The National Locksmith
Locksmith Tricks






These locksmith tips are serious tricks of the trade submitted by veteran locksmiths. You won't believe how much time you can save with these handy tricks on a huge variety of lock and security topics!


Technitips #1

Codes for Jaguar and Land Rover
I learned something from a customer recently, and decided to pass it along. He had a key code for his Jaguar which was a 1950’s model....
 
 
Broken key removal
I got a call from a customer who had a broken key in his ignition. When I got there, I found that he had snapped off one of the old plastic “emergency keys”...
 
Knuckle saver
Many of us have experienced scrapped knuckles and cut arms when trying to get our hands inside the door panels of some foreign cars. Particularly when we drop a screw, bolt, or retaining clip and have to “fish” it out of the panel. Here’s how I solved the problem of scrapped knuckles and cut up forearms when trying to find a nut or retainer that had dropped down
 
Dor-O-Matic Repair
I was called to ser vice a vertical rod device on a narrow stile, storefront door. The Device was a Dor-O-Matic. The customer complained that they could not turn the key a complete 360° and dog the device down with a key...
 
Tamper Proof Screw Removal
I had been hearing from other locksmiths in my area that they were running into mortise lock rekeys on narrow stile aluminum doors where they either could not get the face plate off the door, or were having a difficult time doing so, because someone had used tamper resistant screws to attach the face plate to the locks...
 
IC Key Control
I do a lot of I-Core ser vice work and have found two common problems that lead to complaints like “Those keys you made me don’t work.” ....

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Technitips #2

With tips on picking locks,  bypassing Simplex 7000, Kaba's E-plex, Ford 10 cut ignition spring removal tool, dremel extractors, and more!



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