The StarCase Lock De-Icer

Friday, August 14^th, 2009, Netcast 895

This is what you want, the new safer version with LED flashlight!The Star Case Lock De-Icer was just what you needed for the cold winter months in the northeast! I needed it when I would go down to the marina on a freezing, windy day! The wind would blow water from the Hudson up onto the side of my (former) houseboat creating a sheet of ice over everything, including the door and the lock. The ice around the door could be chopped, but I still couldn’t get inside the houseboat because the lock cylinder was frozen so you couldn't get the key in. Enter the electronic lock pick. You pushed a button that extended a metal rod. Then it used battery power to heat up. You slowly worked the hot rod into the cylinder to melt the ice and make the lock work again. Lock De-icers are still made, but they’re safer now. On the one I have the heating element could easily be touched with your fingers, which would not be pleasant. The newer versions have a self-retracting safety shield to prevent accidental burns. The one below also has two ultra-bright white LED lights to illuminate keyholes. Mine is no longer made, but the newer version is at the link below. (I have not bought anything from this vendor, however.)

http://www.futurememories.com/fm-ps-ps3845bk.html

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