Various tools that you will need as a locksmith

A locksmith must be proficient in using many different types of tools today in order to do his job. All of these tools have their own specifics which needs to be known before you can safely use them on someone’s lock. New types of locks are always emerging and that means that locksmiths are always faced with new types of tools in their business. This is a job where one must always learn and improve himself through practice or he will not be able to cope with the ever rising competition for very long. Read more...

What must any safe in a hotel have?

If you are often traveling on business you then know very well the importance of a good hotel safe. Any good hotel will provide you with a safe in your room with various locking mechanisms in order to keep your luggage safe when you are not in the room. This article covers the locking mechanisms that are most commonly used in hotels.
Metallic locks. Conventional safes come with the mechanism for locking using metallic locks. They come separately. This may seem like it’s getting obsolete to some, but alloy locks are still widely used. They are a very good protection against the weapons that most burglars use in order to get to the contents of your safe such as hack-saw blades or hammers. Read more...

Electronic safe locks

One of the best options for protecting your valuables is to keep them in a safe. Keys and assets are more than just for show. They can be very important in making the property of any organization safe. Having a quality security system is important for any company if it doesn’t won’t to be robbed quickly. A business that has a good electronic management system will have much better control over its functioning than those without such systems.
Regular safes are today widely replaced with electronic ones that offered unparallelled security of your valuables thanks to their many locking mechanisms which should keep the burglars at bay. This article covers most of the things you will need to know about the electronic safes, their features, how they work and much more. Read more...

A short guide to picking locks successfully

Just like any other trade, locksmithing has its own unique tools. There are many tools that a good locksmith must have and to some who have no experience with locksmithing these tools may seem a bit puzzling. Each of these tools has its own purpose, the difference between the locksmith’s tools and any other tools is that the locksmith may require a bit more tools than, say a plumber would need in his work.
The most common task that is put before any locksmith by their costumers is usually to pick their lock. This is the cheapest and most effective way to open a lock without damaging it or completely disassembling it. For this, locksmiths use a variety of tools and this article lists some of them including some essential details about each of them. Read more...

A few things you need to know about latch locks

In order to secure a door to the frame, you will need a padlock. The padlock engages the moment the latch is shut. The part of the lock which  moves is called the metal panel, or a latch, while the fixed part of this mechanism is the striking plate, also known as the keeper.
There are many different types of latch locks and they can vary drastically in how much security they provide, their form and their complexity. Here are just a few that are most commonly used today. Maybe you will be able to recognize from the description the one from your door. Read more...