Top 10 Locksmith tools for the beginner locksmith by Mr. Locksmith. Locksmith Tweezers: Special Tweezer with the ends rounded to hold pins. Follower: HPC 4 pc follower set to remove plug from cylinder. End Cap Removal Tool: You can use an awl, ice pick or pick but the end cap tool makes the job easy. […]
Terry Whin-Yates, CRL, Receives National Accreditation form ALOA
November 23, 2012 By
PRESS RELEASE ASSOCIATED LOCKSMITHS OF AMERICA, INC. Terry Whin-Yates, CRL, Receives National Accreditation Terry Whin-Yates, BA Hons (Criminology) CRL, of Burnaby BC Canada recently was awarded the designation of “Certified Registered Locksmith (CRL) by the Associated Locksmiths of America (ALOA) based in Dallas, Texas. The CRL credential provides an objective measure of an individual’s knowledge […]
Seventy Percent Electronic Safe Lockouts Can be Avoided
November 21, 2012 By
Did you know that the majority of Electronic Safe Lockouts and Electronic Safe Problems could be avoided by simply installing good quality batteries? Mr. Prolock locksmiths own some of the newest, most advanced safe opening tools which allows us to open most Electronic Lock Fire and Data Safes without or with minimal damage to the safe door […]
Mr. Locksmith Video “How to open a Locked Bathroom Lock or bedroom lock with a Milk Jug or Credit Card.” Part 2
February 26, 2012 By
Mr. Locksmith Video “How to open a Locked Bathroom Lock or bedroom lock with a Milk Jug or Credit Card.” Part 2. At www.mrlocksmith.com I get several calls a week from customers locked out of a Bathroom or Bedroom. Most of the bathroom locks are very simple to open. My earlier youtube video “How to […]
Why Key Copies or Key Duplicates of copies eventually will not work
February 21, 2012 By
Mr. Locksmith Video “Why Key Copies or Key Duplicates of copies eventually will not work. Sometimes when a locksmith tires to duplicate a key that is not the original key the key copy may not work. This is usually because the key is a copy of a copy of a copy… The Mr. Locksmith video […]
Locked Out? Plug Spinner: Vital Locksmith Tool for the Lock Picking Kit
November 27, 2011 By
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.
Professional Lock Picking Contest PNE Prize Home
July 26, 2011 By
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 […]
