In this blog Mr. Locksmith discusses some of the increased security risks associated with the holiday season, and provides valuable security warnings and helpful hints into season-specific theft prevention.
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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.
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Mr. Locksmith will be conducting a 5 Day, Hands-on Locksmith Training starting in next week. Day 1: The first hour you will cut a key
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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
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If you want hands-on comprehensive knowledge about locking and unlocking principles, security issues, and effective use of cutting-edge products. Each student will cut over 100+ keys per students (by code and manual key machines) and rekey, shim, pick open, take apart (and put back together) lots of locks (deadbolts and key in knobs). Also, lock-outs, broken keys and picking locks.
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Visit my new Become a Locksmith website (http://www.becomealocksmith.info). I have many people ask about How to become a Locksmith, how to fix locks, how to
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Terry Whin-Yates, 3rd Generation Locksmith in October 2011 will be offering his five (5) day “Hands-on” Basic Locksmith Training at his new Locksmith Training Shop
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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
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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?
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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.
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Terry Whin-Yates and Mr. Locksmith will be offering my Five (5) days hands-on (M-F, 8:30-5:30pm) Basic Locksmith Training as follows: July 18-22, 2011 (M-F, 9am-5pm)
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A very popular lock I am seeing at Mr. Locksmith is the Weiser Smart Key lock. The Key in Knob, Pin Pad Combination lock and
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Google “Locksmith Vancouver” and the first six companies in the Google Ad words where unlicensed Locksmiths. Not a single unlicensed locksmith company was in the Google organic searches (unpaid ads).
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I recently completed Folger Adam and Southern Steel training on Detention Equipment Technology and Maintenance for For Folger Adam and Southern Steel Detention products at
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At Mr. Locksmith we have noticed a trend with Residential Break & Enters the thieves are stealing the homeowners car keys and stealing the car


