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Some of the Yale Platinums are a easy pick by raking, but made even easier to open by lock bumping. Fortress locksmiths owner Seph has designed bump keys that will open Yale 1 and 3 star cylinders and bump keys that will open the Apecs 3 star. He has a very good success rate with these locks 75% plus with some locksmiths having a 100% success rate.

Short video on how upvc window locks work and the parts involved.

Scandinavian cylinders are not a common lock in the UK. This is a short video on replacing one.

Apologies for the non clear view of raking this lock. This is rim cylinder lock for a aluminium door although this one does not screw directly into the lock.

The Zoo Hardware Vier V5 is a 5 pin euro cylinder this particular one being a half/single euro that we would use for some garage doors in the UK. This one available from intolocks.co.uk is a good training lock because the pins can be removed easily by removing the grub screws (please ask for this model if purchasing one as they can come already pinned up without the grub screws) This particular...

As a locksmith I like to know about what locks are being placed on new homes in my service areas for future reference.

Cardale garage door opened after customer reported key stuck in the lock, you need to take the handle off the door in order to replace the barrel which is a wafer lock. You should always take a photo of the back of the door before taking the handle off to remind you of the position of everything.

The old style Cardale garage door handles can be found on many up and over doors in the UK. On replacing them you can either buy a new cardale handle which are expensive, alternatively you can purchase a copy handle or replace just the cylinder (please not to replace the cylinder the lock needs to be open)

Some customers dont realise that if they have a nightlatch (Yale Lock) on their door that some can be deadlocked for extra security

(104) ERA centre cases all have the facility to work off a split spindle however they come from the factory handed and although most of them have a label on informing you how to change the handing it can be a bit confusing the first time you need to change or reverse the handing on the lock.

We often get calls from customers who have lost keys and someone has tried to "Knock Out The Euro Cylinder Lock" in order to open the door. We advise against trying this method as the consequences of damage could be expensive.

Rim Locks tend to contain wards or obstructions inside the lock as security to prevent the wrong key from working. However they are susceptible to being opened by skeleton keys. Check out the Brummielockpicker channel to see how you can open these using a couple of nails.

The Dorr 5 pin euro cylinder picked using the Flat Blade picking method. Apologies for the start for the video when my lovely wife shouts right instead of action but as you all know hiring a professional camera person is expensive. Never heard of the Dorr and couldnt find out anything about it. If anyone knows anything let me know.

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(098) Mini Lock Monday - Vintage London Improved 2 Lever Brass Padlock

(097) Multipoint Lock Failing or Door Alignment ?

(096) Why is a unbranded lock sometimes harder to pick than a 3 Star Euro Cylinder ?

(095) Using The Master Pick EPG (Picking A UAP 1 Star Euro Cylinder)

(094) Yale Rim Cylinder 1109 Picked

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(092) Why A Lock Manufacturers Mechanical Guarantee Is Worthless To A Customer

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(087) Review of Master Pick EPG (Electric Pick Gun )

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