Serious Training for Serious Locksmiths
This is a useful kit to keep handy for automotive work. It is especially useful for repairing Chrysler FOBIKS. There are enough parts to repair 100 contacts. For example, on a 3 button FOBIK, you would replace all 3 leaving you with 97. Available from LocksetBlocks.com/domes/
Videx/Cyberlock introduced this lock system originally in about 2000. It was unique in access control at that time because the data and locking plan was stored in the KEY instead of in the LOCK. So, when the key reads the ID number of a lock, it checks to be sure the keyholder is allowed to …
Locksmiths, lock manufacturers, and publications must agree on common terminology and definitions used in our industry. To that end, a volunteer group was formed in 1982 to work on this project. To date, approximately 1650 terms have been defined.Knowledge of many of those terms will be important to locksmiths studying for any of the PRP …
At the risk of stating the obvious, you CAN use a KW1 Lishi on a Weiser lock. The depths are different (twice as many on Weiser), and the spacing is slightly off, but it works. It’s convenient when you have to remove the key cylinder for rekeying, and you don’t have a working key to turn it …
When I ran my locksmith business, I never felt the need to match prices with hardware stores. Whenever someone stopped into my shop looking for a padlock, I’d start by asking them if they would like it to match their home or office key. That’s the kind of service you can only get at a …
In this post I will link to old user manuals that are hard to find. Ilco 044 vintage key semi automatic key machine.
Here is a simple question to ask a client who needs “the locks changed” on a business. And here is a free professional sales tip. When talking to a customer over the phone, look in a mirror and smile. This simple act will change how you sound to the person on the other end of …