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What's the best way to straighten a bent pick without snapping or weakening the metal? One of the picks got bent sideways during shipping. Material is spring steel I guess. : r/lockpicking
![So someone bent the key while it was in the lock still. Attempted to unbend and now the other half is still in the lock. : r/Wellthatsucks So someone bent the key while it was in the lock still. Attempted to unbend and now the other half is still in the lock. : r/Wellthatsucks](https://preview.redd.it/wk9q8aq1na221.jpg?auto=webp&s=a43231c9a58f749baf95dd9c7b6027fe958326cd)
So someone bent the key while it was in the lock still. Attempted to unbend and now the other half is still in the lock. : r/Wellthatsucks
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