A vital tool for Professional Locksmiths is a plug spinner or lock flipper. A plug spinner is used can if a cylinder is picked in the wrong direction, or if picking requires the plug to be rotated in one direction and then flipped. Sometimes the lock because of wear or manufacturing it will be be easier to pick in one direction. The plug spinner will spin the plug when picked and move the lower pins across shear line without having any drivers drop into lower chambers.
Locked Out? Plug Spinner: Vital Locksmith Tool for the Lock Picking Kit
November 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Google Promoting Unlicensed Locksmiths in Vancouver
November 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
This morning I had another person call me about being a victim of an unlicensed locksmith in Vancouver. He had searched for “Locksmith Vancouver” on Google. He contacted the top three locksmith companies on Google Ad Words and one of these companies visited his home and rekeyed his lock and charged him over $500.00 and […]
The Emperior has No Clothes or Weiser / Kwikset Smart Key Lock has a Security Flaw
August 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Last night I was called to an apartment building in Burnaby to open a door for the condo owner who was locked out. Stu, the condo owner showed me his Drivers License to prove he lived there and when I observed his door had a Weiser Kwikset Smart Key lock. I told him about the […]
Weiser Smart Key “Professional Lock Picking” Contest Refuses Terry Whin-Yates to pick locks.
July 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Weiser Spokesperson refusing me to use my own pick set to open a Weiser Smart Key Deadbolt during the Weiser PNE Prize Home “Professional Picking Contest.”
Note: Only amateurs allowed or a Professional Locksmith event?
*Peterson Lock Picking Tools and Terry Whin-Yates Banned from future Weiser “Professional Picking Contest ” Events?
Professional Lock Picking Contest PNE Prize Home
July 26, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Terry Whin-Yates from Mr. Locksmith Professional Locksmiths and Locksmith College will be at the PNE Prize Home attempting to pick open the Weiser Smart Lock. Weiser Lock is sponsoring a “Professional Lock Picking Contest” and Terry and a few others have received an invitation to attend the Lock Picking contest. The Professional Lock Picking Contest […]
Weiser Smart Key Rekey
July 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
A very popular lock I am seeing at Mr. Locksmith is the Wesier Smart Key lock. The Key in Knob, Pin Pad Combination lock and Single Cylinder Deadbolt is available at most hardware stores and the customer can rekey the lock themselves. Note: I do not recommend this lock because of a major security weakness. […]
Stolen Purse: What to do ASAP.
April 25, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Stolen Purse: What to do ASAP. With the long weekend and good weather at Mr. Locksmith we were very busy with customers who had their purses stolen. Locksmith service calls ranged from locked out of their homes, no keys for their cars and rekeying locks, mailboxes and businesses. The most common place for women having […]
Best of Vancouver: Mr. Prolock Professional Locksmiths
April 24, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Vancouver Magazine Best of Vancouver: Who Ya Gonna Call? You’ve got problems? top locksmiths, we’ve got solutions LOCKED OUT? You’re screwed. 2 a.m., nobody’s home, your keys are gone. Terry Whin-Yates is your man. Here’s why: 1) you get a human being on the phone, not a message; 2) he shows up pronto; 3) he’ll […]
Mr. Locksmith Warns Consumers of Vancouver Locksmith Scammers
April 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment
www.mrlocksmith.com Warns Consumers of Locksmith Scammers VANCOUVER, BC- Terry Whin-Yates and Mr. Locksmith is warning Consumers in the Vancouver area are warned to beware of individuals posing as locksmiths who perform unnecessary work or charge exorbitant un-locking fees. The Associated Locksmiths of America, Inc. (ALOA), an international association of locksmith and physical security professionals, recently […]
Top 10 Most Frequently Stolen Vehicles in Canada in 2010
March 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Top 10 Most Frequently Stolen Vehicles in Canada in 2010 Auto theft is a reality no matter where you live in Canada, and no matter what kind of car you drive. The cars that made it to the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) 2010 top 10 most stolen cars in Canada are of all makes, […]
