Real-time Safecracking Demonstration of S&G 6741 

Thanks for sharing!!! I do locksmith work, but I don’t have much safe experience. With the help of you videos, I was able to open a safe for a customer today. I was not able to get it in less than 8 minutes like you did, but I feel much better about my abilities now and I think with more practice I’ll get it down to a respectable time one day…. Thanks again!

These videos are excellent! Very concise and somehow riveting. Thanks for makin' um'

This is a very helpful addition to the previous videos. Please keep making them! The two camera view is invaluable. Thanks.

I watched this through. And it’s insane how quick you go through this thing. Your videos have really helped me through my safe manipulation journey

Thanks for your videos. They helped me with my writing project. Turns out if your main character is a safe-0cracking thief you need to know about safe-cracking. Who would have guessed?

Guess I need a group I lock instead lol

Great video! Please keep them coming! These in depth videos are gold to people who want to learn safe cracking

Does anyone else look at his numbers and think "It was 2.5 contact point the whole time checking until he hit 45 and then it was...wait for it...STILL 2.5 " and he says "Ya that's a pretty clear indication" 🤯😭

I AM SO HAPPY YOU DECIDED TO MAKE VIDEOS AGAIN!!!!!! Thank you and happy new year!!

Thumbs up for more of these, please!!

A 6730 has adjustable torque. do you know what that may effect if set too low or too high? thanks

Awesome video and awesome tutorials, thanks a lot for showing ;o))

Do some safes clear the dial clockwise by spinning 3 times. I noticed most clear counterclockwise

can you do this with any lock like this like a safe? i found a safe its in my truck and this would be useful

So my question is why when you isolate the 3rd wheel in the beginning that you don't have to go with two counter clockwise circles and only one. Usually you have to do an additional circle to get to the next wheel and this time you didn't. Can you explain why for me?

What size screws did you have to use to mount Lock to the board????

Wow.. You're the first person to show me how this is actually done in a way that I can understand. very cool.

Dumb question but how's the lever actuated?

Why are you only testing the left contact point?

Would love to see a group 1 manipulated to understand the differences.

Thank you for your videos. I appreciate their detail and their explanations.

I have a GSA container filing cabinet with a Sargent & Greenleaf lock. It’s my mother’s who died a year ago. Are you near Monterey California? How much would you charge to crack it?

Impressive and very satisfying to see that gate marching toward the fence as you've going though the iterations, thanks for showing a 6741 in action. Happy new year!

How is procedure different (if it is) for a floor safe as gravity doesn't really pull the fence down?

What a fantastic video again! That was fast! I opened my first safe lock thanks to your series. The cachunk sound is worth it 👍 Really cool to see you fly through the combinations and, after having done a manipulation myself (s&g r6700), it was very nice to hear your theory part at the end too. Clear to me and much appreciated👌 Happy New Year!

LETS GOOOO!!!!

Awesome series. Thank you.

Are you the CRACKEN???

I watched your videos for safecracking. You explaning things extreamly clearly, great videos indeed! I am planning to give a try for 6741 using your concepts (have not received it thou). Only addition will be that I will attach an absolute encoder into the wheel to get those readings. Do you have experience if it helps any in the detection of those left/right edge position differences? If that functions well then going to add an tension sensor and try to see if able to detect those left/right edge positions seen as tension steps in the sensor measurement. If that functions well then going to add an servo motor to do the disk turning task.

Hello I am a retired locksmith. I actually quit locksmithing in 2005. I did just move to a new town that has just one locksmith. I have spoken to him several times. I told him I used to do a lot of safe work. Now he is referring people to me to open their safes. I am way out of touch lol and not necessarily sure of my memory being correct. And I have run across two safes (dials) that I don't recognize. I want to try to manipulate them. Your video has been super helpful. I was wondering if there is any chance you may be able to help me in respects of the safe I currently have? Could you please PM me if you would be willing to help an old locksmith out. In Gratitude Rob

Do you know if it's possible to do on an Amsec Floor safe? There is one at my work( school) but no one has opened it. School was built in the 1970s. I tried the sparrows safe cracking and I got it open. The problem I am finding is I can't feel the the lever hitting the back side. Any help.

Can someone explain what I'm supposed to feel? I'm work on a Sisco model 1055 and the dial is very inconsistent. I'm not hearing any connections and any pulling happens at random.

I have a 4 number lock, from a floor safe. I don't think it's possible to work it like this. The fence has an angle to it, so you can only figure out the 4th and 3rd numbers, this way. I think the only way to do this one, if it was on a locked safe, is to drill a hole to look through.

I've watched several of these videos, and understand _generally_ what's happening, but not specifically. I guess I don't totally get the relationship between the contact points and the number. Time for more videos. lol

There's a dial combination where I work on a filing cabinet, I had a look at it after watching your cracking videos and I found that the dial is really stiff in the 80 to 20ish range. So there's no real hope of feeling for the contact points on the cam wheel because it's too stiff. Is this an intentional security feature? It's a Chubb Manifoil Mark 4 lock.

Seen several of Your Videos. Seen Many Videos for Years. You have made it Very Clear, I will have to check to see if you have Videos for 2nd, and 1st wheel reading first. If I thought about it, would figure, pinched spinal cord from a Landing collapse reduced my Focus. You are an Excellent Instructor. Stratmando

So cool

Bought a vtg Sears safe from the 70s at auction. No combo, was worried I'd have to break it to get into it. Watched your video a few times, and made some notes. Was able to successfully manipulate it in about 30 min. It was empty 😂. But it was way fun to open!

After the S&G which would be more educational, the Lagard 3300 or Big Red CDL3?

I'm working on a la guard I've watched your video bit I'm still confused on how wheel isolation work would you be willing to video chat me or something

I have a Freedom Safe made by Liberty, My older brother left it after his passing, it's in my custody and although I have the serial No. I have most of the combo' I can't open it to save my life, One day I'll get a locksmith to open what may be an empty metal box, I couldn't understand your procedure. I watched it several times, and still, No help here, But I thank you for trying to help people that may have gotten something out of it, it was cool'

Great video, I have a Diplamat 100 with a key. Would this be the concept, just using the key as the spring?

Loved this. All your commentary on your videos are so clear and helpful

what is he listening for

Really nice job! I’m supposing there’s nothing can be done with a Mosler 302C

Great job! I'm sitting here watching by myself talking out loud by myself saying " you're so close"!! But I knew you'd get it.

can you crack a 4 wheel lock like the 6731 or 6631 with the same process just by running 1 more graph?

Thank you for your brilliant videos. I have a mustang gun safe with a s&g lock where the spline is broken (dial freewheels) what's the best way to proceed?

Thank you! Just 7m27s! It was fascinating to discover that group 2 combination locks leak just enough information to allow an expert to open them. Your series left me with two questions and they were both anwered in your book: 1) How is a group 1 lock different? 2) How did you get into lock manipulation - hobby or professional? Thank you again for placing your book online. You should put the title and your name on the first page and for clarity maybe say that it is copyright. If you choose to allow sharing then creativecommons has some options. If you want to add another video to this series you might talk about the alternatives to lock manipulation when trying to open a safe (e.g. looking for the combination written nearby) or how the movies get it wrong - only if that interests you.

Do you know if this method will work on a Sargent & Greenleaf 1865?

So what if you have a safe with a key that pulls the bolt not the dile???

Exelente explicación muchas gracias desde Colombia.

Should have left the lever stop on the cutaway!

Im from Việt Nam 🇻🇳 thank you good boy.

At work we had a 5 combination Chubb safe at the old cashiers office. Even knowing the combination was difficult to open and the tolerances were very tight. I know you are good, but can someone of your skill level crack a 5 digit chub? Enjoyed your video, thanks🙂

Thankyou for making this video

Where can i get cutaway dials to practice with

that's what i'm talking about

Thank you, my locksmith, I wanted to learn this too. 🙏

Your videos have been most helpful. I'm working on a S&G model 6630. It has an eccentric roller on the nose of the lever, which gives me fits. Any advice?

7:10 sooo close.. if this was a football game, my dad would be very loud at this part.

Idol, professional!!!!!

I've actually watched your videos and am working on this. I've got a s&g I lost the com to. I'm have to watch what you are precisely doing. Thanks! My Gap is way bigger than what you have on your locks. My contact points were like 9 and 97 1/4

I have an AMSEC safe that has me stumped. Can you point me to one of your videos that can give me a fresh starting point?

Nice job!!

Why the first find is a third wheel ? Possible to be first or second wheel?

if you had to recommended what would be the top 5 locks for somebody just starting ? should i go ebay or retail?

I won't be using the correct terminology but hopefully you will understand the question. If a lock was assembled with the drive cam deliberately out of phase with the number wheel would it pose any significant problem for a safecracker? If they were to assume "0" was the starting point when in actuality it was "25" would that be much of a stumbling block?

Where do you get the mount you use for these demonstrations?

Your videos are great and have inspired me to take on the challenge of trying to open my mother's safe. She has lost the combination. I think I have found the first number - so far, so good. Struggling to find the 2nd number - thought it might be a good time to ask you about my safe and make sure these techniques will work for it. It is a Meilink safe - about 2 feet high and VERY heavy. It has a handle - I suppose it turns to open it. The model number is 80-xxxxx. Beige color. Do you know anything about this safe? If not can you suggest a way for me to find out? I guess I mainly want to know if it is Group 2 with 3 numbers. Thanks for putting out this great series of videos!

That was awesome. Im totally new with this type of manipulation. Really looking forward to your future videos brother. Ive got a chubb grade 2 that needs mounting. Cant wait to get started. Just need to learn how to operate it properly in order to start the manipulation. All the best buddy. Happy New year

I just opened my first lock (6741) using your techniques excellent tutorials. Took me 3hrs. Hopefully I’ll get up to your speed. I have a question. When I was taking the right contact point readings there seemed to be a stop and then a slight release if I let go totaling about a 1/4 increment. I think the slight return is being caused by the key lock on the dial. What do you read the stop or the slight return? Hopefully you know what I mean. Thanks

You ever use crows feet?

Thank you, your videos are informative and very interesting.

Number one YOU DO NOT SPIN the dial, 2nd you turn left to pick up all the wheels and go from there. If you are going to post post it right. I dont know where you got your info but it is wrong. the correct sequence is left 4, right 3, left 2 and right 1 or to open

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