Protect Your Home From Bump Keys
A bump key is a filed-down key that is used to open pin-tumbler locks. While locksmiths sometimes use bump keys to open locks that have been accidentally locked from the outside, criminals also use bump keys to break into homes, mailboxes, vehicles, and bike locks. Any cylinder lock is a target for a bump key […]
Using A Secure Strike Plate – Home Security
A secure strike plate. The strike plate is a part of every door lock, and the spot where it is attached to the door frame is often a weak point in the door/lock system. However, there are strike plates that are available in heavy gauge metal and with screws of up to 3+ inches long. […]
Locksmith Terms Glossary – Dictionary Q-T
Locksmith Terms Glossary Q-T rack bolt A bolt, usually a door bolt, which is toothed so that it may be operated by a pinion. radiused forend A lock forend which is shaped radically, for use on one of a pair of swing doors. rebate The measurement of the stepped reduction or recess in theforend of a rebated lock. […]
Locksmith Terms Glossary – Dictionary M-P
Locksmith Terms Glossary M-P master key A key which will open every lock in the master keyed suite. master keyed (locks or latches) A lock or latch capable of being operated also by a master key as well as its own change or servant key. master pins Small pins sometimes called wafers to build up chamber pin loading […]
Locksmith Terms Glossary – Dictionary i-l
Locksmith Terms Glossary i-l imitation bma: An electro deposited powder or lacquer finish on metal to simulate as nearly as possible the genuine Bronze Metal Antique finish. It is known as lBMA. impressioning: A means of fitting a key directly to a locked cylinder by manipulating a blank in the keyway and cutting the blank where the […]
Locksmith Terms Glossary – Dictionary E-H
Locksmith Terms Glossary E-H ear of key or shoulder The projecting stop on one or both edges of a pin tumbler or other key near the bow to prevent the key from being pushed too far into the lock. easy actionA lock is designed so that only light spring pressure is required to move the bolt […]
Locksmith Terms Glossary – Dictionary
Locksmith Dictionary A – D action The arrangements of live or latch bolts and their accessories in a lock or latch, and how they function. alike change More than one lock or latch which can be operated by the same key. all to pass Often referred to as “locks to pass” i.e. a number of locks which can be […]