy I fixed it on my own. So thankful for this vid, but I really want to take my broken key and jam it into Walmart's key copy machine while that jerk is working.
***** Posting that comment helped me get it off my chest. And you made me feel better about it too. Next time I have a problem like that, I'll take myself to home depot. Something about those Walmart mechanics is just off. Thank you for understanding. I was afraid I sounded a bit edgy.
Lol
Zymothy Vynn you should bring it to Walmart and put it in his hand.. and walk away.. his belated bday gift lol
Old comment so I doubt you'll see this, but sitting here going over TH-cam in a slight rage to find help after snapping my spare car key in the ignition, your story made me smile, nothing like getting told something like that and then fixing it yourself
Lol just do it and let them get stuck inside.
I am a locksmith. I would like to move to your town where people pay $300 to have me come out and remove a broken key. I guess if I had to originate a transponder key for their car I could get at least a couple thousand!
PS I gave you a thumbs up. Any locksmith that gives you a thumbs down because he thinks this video is "hurting them" (it definitely is not) is a fool.
Thanks for the lesson!
Jeff Sparrow same let me know where he lives. That price sounds fabulous
Jeff Sparrow in Cali, their charging 200+ to do it. But I don't recommend coming unless you got a tow truck, out here the police work with them not us.
Locksmiths do charge high prices broke my key yesterday the lowest was $150 and the highest was $400 and I call 10 companies. Those are the prices.
Dino, I want to say it’s good people like you that make the world go ‘round. This video should be the first search result. I know it would’ve saved me a lot of grief if it had been. I broke a key in my car ignition real deep. Tried a ton of things, spent a day at it. I was at my wits end. Found this video and it saved me. Bought one of those coping blades. I had to use a Dremel to make it fit and out it came! It was so deep I had to also use a paper clip to push down two pins so it would slide out and it worked. God bless you man!
Thank you very much for your help.I tried the broken saw blade method.After five minutes and with no luck I added a small prayer to your method and it worked.Amen.Thanks again.
Thank you Dino Pinch, I knew how expensive lock smiths are and so after watching this video I finally got the key out of the lock! It has been there for three months and thanks to you it's out!
Thank you sir. I just broke the key off in the ignition of my truck. This video saved me hundreds of dollars.
Thanks for this. One of my employees called me from work the other day, telling me they broke the key to a tobacco vending machine off inside the lock. I searched and found this video, then brought my set of fine screwdrivers to work and used the 2 smallest flat head ones to get the key out on 1st attempt :D You saved med a potentially large bill for a locksmith..
Omg,you're a Life saver!!! Thank you so much! Saved lock,rescued tenants :D
My car key broke off in the trunk lock, called the locksmith and they wanted 130 just to extract the key. Found this video, used a coping saw and worked like a charm. You are a life saver man!
Great vid - thanks. I got it out with some WD and a small wirecutter to pull it out. One thing to mention is to make sure the barrel is turned back to the initial position or the key wont come out at all.
manns101101 thanks for watching my video, thanks for your note, little things like that keep me motivted.
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You, sir, are INGENIOUS!
Spent $4.29 for a pack of jigsaw blades and got half of a broken key out of a mailbox lock.
Used some WD40 and my needle-nose pliers to grab the tiny bit of key that was sticking out after using the blade.
Thanks for the tip!
Thanks.. Just removed my broken key..very happy!
Fantastic, Thank you, spent hours trying to get broken key out of moped petrol cap watched video once , took it out in minutes, saved nearly £100.00 for replacement.
7 tips deserve 7 thumbs up. All good tips.
I love this about the broken key I can as lock but I also love be this itian accent from blyn if not still love is accent John trovalt
I just removed a broken key from the front door lock thanks to your video. Took only 10 minutes! A big thank you from Holland!
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Just saved my life. I didn't have any of the tools you mentioned, so I dripped canola oil drop by drop into the lock using a hijab pin and slowly extracted the key with a safety pin, then yanked it out with tweezers. I had previously spent all night trying to yank it out with just the tweezers to no avail.
Thank you for this! 10 years later and the information is still helping people. I was able to help my neighbor in seconds getting her broken key out.
I got my broken key out thanks to your video, THANKS!
I was literally locked out of my house for a few hours. So I turned to TH-cam. Saw this vid. Opened up the garage and 15 minutes later I was inside and warm. Thanks @Dino Pinch
Hey man! Your advice got me out of a bad situation that would have left my car vulnerable. Greatly appreciate your help!
Oh my gosh thank you for saving me hundreds of dollars, my 12 year old son broke the key for the garage door. We took the cylinder off and CRC it generously, we took a hair pin and flatten it out and proceeded to use it like a broken ket extractor. After a few moments we managed to pop it out just like in the video. Thank you so so much.
I know great video I just broke my key in my condo dead bolt I used a tweezers to get it out but I think im going to get the key extracted tool to but my key was not all the way in the lock luckly
You are the man! Thank you so much for this video, my car was almost stolen this weekend but thankfully I came back to a broken key in the ignition and only a couple hours and a few jig saw blades later I had my car back in action for only 3 bucks! Thanks Dino!
Sky Scholfield thanks for watching my video, thanks for your note, little things like that keep me motivted.
check out my main channel: The Handyman Zone and hit that subscribe button would really appreciate the support :)
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I've just used a scroll saw blade using this technique to remove half a broken key from a filing cabinet. It took about 45 minutes of fishing around but it worked!! Awesome!
66 locksmiths gave this video a thumbs down. LOL
Thanks will remember this if it ever happens to me.
callled a locksmith shop asking if they sold the key extractor tool. He told me they had them but they didn't sell them to the public and for $170 they could come out. Tried your 2nd method, the mini hacksaw blade. Worked perfectly. Thanks!
thanks my key broke off in my helicopter, this helped my get it out.
Jordan b
hope you weren't airborne at the time
The same in my submarine
Well Im stuck here in this jail cell
I cannot thank you enough! Last night I got home from work to walk my dog, and just as I turned to key in the lock, it turned to butter and just disintegrated in my hand, with half in the lock. Luckily I was able to open the door, but 1st thing this am I went to Home Depot for WD-40 and some thin hack saw blades. They guys there were laughing at me. I got home, followed your directions in in less than 30 seconds the key was out! You saved me over $125 with a local lock smith! YAYYYY!
another way to open a lock even the key was still not extracted is open using the other half of the key.just push just like the way you opened a key then it will unlock. i tried it and it works for me.
Cheryl Nonato I totally did that too!
Dino pinch you saved me $350 for a locksmith on a weekend - you’re a legend. I went to the hardware store and asked for a key extractor and got looked at strangely. I then asked for mini hacksaw blades and got strange looks and he directed me to a bigger blade that was useless. I then walked the aisles myself and found the right blade - this worked in 1 minute one the garage door with the WD40 and I can’t thank you enough!
im gonna have to invest in a lock pick set :P
Dino! Thanks to your MOTION method, we got our very broken key out of the door barrel. THANK YOU!
I'm a 13 yr old girl and i got my door key out of the lock with my hair slide;) It works, just bend it a little put some sunflower oil on it and your key should just slide out no money, no problem:)
Wow... just popped the broken key out in like 2 seconds... can't thank you enough, saved at least ZAR600 : ) really impressed my husband too with nifty new skill.
Used large needle in the same metioned action (use hole as scoop). Key came out enought to grab it with the pliers.
YOU just saved me a locksmith with this needle idea (and WD-40) THANKS!
Thanks Dino, one of my hotel guest broke the room key off in the lock. I didn't have the tools you reccomended, however after watching your video, i made due with a very small drill bit. Caught the last tooth and was able to move it out enough to grab with some pliers..Thanks alot, probably saved my company at least $300.
great tips. I came here because I obviously had a problem with a lock and now have a new appreciation for jig saw blades. I didn't have any hacksaw blades that thin but my jig saw blades, totally underutilized as I don't care for that saw, now have a new purpose! Thanks.
Does it work on submarines?
jmorris023 only yellow submarines that are in the sea of green....lol
sure not when underwater lol
Hey I just wanna thank you! This video save me like $100. I had a broken key in my car door and the thin hacksaw blade took it out in 2 seconds. Saved me time and money!
This may work on a building door lock, however many complications may arise when doing this on an automotive lock, the parts (mostly "wafer" or "disc" tumblers/pins/wafers) inside most car locks are much thinner, have thinner than hair springs, and delicate dust covers/shutters/key buzzer mechanisms which may be exposed to tool damage and irreparably damage the ignition or trunk lock requiring a sparkle wrench (aka drill) to carefully remove and often times source a dealer only part for over 100$ his cost available in 2 days. If this is in a door you can access otherwise or work around (for a week to save for repairs) than feel free to experiment.
However in my 12 years of experience in broken key extractions the most successful has been with single females who had the instinct to leave a situation out of their control in the hands of someone who has not only the right tools but also the experience in using them across a broad range of vehicles. My advice is if its a lock on a door you can live with replacing (25-95$ diy)and have an alternate way in or out than the rapping method can work if struck at the right angle to compress the pin springs and expel the key via inertia overcoming friction than try it on a soft surface. But shop around for a locksmith via phone for approximate prices before you even think about touching a broken off car key. If you can grab it with pliers and it sticking out of the lock and it broke because of an accident you can try, but if it broke because it was hard to turn to begin with, or wouldn't turn back to lock, or had to be played with to work than even if you get it out and duplicated it may be a broken/damaged/repairable lock that needs a locksmith to make you either new keys, and/or program those keys, or fix whatever is wrong with the lock or what it connects to.
well if your keys stuck in your car ignition,your pretty much buggered anyway,either way it works out expensive
toppertruthio what's more expensive; 65$ for a locksmith to pluck out and duplicate your key, or 150$ for a dealer only ignition part and 50-60 in labor.
Thank you very much. I went about 2 weeks with a broken key in my apartment door after watching your video and going to the hardware store it worked like a charm. Thank you very much
"i'm stickin in twistin and pullen" lol
I just wanted to thank you for making this video.
Literally 40 minutes ago i broke my key off in my lock, used my phone to find a video, found this, went to the hardware store, got the saw blade, and some little picks, and in about 15 minutes managed to wiggle the saw blade in and pull the key out!!
Haha I used my eyelash curlers as mini pliers! XD And my Dad said they're useless. XD
Thanks for posting your video which let me know what needed to be done. I broke my key off in my garage door and was able to get the key out by making a key extractor from a heavy gauge paper clip by bending a small hook on one end of it. Using your method I was able to get the key out in less than 3 mins, in minus -20C weather & in the dark! Cheers!
will this work on my gfs chastity belt?
+RootedHat Lol!
Roger Grimsby Not planning on putting it back on anytime soon
Bought my key extraction toolkit on Amazon for $7 and watched your video. Got the key out! out of the mailbox! Silicone Lubricant was the secret sauce for getting it out. Thank you! Locksmith was way too expensive when I asked them their price.
78 people are still locked in a room
Lol
121 locksmiths just lost cash money
This video totally saved me from having to call the lock Smith when I broke our key in the lock. Got the WD-40 and a basic screw driver set from Target. Sprayed the lubricant and then used both the 1.4 mm and 2.0 mm ends to get the key out (using one to pry from the bottom of the key hole and the other to pry from the top of the key hole at the same time) Worked like a charm. Thank you for posting this video!!
That freakin autofocus!! Lol thx alot brethren
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method #2 worked wonders for me! Unscrewed the whole lock (it was a "block" with the cylinder on the external side), sprayed with wd 40 and then bumped it on the garage floor till the key came out! Thanks for sharing, this saved me 50-100 euros for the locksmith!
Lol i just used a iphone sim removal pin to remove the broken key.
Awesome vid. I just bought a set of locksmith tools on EBay for $2.05 so I can fix an old lock for my wife. It is an antique trunk with a broken key. Thanks for posting a really neat, informative video!
yea what happens when you have a wafer caught in front of your key not a key broken at the shoulder of the key? and my charge for removing a key is not $300 it is more like $35 dollars please be informed before you speak inaccurate facts about my profession
I paid $400, never again, I do it myself now. super easy. Thank you Dino Pinch! You are the best! We love you! In the butt!
I don't generally leave comments, but your suggestions worked for me. I couldn't' force the broken key out of the lock, so I pushed it in and used a screw driver to turn the cylinder. Thanks for the video! You just saved my camping trip.
Thank you very much. My grandson accidentally broke off the ignition key on his mom's scooter. After trying everything I could think of, I found your video. The coping saw blade works. Thanks again.
I've broke my motorcycle's top case key and your video helped me removing it. I used some clips, 30min/1hr and a lot of patience, but it paid off. Thank you!
Yeeeeha, messed around with broken key in lock for days, then saw this video and pushed a slim metal clip through the other side of lock to push key out! You're a legend!
Mad props from Philly. Your video saved me a $350 locksmith bill.
Superb tutorial and thanks. Just helped me retract a broken key from the front door of a block of flats (apartments for our US cousin's) saved a whole lot of headaches fitting a new lock and making sure every tenant had a new key. Thanks again and thumbs up :0)
Hey there, just wanted to say thanks for the video, the coping blade worked on my back door. I broke off my key on the bottom lock and was trying a few different things until I came across your video. A million thanks, you saved me hours and a headache!
Thank you!!!!
Im a new tenant and snapped my key in the lock I watched this and went with My last 3 pounds and bought the wd a small screwdriver set and some blades
I came home spayed the WD left if a few minutes and on about my 3 times it just came out perfectly!!! Infact it was so easy and I didn’t even need 3 pounds 2 was enough it’s that easy I also had to do it before I was found out the key I snapped was also the only key so I copied my housemates
This just saved me easily a hundred pounds and probably My tenancy
Thanks you so much i am clueless with locks and have no past with these tools and I amazed my self I honestly will believe in myself more now 💪
A thousand thanks. My key snapped in my van vault lock. The lock still operated with the remainder of the key pushed into the lock. I managed to remove the lock mechanism from the lid and on the back of the lock was a pin hole. Having watched your video where you drilled a hole into the lock, I went and found a small/micro screwdriver and I pushed this into the hole at the back of the lock and wow out popped the broken/snapped off piece.
Fortunately Van Vault come with 3 sets of keys so I still have 2 and we are back in business. 5 stars to you👍
Thanks Dino. Used the scroll saw blade method for a broken key on our boat. $2.95 Home Depot and teflon lock lube. Took me about 30 seconds. Saved the weekend!
Amazing video! It does save us hundreds of dollars from hiring a locksmith. I remove the broken key from my main door lock without WD40 with JUST 2 hairpins! Thank you, Kind Sir for sharing your information with us. The Universe will repay you back with good energy thousand times more!
VERY helpful. Saved over $200 on a Sunday night when the local hardware stores were closed. Thank you so much!
you sir are a life saver THANK YOU. my car has been stolen twice and i woke up to attempt #3 still stuck in the driver's side door. using your video i was able to remove the scissor tip from attempt #1 & the mystery metal from attempt #3.
Yes - the small blade worked for me! Saved myself £65 plus VAT. Thanks very much.
Worked for me… less than 10min. Took lock off poked out key and replaced lock. Almost disappointingly easy, no drama. Thank you!
Excellent. Worked like a charm. Saved me having to replace the entire front door lock. Thanx... 👍
Thank you for posting a video with REAL practical suggestions on how to get a broken key out of a lock. You saved my bacon dude. Cheers.
Thank you so much. The saw technique saved me Rs 6000/- (about $90). A couple of tries got the broken key out. Very effective.
Viewed several videos about removing a broken key. This one is the best by far!
This worked a treat! You've just saved me $100 locksmith call out. Couldn't be happier. Thank you.
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You are a life saver my friend! I just removed the lock, tapped the barrel a few times and out it popped! Thanks and loving the accent!
Praise keysus! :) maybe 1.5 minutes of effort and out sesame! Thanks so much for your vid. It was so helpful and I must say, impeccably empowering..I dreaded the task I was facing, my person and my brain= locked out of ideas ....my pocketbook-locked down.... Because you offered so many possible solutions, I no longer felt defeated. Thanks again you LOCKedUCATOR!
Thanks Dino. I finally got the broken key out of my security door that was stuck for months by pushing from the other side with a safety pin. Awesome tips! I didn't even need the wd.
5 seconds!! Done! Spray lubed, a coping saw blade snapped in half, £8 ($11?) for a new cut key job done! Thank you so much! Saved me probably £75 from 8000 miles away!!
Thank you So So much! I just retrieved a broken key from my security gate! I used your fundementals but improvised. Used a really thin nail and hammered it flat, after applying lube, I slipped it in and applied a bit of pressure and the key popped out enough forthe needle nose pliers to do the rest! You sir, are a legend!
Great info. Easy instructions.Did not have to call the locksmith to extract the broken key from the church door. This video saves $$$$$$$. Thank you.
with some spray lubricant, tweezers & needle-nose pliers, and patience, i was able to get the broken key out of my lock. most excellent...thank you, Dino!
Very helpful video! My wife broke our garage key off inside the door lock the other day and since the key was brass I knew a magnet wouldn't work. Made a pick tool out of a small coping saw blade and it worked like a charm. Thank you very much!
Thanks a million!!! I just watched this and then used two seem rippers from my sewing box to remove a broken key from my back door. You've saved me a fortune! Bless you for that!
Your video saved me $$$... Thanks!!! I sprayed with silicone lube then used 2 mini flathead screw drivers, the ones used to unscrew glasses, and pulled out. Saved me at least $100. Thanks again!
This video helped me get a key that was broken in a lock for a couple of years. Thank you so much for posting!
Thank You! I just used a mini jigsaw blade to remove a broken key from my car trunk lock. It work like a charm, on the first try. You just save me $125! I love you!
The hacksaw blade trick worked wonderfully to remove the broken off part of a car key that had broken off... It was actually pretty deep in the lock but I was able to bring it near the lock entrance and pull it out with a small pair of pliers... Thank you!!!
Brilliant! Thank you so much!!!! Broken key removed with the aid of small coping saw blade as demonstrated! You sir, are a star!
Thank you, your tricks worked! My key to a door lock was broken off in the lock. A little lubricant and a pair of tweezers help me get it out. You save me $$; I didn't have to call the locksmith.
After trying everything I could think of to remove a broken key from a lock, I turned to TH-cam and found your video. The technique that looked to be the most promising was the mini-hacksaw blade, and I happened to have one in my shop. I cut it in half, as the ends had hardware on them to attach to the hacksaw frame, but it was still a bit too wide (back to teeth) to fit in the very tiny space between the broken key and the cylinder, so I used a metal "nibbling" tool to taper the back side (bringing the blade to a point), and it fit right in. I gave it a tiny twist to allow the teeth to try to "dig into" the broken key, pulled, and the broken key shot out across my shop. THANK YOU for an excellent video!!!
THANKS SO MUCH! Someone broke a key in my front door and with your help I got it out in less than a minute!!!
You saved me a lot of dough! One hint of yours led to another, until I finally got the key out. Good example of practical use of youtube. Thanks so much.
FANTASTIC!! Thank you so much! I had to use 2 saw blades at the same time, one on either side, to get the broken key out of a car trunk lock- but perseverance paid off - I was elated!
I just want to thank you greatly ! Because of this vid I finly fixed my locks on my ford ranger, they been broken for about 15 years lol