# How do I cut a lock with these boltcutters?

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**Category:** The Garage\
**Tags:** inventory\
**Created:** [November 22, 2022, 8:33pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-cut-a-lock-with-these-boltcutters/28365 "2022-11-22T20:33:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![je55eah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ab992/32.png) [@je55eah](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/je55eah)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2022, 8:33pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-cut-a-lock-with-these-boltcutters/28365/1 "2022-11-22T20:33:41Z")

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It doesn’t seem to be an option. The lockpicking lawyer on youtube has a lot of great shares. A basic solution to many locks is two wrenches. I still haven’t found a hacksaw, do they work?

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**Author:** ![Trigon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/trigon/32/2668_2.png) [@Trigon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Trigon)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-cut-a-lock-with-these-boltcutters/28365/2 "2022-11-22T22:00:16Z")

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What sort of lock are you trying to open? Bolt cutters can go through a fence, but nothing in the game is specifically padlocked iirc.

You’ll need some variety of lockpick to pick any standard house/wooden door locks, a stethoscope to crack a safe, and metal doors generally need an actual keycard, a hacking tool, or a cutting torch.

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**Author:** ![je55eah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ab992/32.png) [@je55eah](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/je55eah)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2022, 10:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-cut-a-lock-with-these-boltcutters/28365/3 "2022-11-22T22:46:35Z")

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It was a locked chain fence and I cut a hole through it, but it seems excessive.

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**Author:** ![Trigon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/trigon/32/2668_2.png) [@Trigon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Trigon)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2022, 3:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-cut-a-lock-with-these-boltcutters/28365/4 "2022-11-23T15:49:19Z")

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Someone has never mounted a battering ram to a subcompact.

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**Author:** ![Mantar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mantar/32/42_2.png) [@Mantar](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mantar)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-cut-a-lock-with-these-boltcutters/28365/5 "2022-11-23T20:17:05Z")

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Heck I once built a mini-motorcyle from scratch down in a laboratory, to ram a locked metal door open.