Successfully rekeyed a lock. Feels nice.
#locksport #locksmithing

Fahrradschlösser knacken (nur mit Geschick, ohne sie zu beschädigen) kann sooo Spaß machen 😀

Natürlich nur bei Freunden, wenn man sie vorher gefragt hat, oder bei eigenen Schlössern.

#locksmithing #lockpicking

#BostonWeekend 21/x
Sat & Sun - in #Boston, the #NorthBennetStreetSchool holds an open house 10-2
Learn about their career programs in #bookbinding #FurnitureMaking #Carpentry #JewelryMaking #Locksmithing #pianoTech #preservationTechnology and #Violin making and repair
Discover Community Education classes
Shop handmade gifts

https://nbss.edu/news-events/events/open-house-2024/

Open House 2024 - North Bennet Street School

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Anyone have a preferred source for barrel key blanks?

I'm ideally going to put some original locks back into a cabinet, but this isn't a single key solution. I'm going to need a few.

#Locksport
#Locksmithing
#Restoration

I have never been able to pick locks...until today.

The Lockpick village at @pancakescon really helped. Bob (can't remember his full name) explained things in a way I have grasped before.

Opened up the two padlocks I have here. Looking for another.

Thanks Bob.

#locksport #lockpick #locksmithing

Attempting to source maybe 5 - 10 hollow barrel skeleton key blanks.

Instead of a lack of options, my internet search is providing me with too many options.

Once properly cut, these keys will be used - as such I want them to be more functional than decorative.

Thoughts?

#locksmithing
#locksport

Bit of a long video where I go over everything I’ve learned about SFIC over the past month and cap a core. #locksport #locksmithing #locksmith #sfic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9mjDpHyEJw
SFIC Tips, Pinning, and Capping

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Did my first small SFIC system recently, helping a new property manager take over from a fired/unresponsive old one. Got to use #locksport skills including decoding a lockbox that the old manager left behind, raking a core to control (after many tries), and dumping/measuring/decoding a core to get the old system’s control key.

Also got to increase #locksmith knowledge and design & implement the new/better system; the old one was maison keyed and had no building master, the new one uses limited position progression and does have a master, which is a nice thing to have in the fire/Knox box!

I found this ABS Supply video series on “Locksmithing for the Door, Frame and Hardware Distributor, a Primer” at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAjeITEIHqeCh-e030LoFyhDfv3kJ3xCL extremely helpful for the #locksmithing stuff and some folks here might like it too. (The playlist is on my channel because ABS has a /ton/ of videos on its channel but didn’t have this series in its own playlist, so I made my own.)

Locksmithing for the Door, Frame and Hardware Distributor

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Glad I ran across this article—apparently those little circular shavings after capping might not be my fault after all 🤣 “Best SFIC: Machined or Stamped Caps?” https://lockalchemy.com/best-sfic-machined-or-stamped-caps/ #locksmith #locksmithing #locksport #sfic
BEST SFIC Machined or Stamped Caps? - Lock Alchemy - Locksmith and Security Solutions

Working with SFIC locks requires learning a new skill set and terminology. It’s a different way to think about locks. One point of confusion is the difference between machine and stamped caps. The LAB pinning kit comes with both machined and stamped caps and both types are readily available from suppliers. So which ones should […]

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@mcdanlj I don’t know of anything exactly like what you’re talking about but it’s possible there are some things out there that are close; here’s a video I saw recently that is on the same topic, and I think he implies others have done similar work in the Altoid tin container format: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y-y4rWkx-A #locksport #locksmith #locksmithing
Portable rekey kit

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