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$400 lock opened with a magnet

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$400 lock opened with a magnet

How a $400 lock can be opened with a rare-earth magnet and the manufacturers ended up in court.The Kaba Simplex Affair by Marc Tobias.

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Your Dirty Secret

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Your Dirty Secret

We all get asked what we do for a living - being in the lock picking game adds a bit of spice to such situations!

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How to be a Locksmith - the FIVE top tools

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How to be a Locksmith - the FIVE top tools

Hello There's something exciting and mysterious about being a locksmith. People the world over use locks to protect their money, property and family. Being the man who has the skills to overcome these devices is understandably attractive. So if you're considering taking your interest in locks to the professional level, here's my picks for the FIVE NON DESTRUCTIVE lock picking tools you can't be without....... 1 - ELECTRIC PICK GUN (EPG) Electric Pick Guns eat locks for dinner. Anyone can use one and their success rate is massive. The technique is simple, easy to learn, and pretty much essential to...

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Is your house vulnerable to this simple trick?

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Is your house vulnerable to this simple trick?

Is your house vulnerable to this simple trick? I've opened HUNDREDS of Doors With This Old Locksmith Trick   Hello there! You're already aware there's many different lock picking tools. But when it comes to your standard front door cylinder lock, I've opened more locks with this one tool than any other. More importantly, I'd bet more than half the people reading this have front doors that are vulnerable to this simple technique. You've probably seen people in movies opening a door with a credit card. And while that's not actually possible, the technique is based on fact. Instead of a credit card, you need...

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Raking Locks - Advanced Possibilities for How To Open Locks

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Raking Locks - Advanced Possibilities for How To Open Locks

RAKING LOCKS - The Quick and Easy Way to Pick Locks Raking is underrated but with practice can open high security locks Hello all I make no secret how much I love Raking. We're the only Lock Picking shop that has an entire section dedicated to just rakes, which you can see HERE.  I love Raking because it's a quick and easy way to pick locks – who couldn’t love that? Perhaps it also has something to do with my job, because although I deal with professionals - Police, Fire-Brigade, Ministry of Defense, locksmiths, etc - I also deal with many newcomers, people who...

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