How do I remove a small padlock?

Merlin5 said:
I'll try a paperclip. Hammer is in shed, lol. I've always wanted to test if I'm capable of a career as a burglar, now's my chance. :p Tried a junior hacksaw to no avail. My builder tried a hammer and chisel to no avail. And it's really difficult getting all the screws off surrounding the bolt. I don't want to rip the wood around it.
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Sounds like the tools are on the outside? :p
 
Remove screws from hinges.

P:S: Useless builder, I could open that with hammer & chisel in under 5 minutes.
 
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Get a can of coke or similar, cut a strip of aluminium and insert this down the side of the curved bar, this will push in the ball bearing allowing the curved bar to be pulled out of it's holes and basically be unlocked. The look is too small/cheap looking to have any more of an advanced system than that. At most you will need two strips incase it has a ball bearing on both sides.

edit: turns out it's called 'shimming'

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Padlock-Shim
 
Unscrew the screws on the bolt. Infact the way it looks, that padlock is too small for that bolt so the bolt will probably wiggle open with the padlock still on if you do it right. ;)

I had a shed for years that got broken into on a monthly basis so I know all the tricks they use.
 
Molegrips on the bent steel bit and force it over the padlock. have done this a few times, which made me realise that brenton bolts are really not that secure...
 
Thought I'd update you. I got the lock off. I just put a £50 returnable deposit down and borrowed the bolt cutters I borrowed once before from a shop. :D Took a fair bit more force than the last padlock I cut through with the same boltcutters, I guess Kasp have stronger steel. I don't think I would have had any luck with the other solutions, apparently Kasp locks are not easy to crack. I've replaced it with the same model Kasp lock and this time, the key is on my house keyring. The spare is safe in my kitchen too.






 
Mark A said:
I hope you don't have anything valuable in there, as that's how easy someone could break in!
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Well I think it's obvious that a burglar with big bolt cutters can cut through any lock pretty much. There's only the lawn mower, some car tyres I've been meaning to sell for ages, very old tools and an old black and decker drill. Nothing I'm worried about getting stolen particularly, but that doesn't mean I'm going to leave the shed door unlocked and make it easier.



LeeUK said:
£50 deposit? You can buy a good pair of 36" bolt cutters off the bay for £20 delivered.
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Why would I need to buy a pair for £20 when it cost me nothing to get this lock off? The £50 was returned to me when I returned the cutters. The shed key is now attached with my house keys so I won't need to break into my shed again.
 
Merlin5 said:
Why would I need to buy a pair for £20 when it cost me nothing to get this lock off? The £50 was returned to me when I returned the cutters. The shed key is now attached with my house keys so I won't need to break into my shed again.
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No I don't mean you, I mean the shop who wanted the £50 deposit when they can be bought for £20.

I have a pair of these and used them to take off an illegal wheel clamp.
 
A deposit is a deposit, it doesn't really matter how much it is he's got it back and they've got the product back.

If it's more than the product they're less likely to run away with them... Think about it, he can get a pair off the bay for £20 but why wait for delivery if he can just spend £20 on a deposit and run off with them?
 
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