Customizable cryptex with anti-cheat mechanism

a cryptex lock that is hard to cheat at!
Sample lock opens with code K00L.

code format:

the number of characters should be the number of sides times the code_length (sides*code_length).

1. come up with code.
2. type it in.
3. after each code character, put (sides-1) more unique characters. (ex. for 3 dials where the first character is for the code: dial1=abcdef , dial2=fghijk , dial3=klmnop ; so you put: abcdeffghijkklmnop)