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Standard 2 day
course
4.5 day
full course
Lock identification &
drilling
Bs Lock Picks
Bump keys
Upvc
Courses
can be taken as full courses or individual days.
Course
Option 1 | Standard Locksmithing
The Standard
Locksmithing course covers the opening of all domestic and commercial locks and
includes
a 13 piece pick set, mica lever wires, rap keys and reference manuals on CD Rom.
2 Days
Cost £ 525.00
Course
Option 2 | Advanced Locksmithing

The advanced locksmithing
course covers the opening of all domestic and commercial locks including Bs 3621
mortice locks, the course includes a 13 piece pick set, mica, lever wires, rap
and bump keys along with reference manuals on CD Rom.
As option 1 Standard
locksmithing 2 day course plus the following:
Full day on
British standard picks with Safeventures. Totally non-destructive entry on
British standard mortice locks. Using Pin & Cam, decoders, impressioning and
Curtain Wheel Picks.
Half day on lock
identification and drilling techniques, with demonstration and hands on
experience.
Half day on High
security bump key opening. Totally hands on, includes a selection of popular
high security bump keys.
Included in the
Advanced option is a half day at a specialist UPVC Company. FREE OF CHARGE.
4 ½ Days
Cost £825.00
Course
Option 3 | Non-Destructive Entry
1 Day
duration but must have taken option 1 prior to this course option
Full
day on British standard picks with Safeventures. Totally non-destructive entry
on British standard mortice locks. Using Pin & Cam, decoders, impressioning and
Curtain Wheel Picks.
1
Day Cost £ 195.00
Course Option 4 | Lock Recognition

- Half day on lock
identification and drilling techniques, with demonstration and hands on
experience.
COST £ 95.00
Course Option 5 | High Security Bump Keys
COST £ 120.00
Course Option 6 | Lock Recognition / High Security Bump Keys.
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Half
day on lock identification and drilling techniques, with demonstration and
hands on experience.
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Half day
on High security bump key opening. Totally hands on, includes a selection of
popular high security bump keys.
COST £185.00


Basic two day lock
opening course covering both domestic and commercial lock opening. This course
is designed to give the delegates a substantial base in the locksmith
profession. This course is targeted at those delegates who have little or no
knowledge of the industry and deals in depth with the acquiring of the varied
methods and the techniques of basic domestic and commercial lock identification
and picking.

In
order for the delegates to have the required level of tuition required, courses
are kept to a maximum of eight. We have found this is an excellent balance and
allows each delegate the individual attention they need.
This
course is totally hands on. Delegates will be given the opportunity to use all
of the tools for the opening of domestic and commercial locks, from the basic
cylinder lock picks to the British standard picks for BS 3621 locks, such as
Chubb, Union, and Securefast.
The
course includes the basic lock opening tools in addition to the company’s own
comprehensive lock opening and drill point manual & drill templates.
Standard Locksmithing Course option 1 Overview.
Cylinders
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Assembly/Disassembly
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Shimming
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Producing keyed-alike cylinders
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Principles of picking / Bypass
techniques
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Hand picking / Use of an electric
pick gun
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Use of Letterbox tool
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Techniques for the opening wafer
/ cam locks inc. using Jiggler Keys.
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Opening Euro Profile / Oval
Cylinders
Padlocks
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Picking
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Spiking
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Use of padlock shims
Mortice Locks
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Picking two- three- and
five-lever locks
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Dismantling
and reassembling of lever locks
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Lock identification
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Drilling techniques
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The
constructing and use of tools for lever lock picking
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Use of lever wires
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Using two-in-one picks
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Techniques for the use of the Curtain Wheel pick
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The use of the British
standard picks
DAY ONE
Dismantling/reassembling of
cylinder locks & Lock part identification:
Students
will dismantle and reassemble a basic 5 pin cylinder in order to identify the
basic parts and gain the understating of how a pin cylinder operates.
Identifying the various types of cylinder locks and their methods of operation,
including the identification of anti-pick pins.
Re keying and Impressioning
of cylinder locks:
This
element of the course covers the re keying of cylinder locks and the methods of
impressioning a key from a cylinder key blank. Students are shown how to
identify the impression markings and the use of the correct tools to manufacture
a cylinder key by hand.
Basic picking techniques and
how to bypass anti picking systems:
This
section covers the basic manual picking techniques. During this students are
shown the various types of manual picks and the techniques for using them. This
section also covers the identification of anti pick devices and the methods by
which these can be overcome.
Picking using manual and
electric pick guns
Students
are shown and given the opportunity to use both manual and electric pick guns to
open cylinder locks. Demonstrations on how to overcome the anti pick devices
using these tools
Opening techniques with
Special Keys( Rap Keys) and the uses of the Letterbox opening tool
This
element of the course covers the methods of using Special keys
(
alternatively known as Rap Keys) for the opening of cylinder locks.
Within this
section we also cover the many tools and their uses which form the Letterbox
Kit. This particular tool covers most of the opening situation, which occur with
Cylinder, Euro Profile and oval locks.
This course
section covers the opening of various types of padlocks using both picks and the
use of Padlock Shims.
The
techniques for the opening of wafer and cam locks and the use of jiggler
keys
Students
are shown and use the various tools and methods of opening the section of locks
known as wafer locks. These are in the main garage door locks, cabinet and Cam
locks. Within this is the use of Jiggler keys used to manipulate wafer locks.
The techniques for the
opening of Euro Profile and Oval cylinders and the methods of bypassing of
Upvc door locking systems
During this
students are shown the various tools and their uses for the opening of Euro
Profile and cylinder locks including the methods of bypassing the difficulties
that occur when Upvc door lock mechanisms fail to operate.
DAY TWO:
Dismantling and
reassembling of lever locks & Lock identification methods
Students
will dismantle and reassemble basic lever locks in order to identify the basic
parts and gain the understanding of how a lever lock operates. Identifying the
various locks and their manufactures by colour and part variations.
The constructing and use
of tools for lever lock picking
This
element of the course covers the methods of constructing lever lock pick using
lock pick wires. The uses of these including lever lifters, key turners and
button hooks.
The use of 2 in 1 picks
for the Non British standard locks
This
section covers the methods of opening for non British Standard locks (i.e. lever
locks without curtains) using 2 in one picks. Students are also shown how to cut
down and adjust the 2 in 1 pick to suit individual locks.
Techniques for the use of the
Curtain Wheel pick for 5Lever British Standard locks
Students
will be shown and use the methods for the use of the curtain wheel pick for use
on British Standard locks such as Union. This Pick allows the locks to be opened
without damage of any kind.
The use of the British
standard picks for leading types of mortice locks (Chubb/Union
/Era/Securefast)
This
part of the course is devoted to the British Standard 5 Lever locks from leading
manufactures. Student are shown and use the various picks on the market for
these locks including the Decoding systems, pin and cam systems, curtain wheel
pick
Day One: As detailed in
Standard Locksmithing option 1 as above.
Day Two: As detailed in
Standard Locksmithing option 1 as above.
Day Three:
Non-destructive British Standard Lock entry techniques with Safeventures
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Curtain wheel pick
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Decoding Systems
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Pin & Cam Systems
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Impressioning systems
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Demonstrations & hands on use of
the picks
Day Four:
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Half day on
lock identification and drilling techniques, with demonstration and hands
on experience
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Half day class on High Security
Bump Key Opening. Totally Hands on, including a selection of the most
popular High Security bump keys
Day Five
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FREE OF CHARGE
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Half day
Class in a specialist UPVC Company
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Covering Remedial Work
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Toe & Heeling Upvc Door
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Fault
Finding
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Lock opening & methods
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Upgrading of various locks.
Day 1 & Day 2 see option 1 above



During this day
students are shown and use the many different British Standard lock picks on the
market today.
These
are demonstrated and taught by the designers of the picks, who have many years
experience not only in the design and manufacture of the lock picks, but are
highly skilled Locksmiths and safe engineers who are highly respected and have
worked and been part of the locksmith profession for many years.
This day
covers the methods for using the picks and the techniques for 100%
non-destructive opening of the British Standard locks such as Chubb, Union, Era
Yale and Securefast to name a few.
The
purpose of this day’s tuition is to increase and enhance the student’s main
skill base to be in a position to offer a more comprehensive service to their
customers.
Duration: 1/2 Day
This
course has been designed for government departments that do not allow the supply
of picks to staff or individuals that wish to learn how to drill locks
correctly.
The course will teach you how to identify and drill locks correctly looking
through the keyhole at the keyway, each lock has its own unique way of telling
you exactly what it is from the colour, the key gauge, the shape of keyway, the
cut out in the hard plate etc.
If you cannot identify the lock correctly it is unlikely you will drill
correctly or even know what pick to use to open the lock, this course includes
the cd which contains keyway comparisons, lock id, best pick to use etc, this CD
has taken over 300 hours to compile.
We will not just teach you the methods but will also give you the confidence
to go and do the job, although we specialise in non destructive lock opening
which is why we also teach all the Bs3621 picks for opening locks there are
times when a faulty lock has to be drilled or the pick you are using cannot work
due to a low lever belly etc.
We
will give you a CD containing all the drill points needed as part of the course,
the CD contains high quality photo's with drill points for stumps and gatings
along with the best pick to use and best method of drilling for each particular
lock. We will teach you to drill virtually every lock available on the market
from rim to euro cylinder, 3 lever 5 lever and Bs3621 locks, how to beat hard
plate and hardened pins, how to beat the burr often found on mortice locks when
drilling, why you don't drill for the stump on a Chubb 3g114 - 3g115 - 3k74 on
the right.
Most locks can be opened by drilling the case only without damage to levers or
stump so you can save the lock, bolt and components, we will teach you how to
make a key for the lock you have opened, you will also open locks using a 2mm
template kit, these kits work on most bs3621 locks.

Lock cases with Euro and Oval cylinders can be opened very simply without the
need to drill the cylinder so as avoiding anti drill pins, many thumb turn
cylinders can be opened in seconds by bypassing the pins again avoiding using
the drill through hardened pins, the drill is the last resort in many
circumstances but does have its role when locks go wrong you sometimes have no
choice but to measure 3 times and drill once, get it wrong and it can be hours
of frustration trying to open a lock that should have been drilled in 2 or 3
minutes.
This course is also designed for trading locksmiths that wish to know how to
drill locks correctly and be supplied with the latest up to date information and
drilling techniques
If you intend to drill open a lock you must be able to identify the lock and
have a good understanding of the lock with the correct measurements before
proceeding to drill, this course includes the CD rom as stated which contains
all the information you require to open a lock professionally which would take
you years to collect.
Duration: 1/2 Day

This half day class
is dedicated to the use of bump keys for the opening of high security cylinders
such as multi-lock which uses dimple keys and Assa cylinders etc.
The fact is the better the
quality of lock the easier the lock is to open, using the correct method most of
these locks can be opened in under a minute with ease.
This opening method has been
around for about 50 years but has only really been talked about lately due to
the amount of press coverage the keys have received in newspapers and
television.
We will show you how to make
the keys which is very simple and how to use the keys correctly.
If you would like to see some
information on the keys being used and the speed of which they can open locks
take a look at the website :
http://connectmedia.waag.org/toool/21c3.wmv slow to start but a lot of
useful information, although this site is dedicated to the sport of lock picking
it is worth having a look at all the site.
This day also includes a selection of high security
bump keys.
Upvc
Duration:
1/2 Day
This course takes place at a company
that specialises in Upvc doors.
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This 1/2 day course covers the opening
methods used to open all types of Upvc door locks including the so called
high security locks.
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Toe & heeling of doors when
replacing panels or glazing to realign the door.
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Covering Remedial Work.
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Fault
Finding.
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Upgrading of various locks.
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Opening of faulty latches.
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Replacing faulty doors.
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Tools of the trade.
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This is an excellent course even if you
are involved in Upvc doors already.
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this course is finished off with a
questions and answers session.
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