Tools

  • Selling Home Safes

    A safe rating label indicates the minimum standards to which a safe has been rated. Not all brands of the safes in a specific category offer the same protection.

    Article • May 1st, 2009

  • 30 Under 30: Kristina Leipzig

    Nearly three years ago, Kristina Leipzig was ready for a career change and picked locksmithing as her new career. The 29-year-old and her fiancé first started a mobile locksmithing service, Aurora Lock and Safe, almost three years ago. Then in...

    Article • May 1st, 2009

  • Security Seal Containers

    KeySure's non-electronic, pilfer proof tamper evident containers provide physical accountability by encapsulating important items, such as keys, IT computer passwords, alarm codes, access cards or USB flash drives to keep confidential yet share with a...

    Product • April 23rd, 2009

  • U-Hold

    Keedex Inc. introduces the U-HOLD Universal Scope Holder. This unique product acts like a third hand when drilling into safes or using other products such as the Keedex Moonlight. The base of the U-HOLD is a large magnet that secures strongly to safes...

    Product • April 23rd, 2009

  • Adams Rite eFORCE 150: Retrofit Aluminum Glass Storefront Door

    The Adams Rite eForce 150 takes the place of the exterior trim and changes the operation of the mortise cylinder to mechanical override. We installed the eForce onto a section of narrow stile aluminum/glass storefront door extrusion.

    Article • April 1st, 2009

  • Servicing the 2005 Subaru Outback, Part 1

    Guide to unlocking, door lock removal and transponder programming for Subaru Outback

    Article • April 1st, 2009

  • An Overview of the European Locksmith Market

    In Europe, locksmith business owners emphasize training and pay to send employees to classes

    Article • April 1st, 2009

  • Biometric Basics

    To succeed at selling biometric products, locksmiths need to understand the technology and be able to answer customers’ questions.

    Article • April 1st, 2009

  • Factors to Consider When Choosing a Scope

    The right scope is key for safe opening or for wafer reading.

    Article • March 1st, 2009

  • Programming the 2005 Ford F150 with the MVP

    This low-cost entry provides automotive transponder programming capabilities for the locksmith who programs a limited number of vehicles.

    Article • March 1st, 2009

  • Safe Move: The Good, The Bad and The Lucky

    First and foremost, nobody was injured. Second, this container is a rental unit for me. I did not damage anyone else’s safe. Third, no one else’s property was damaged. Lastly, the glass relocker was intact.

    Article • March 1st, 2009

  • Wire Basics

    Choosing and connecting the wires for access control installations

    Article • March 1st, 2009

  • An Overview of Hospital Hardware

    Hospital security hardware and locks must comply with Life Safety codes and other standards.

    Article • February 1st, 2009

  • Essential Tools for the Automotive Locksmith

    You need a computer, key code software, hand tools, key machines and transponder machines.

    Article • February 1st, 2009

  • The Story of LAGSTRIKE

    Reinforcing the door jamb strengthens the weakest link on a residential door lock.

    Article • February 1st, 2009