An Updated Guide to Locksmithing
Filled with easy-to-follow instructions, illustrations, charts, and checklists, this updated locksmithing resource covers locking mechanisms used in today's residential, automotive, commercial, and electronic security devices. Whether you want to install a home security system or start a successful locksmithing business, you'll find what you need in this book. Details about licensing and certifications and a sample Registered Professional Locksmith exam are included.
Locksmithing, Second Edition covers:
- Warded, lever tumbler, disc tumbler, side bar wafer, and pin tumbler locks
- Locksmithing tools
- Key-in-knob, deadbolt, and cylinder key mortise locks
- High-security cylinders
- Pushbutton combination locks
- Lock picking, impressioning, and forced entry
- Masterkeying
- Safe basics and drilling open safes
- Bumping keys
- Key coding machines
- Closed circuit television systems
- Access control, alarms, and system integration
