Uploaded September 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Many Escape Rooms puzzles give you a numeric solution that is the code to open a combination padlock. But what's a modern 4-digit combo padlock doing in an Egyptian or Medieval -themed room?!
In this video, I'll show you a quick and easy solution I used to make my padlocks fit more into the theme of an escape room, by creating 3D-printed "sheaths" with thematically-appropriate colours and ornamentation.
Free OpenSCAD 3D modelling software is available at openscad.org
The GitHub repository with my code is available at github.com/playfultechnology/PimpMyPadlock
Many Escape Rooms puzzles give you a numeric solution that is the code to open a combination padlock. But what's a modern 4-digit combo padlock doing in an Egyptian or Medieval -themed room?!
In this video, I'll show you a quick and easy solution I used to make my padlocks fit more into the theme of an escape room, by creating 3D-printed "sheaths" with thematically-appropriate colours and ornamentation.
Free OpenSCAD 3D modelling software is available at openscad.org
The GitHub repository with my code is available at github.com/playfultechnology/PimpMyPadlock










