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Favorite Comment: Fixer wa-sho says, “This is a misunderstood attempt to make a database.. he was told to link everything up.. and he did..”
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Swing set chain FTW!!
If only it was more an open and close case…
at least with that lack on the chain, you might be able to see the first record in each draw
i also bet the handles are breakable plastic…
Eh… probably full of chain mail anyway…
Just to piss them off, I think I’d mix up the labels on the drawers and then steal the calculator.
I know someone who actually did this…but that was after the large “Don’t mess with my files” sign failed.
I *LOVE* that fact the anchor is flat head screwed in and the screws are accessible!
actually this is similar to standard military procedures for securing classified files… no, really
This is like the cheapest possible chain they could have used. You could probably unwind one of the links, take out some files, then wind it back into place.
This needs more duct tape. Period.
Or zip ties maybe.
Wow, even undoing the handles wouldn’t thwart this. I’m impressed.
The color co-ordintation is atrocious, had to of been a guy fix
The chain still cost more than the lock. A bent hairpin could open that piece of (expletive deleted).
Now that’s what I call medical confidentiality…
A resourceful thief could simply file through the chain through the file through the chain through the file through the chain through the…
Believe it or not, those POS locks can be harder to pick…Besides; most locks just keep honest people honest, and I could cut that chain with my Leatherman. B+ kludge
I used to pick those locks all the time back when I was 13 (ca. 1969). I used a homemade tool which consisted of a nail left on the railroad tracks so a passing train would flatten it. I won’t tell the rest of the process
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I give it 5 seconds and their supposed security is busted….
Unfortunately, this is the cabinet that explains what happened to the real estate market and no one can find the key.
at the very top, the handle like thing that isn’t a drawer handle, the screws are on the outside, just take that off and open all the drawers at once. then remove the handles on the top drawers.
Nice use of a muffler clamp.
Yanno, it took them longer to design and rig that up (with U-bolts so the nuts are concealed) than it would to just buy and install some real file cabinet locks.
The locking bar hardware is already there from the factory, just need to pop the knockout and slide in the lock cylinder.
I was wondering about that. Considering how relatively easy it would be to break through their wonderful “security” (without literally breaking anything), it would be fun to pick the lock, pull the chain loose, epoxy the drawers shut, then put the chain and lock back to how it originally was.
this is the an misunderstod attempt to make a database.. he was told to link everything up.. and he did..
As a database admin, it’s a rare opportunity to see a file-level lock!
Well, well, found the office booze cabinet.
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Well well Mr.Bond how do you expect to steal my top sceret plans now MUHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
It is good to see that the guys at The Key Shack are serious about keeping their customer records confidential.
Too bad they don’t make locking file cabinets
Wow- that is just sooo going to stop me…
After 30 years with the U.S. Federal govt. this looks normal to me. The color combination is typical. The locking system probably dictated from above. Like someone said, “…to keep honest people honest…”
I know what this is….and I think I used to work there…..Have filing cabinets full of patient records for an Optometrist in a “Marshall Fields” location, they FDA comes out with the patient information protection act which says that patient files need to be locked up after hours. Not having the money to buy new cabinets, they rigged up this loveliness……….
It would work better if they used straight bits of pipe rather than a chain. That’s how we do it in my office.
It looks like tin-snips could cut that crap!
hahaha doesn’t look very strong. Nice choice going with the green chains though.
Yeah, sure, we have a GSA approved security container…
What!? All that year at Hidden Valley High School was a Atempt to make “Wear Nothing” day!
Okay, let’s play the buddy system! Everybody grab somebody’s hand!