National Locksmith - Oct 2005

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On The Cover
The National Locksmith October 2005 Vol. 76, No. 10
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King Cobra Defending StrongArm Security
The Department History
Washington Township Volunteer From aircrafts to drill bits.
Fire Department of Valparaiso,
Indiana upgrades access control.
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Install A Simplex L1000 In
24 Fifteen Minutes Or Less
Access Control From start to finish without
Schlage, Securitron, Bosch and CCL are just a Products measuring, hassles or breaking
few companies providing sleek new products a sweat.
Innovative new products.
to meet the growing need and requirements
of today's access control market.
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30 Locksmiths & Distributors
Publisher .....................................Marc Goldberg 2004 Toyota The good, the bad and the ugly.
Editor ................................................Greg Mango 4 Runner, Part 1
Art Director ........................................Jim Darow
Toyota's best-selling SUV. 64
Technical Editor.......................Jake Jakubuwski
Senior Writers The (Not Quite So
Sal Dulcamaro CML, Michael Hyde,
Dale Libby CMS, Dave McOmie, Sara Probasco, 34 New) Schlage
Robert Sieveking F-Series
Contributing Writers Car Opening
John Blankenship, Tony Blass,
Featuring an unusual cylinder design.
Cadillac XLR and
Ron & Chris Curry, Mark Daniel,
Richard Allen Dickey, Ken Holmlund, Chevrolet Cobalt.
Tom Lynch, Tom Mazzone, Randy Mize,
Bill Phillips, Tom Seroogy, Steve Young
Director of Sales & Marketing.......................
Jeff Adair 36 80
Advertising Account Manager....................... 2005 Ford McGunn
Debbie Schertzing
Mustang Electronic Safe
Accounting Manager ......................................
Sheila Campo It still uses basic Faulty lock defeat.
Production Assistants ..................................... metal rod linkages.
Dave Krofel, Joseph Bonus
Administrative Assistants .............................. 108
LaVerne Schertzing, Chandra Smith
Shipping Manager ..........................................
40 2004 Honda
Allan Galvez Codelocks, Part 1 Silver Wing
An imported It is somewhat of a
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5 Commentary 76 The Lighter Side
6 Mango's Message 96 Technitips
10 Letters 112 Business Briefs
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72 Beginner's Corner

Locksmiths Help Those In Need
Just one year ago my partner and I traveled to evacuated to the wifes parents house in my
New Orleans and spent time poking around the hometown. Through the grapevine they heard that I
French Quarter, the atmosphere filled cemeteries, have dogs of my own and have a fenced yard. I have
the restaurants, and of course, the many bars on just e mailed them back so I can help them run their
Bourbon Street. dogs daily, and lend them an extra crate or two.
Today I heard a reporter calling in his broadcast There will be many, many people and families
from the beautiful, old Hotel Richelieu where we ruined, just ruined by this disaster. It is up to all of
stayed on Chartres Street, on the edge of the us now, all of us as Americans to help these people
Quarter. He told of seeing dead bodies resting on dig out and rebuild. If you are a locksmith who has
chairs outside the Superdome. Of trash fires ever done business with us, and you have been
burning out of control. Of angry, hot, scared and damaged by this disaster, The National Locksmith
tired people waiting at the convention center for would like to help you in the only small way we can.
evacuation buses and explanations that do not
come. Contact us when you are rebuilding your
business. We will supply you with the products we
On his way back to the Richelieu, the reporter carry and make special
passed a flooded house. An older woman came to concessions and
her gate. She was 78 years old. She has no car, and arrangements for those in
was holding her last bottle of water. She asked if the need.
reporter could summon help for her. When he
found a policeman, the officer could not even take First we must restore
down her address. Their mission that day was to try our citizens with the basic
and restore law and order so rescues could resume. needs of life. Then we
must help them rebuild.
Today we are seeing sights not seen in the This will take effort
United States since San Francisco in 1906. Dead and help from all
bodies. Thousands of them. Confusion. Destruction. of us. When bad
First responders are doing what they can. They will things happen,
need enormous assistance from the government Americans
and from each of us. rally, and help
one another.
If you can, donate to the Red Cross, Salvation United,
Army or United Way. Do this even if you normally indeed, we
do not give. Just be glad you have somewhere dry stand.
to sleep and your children are safe.
Fifteen minutes ago I had an e mail from a

family who evacuated New Orleans with their
four dogs and a few clothes. Nothing is left.
Their house was near a broken levee. They
Have questions? Want free technical help? Marc Goldberg

Free Locksmith Forums! Publisher
www.TheNationalLocksmith.com
October 2005 5
Locksmith Fraud & Deception

Cons, Corruption and Convictions
S
ince my last update on the Priceline Locksmiths/USA Locksmith Listings:
Locksmith fraud just a few months ago, there has I have received several calls from locksmith asking for
been a whirlwind of activity, and some ver y good examples of company names used by Priceline Locksmiths
news for locksmiths. and USA Locksmith in Yellow Page ads and in online
For their laser sharp focus and vigilance in this matter, listings. The following is just a small example of such
two individuals deserve recognition and thanks for stepping listings. If you notice patterns such as these in your local
up to the plate and not only talking the talk, but also walking or online listings, you have a problem. In Chicago, over
the walk for everyone associated with the locksmith trade, 450 fraudelant listings have been identified:
and thats Mike Bronzell and Kathy Zaniolo. Their time, 24 Hour 1 Day Emergency A Locksmith, 24 Hour 1 Day
effort, and relentless pursuit to bring local, state, and national Locksmith, 24 Hour 1 Emergency Locksmith, 24 Hour 7 Day
attention to this matter to help right a wrong, has been Emergency Locksmith, 24 Hour 7 Days A Week Locksmith, 24
admirable and should serve as an example and inspiration to Hour A Day Locksmith, 24 Hour A Emergency 1 Locksmith, 24
others. Both have been instrumental in helping authorities Hour A Emergency A Locksmith, 24 Hour A Emergency
from local and state agencies identify, arrest, and prosecute Locksmith, 24 Hour Emergency Locksmith, 24 Hour
illicit activity by unlicensed, unscrupulous individuals posing Locksmith, 24 Hour Locksmith Svc, Emergency 1 Locksmith,
as locksmiths pilfering the public on a national scale. Their Emergency 24 Hour Locksmith, Emergency 7 Day Locksmith,
dedication and involvement has made a huge impact. Emergency A 24 Hour Locksmith.
Web Site Listings: The YELLOW BOOK Responds:
This should ser ve A YELLOW BOOK spokesperson
as an example of what said they are aware of the phony
the good guys (that's address multi-listing problem
us) should be doing and are taking measures to stop
and not the bad guys. such activity. YELLOW BOOK
The following is a list advises those aware of such
of impressive web sites listings to call Sylvia Chester,
for Priceline Locksmiths VP of Policy at: 610-731-2500.
and USA Locksmiths
various DBAs (Doing The YELLOW BOOK
Business As). I always spokesperson believes
find it intriguing how that the parent company
shell companies that are total scams always manage to of the of fending
present themselves more professionally than the real locksmith listings is
professionals! Notice that on some sites they even use using an advertising
the ALOA logo: agency to place the
www.lasvegas-locksmith.com; www.miami-locksmith.com; Continued on

w w w. t a m p a - l o c k s m i t h . c o m ; w w w. s a n - f r a n c i s c o - page 8.
locksmith.com; www.usatotalsecurity.com; www.chicago-
locksmith.com; www.dc-locksmith-washington.com; www.los-
angeles-locksmith.com; www.san-jose-locksmith.com;
www.philadelphia.com; www.oakland-locksmith.com;
www.dallas-locksmith.com; www.boston-locksmith.com;
www.atlanta-locksmith.com; www.houston-locksmith.com;
www.detroit-locksmith.com; www.phoenix-locksmith.com;
Greg Mango
www.seattle-locksmith.com; www.san-diego-locksmith.com. Editor
6 Visit www.TheNationalLocksmith.com

Continued from page 6

ads. Seems that YELLOW BOOK does not check the validity complaint. They are also seeking revocation of licenses
of addresses when ads are placed by an agency. of Gilad Yehosha Gill and Priceline Locksmiths.
Gross Public Price Gouging: Verdicts:
In the backyard of The National Locksmith in In a small victor y for the locksmith trade, Priceline
Streamwood, IL a man was charged $1709.20 to unlock a Locksmith Gilad Yehosha Gill was found guilty on all
Schlage deadbolt by a Priceline crook driving (get this) a counts of various fraud
New York taxi cab with expired plates. Unbelievable! charges at a recent cour t
Mr. Miller from Streamwood, hearing. Mor e char ges
IL was locked out of his house are pending.
and called the Streamwood Priceline Locksmiths
Police for help. The Streamwood was also mandated to
Police in turn called a locksmith disconnect phone numbers
from the Yellow Pages, which at fraudulent addresses
just happened to be a Priceline and pull such advertising
locksmith. Mr. Miller claims from Yellow Page books
he told the locksmith he did and information services.
not want his lock drilled, but One interesting thing
the guy drilled it anyway, to note about Gilad
charging him $1709.20. Yehosha Gill is that he
After the fact, Mr. Miller was licensed by the state
wrote to the credit card of Illinois and is also an
company informing them ALOA member.
that the locksmith ad the The Levy is Breaking:
Streamwood Police called shows the name 24 hr Locksmith
Inc, but the receipt given shows Priceline Locksmith, and This is just the beginning of the windfall. Several
the credit card was processed by Superb Solution. news teams, radio programs and news papers have
repor ted on this topic. In some instances, multiple
The credit card company forbids those they sign to times, bringing national attention to an ever-growing
their processing contracts to process credit cards for any problem. And as I have pointed out in the past, its
other company, other than their own. For this reason not just locksmiths these unscr upulous companies
alone the credit card company decided they could deny are targeting. This is a huge, seedy, underground
the charges to Priceline Locksmiths. Mr. Miller did not organization that is pilfering the public and choking
have to pay the $1709.20. the lifeline of several legitimate ser vice orientated
Arrests: businesses. As a result, several states are now
The Burbank, IL Police arrested a Priceline locksmith taking similar action against Priceline Locksmiths,
for operating without a license, misrepresentation and USA Locksmith and others with similar DBAs.
fraud. Advertised as 24 Hour A Chicagoland Locksmith, Take Action:
Police found about 70 phony addresses under this name To help thwart this growing problem, get involved and
located throughout the Chicago suburbs. This same take action. Dont just sit back and assume the other guy
company was also using is going to take care of it. If such activity is occurring in
another locksmiths legit your area (and it probably is) contact your city or state
license number on SBC Consumer Ser vices Depar tment, Depar tment of
smartpages.com. Regulations, Attorney General, Alderman, Investigator for
Prosecutions: the Police Department, News Paper, Radio and Television
The Depar tment of stations, Investigative news programs, etc. Or just contact
Financial and Professional your City Hall and ask for help steering you in the right
Regulation of the state direction. They can provide you with the names and
of Illinois of ficially filed contact information of local legislative representatives.
charges against Priceline Yes, you will have to do a little leg work, make some
locksmith Gilad Yehosha phone calls, send some e-mails or letters, and maybe meet
Gill on 3 counts with someone or do an inter view, but with perseverance,
about 60 paragraphs someone will eventually listen, bring attention to the
of violations. They are matter and ultimately take action. The ar rests,
asking 590,000.00 in fines prosecutions and verdicts in Illinois is proof that a
for each respondent and few people who believe in a cause can make a difference.
there are 4 named in the So can you!

Calling Mark Smith Cutaway Mount Needed what we really do for people, and I
I tried to reach Mark Smith I am learning about manipulation. feel that we provide security and
(realok@candw.ky) from the Cayman Do you know where I can get a ensure safety.
Islands who wrote a letter in your mounted, cutaway? S & G or LaGard Thank you for your time.
April 2004 issue looking for a Group 2 combination lock?
Jacob Morris Campus Locksmith
specific profile lock. He included a Anna Myers Montana State University
picture. I am now looking for the Michigan
same lock. I tried to email him to see
if he had any success finding the Editors Note: Cutaway combination locks A Place to be Heard
lock. His email rejected mine because are available from Lockmasters at: Phone:
I want to thank Jake Jakubuwski
of an unknown address. Do you have 800-654-0637 or www.lockmasters.com.
and the whole staff at The National
any information on this lock or can Locksmith for all you do for the
you contact Mark for me? You can industry and the individuals in it.
give him my email address A Sting that was Foiled
(asr143@bellsouth.net) or my phone I have submitted several tips to
In regards to Marc Goldbergs
(954-753-1677). you and have seen most in print. It
commentary on Locksmiths Go
makes me feel more apart of this
Thank you for your help in Hollywood, when I was working
big family, knowing that my
this matter. at the Lock Shop in Billings, MT I
thoughts are respected enough to
received a call from a lady that had
Steve Reisner be shared by a third party. Thank
locked her keys in her house. you for making this avenue
Adams Locksmiths
Coral Springs, Florida
When I arrived she was patiently possible for people to share their
waiting outside while I proceeded ideas and inventions.
Editors Note: We tried to contact Mark to open the door for her. After I
Smith as well Steve to no avail. Our e- had opened the door for her, Sincerely,
mail was also returned. If youre out there I had asked her for some form of Ian Greene
Mark, drop Steve a buzz. ID to ensure that she was the Kentucky
owner of the house. At that
moment a news crew came from
It Just May be the Best Option out of the back room. Evidently
Thought Id write in defense of they were doing an investigative
D.R. Davidson Jr.s Tech Tip in the story on locksmiths. Out of all of
April issue of The National Locksmith. the locksmiths they interviewed I
You asked why he didnt simply R was the only one that received E-mail Your Views:
& R the retainer to free stuck top a good rating. By my asking for natllock@aol.com
pins instead of drilling a minute ID I performed good
Please include your first and last name.
access hole. Some, not many locksmithing practice and I did
cylinders are cast-in-one and have not compromise security.
The National Locksmith
no removable retainer atop the I do have the interview on video 1533 Burgundy Parkway
bible. If he were faced with this tape if you would like a copy of it. Streamwood, IL 60107
situation, drillings his best shot, Please let me know. But I do feel that
otherwise I see your point. Attn: Editor
a lot of people do not trust
Fritz Ackerman, CRL locksmiths and do not fully
Ohio understand what we stand for and
The National Locksmith is interested in your views. We do reserve the right to edit for clarity and length.

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The automated system, called the TMI-2000, is
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The process improves quality and dramatically
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by Greg Adair
depar tment becoming less reliable as over the

is a volunteer years successive keys were not
depar tment, the station necessarily cut from the original.
is not occupied full time, which Pushbutton locks, which were
could make it an easy target for donated by a local business after
vandals. In todays environment functionality at their own building
of homeland security and protect- ceased, were being used in addi-
T
he Washington Township
ing facilities that protect the com- tion to the keys for access, but
Volunteer Fir e
munity, better key control and the serviceability of the locks was
Department of Valparaiso,
better station security became long gone due to their age and
Indiana, had a definite need to
paramount to the department. availability of replacement parts.
address building security. Their
seven-bay, steel pole Nor th Four doors enter the station, The depar tment wanted bet-
Station building is located on a which houses a variety of fire and ter locks and a better system of
well-traveled state highway, but rescue rolling stock as well as access control not only for their
since it is outside the city limits, equipment and supplies. All of the own depar tment members, but
police patrols may not be as fre- volunteers need access to the sta- also for public access to the
quent as would be the case inside tion, yet key control was lax. In depar tments meeting room.
a municipality. And, since the addition, existing keys were The department also wanted to
2. Greg in the drivers seat backing into a bay next

1. The Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department.
to an exterior with a King Cobra.
5. The LAB Mat.

4. LAB Wedge Pro pin kit.
3. King Cobra lock

reinforcer plate.
establish control over the origi- 6. Old Simplex lock on door.

nation and duplication of 7. With the Simplex lock removed
mechanical keys. ment of ficers, and if any key the new install begins.
duplication were necessar y it
The recommendation for each would have to be done by an
of the four doors was to install a authorized Everest dealer.
new King Cobra KC5100 manual-
ly programmable cylindrical lock, Because codes can be easily
including a Schlage Everest and quickly added or deleted,
C123 cylinder and a door rein- security at the fire depar tment
forcing wrap-around plate, such has been enhanced by increasing
as the ones manufactured by the frequency with which codes
M.A.G. and Don-Jo, to cover the could be changed, while also cut-
old door preps. ting down on the labor time and
cost to make the change. This
The install was no more diffi- translates into a lower cost of
cult than changing out a standard ownership and reduced liabilities,
lock. The only knowledge of elec- which was very important to the 8. MAG reinforcement
tricity that was needed was how to mostly self-funded department. plate installed.
put AA batteries into a holder, Plus, the King Cobra offered the
and how to plug in one set of As soon as an individual leaves
ability to use an electronic cre- the fire department or a new vol-
wires from the outside mount into dential on a keypad-programma-
a matching set of wires coming unteer joins the depar tment,
ble lock. Typically it takes an administrators would be able to
from the battery compartment. investment in more expensive immediately delete an old code or
Comparably priced to conven- locks and software to gain the credential or add a new code or
tional mechanical and electronic advantages of electronic creden- credential at the keypad to main-
numerical code locks, the King tials and more security than just tain increased security, Nieshalla
Cobra locksets, with 12-button pin codes offered by the iButton. added. In addition, if an outside
keypads, iButton por ts and Schlage King Cobra program- organization wanted to use the
Everest cylinders, enabled mable electronic locks and trims community room in the station, a
depar tment of ficers to control are a solid choice for facilities special code could be assigned to
entr y with up to 120 individual needing to provide controlled that group for the event, and then
codes. Best for key control, how- access to multiple users sharing taken out of the system once the
ever, was that a minimum num- access to multiple openings, event was concluded.
ber of keys, which would be said Chris Nieshalla, marketing
used as overrides if necessar y, The four new cylinders were
manager at IR Security & Safety, keyed alike for the department.
would be in control of depar t- which manufactures the locks. Rekeying was made much easier
October 2005 17
10. The King Cobra packaging. 11. The King Cobra components.
9. Drilling additional
mounting holes.
13. Installing the latch. 14. Outside mounting plate.

12. Nut driver tool.
17. Exterior portion of King

Cobra installed.
16. Front of King Cobra lock.
15. Inside mounting cylinders has been molded into
plate installed. easier to view the sizes at all the lower left corner of the mat,
by using two products that were angles. But there were other bene- helping to organize keying and
just acquired from LAB, their fits of this particular kit. Its angle prevent mixing of pins and parts.
Wedge Pro universal pinning kit made it easier to select pins with- After the old hardware was
and LABMAT work mat. out having to lean over the kit, and removed, a small amount of prepa-
the Color Passpor t pin char t, ration was necessar y on each
While we have used other LAB mounted in the kits lid, has pin
pinning kits in the past, including door. In this particular situation,
sizes printed in the same color as the backset for the cylinder was
their customized repinning kits, the actual pins. Weve never
the Wedge Pro made the job easi- the same as with the old hard-
spilled pins before, but if we did ware, but a few new holes needed
er because of its 10-degree wedge the chart would allow us to easily
design, pin tray and the Color to be drilled. In addition, since the
figure out where to put them back. old door was prepped for both a
Passport Pin Chart. With our bifo-
caled eyes, we would have been The design of the LABMAT knob and deadbolt, a faceplate was
happy alone with the Dual-View work mat is such that it can cap- added, making the retrofit look
pin tray because pin sizes are ture and retain several hundred like OEM. A template which can
enlarged and printed under the pins and prevent them from be wrapped around the door edge
clear plastic tray, both above and being spilled onto the floor. In shows where the door needs to be
inside the pin pockets making it addition, a pin block for keying drilled for 2-3/4 or 2-3/8 back-
Continued on page 22
sets as well as for left hanging or dont have the proper driver in
right hanging doors. The faceplate your own tool assortment.
can also be used as a template.
The 12-button King Cobra fam-
A word of caution is that prep ily of locks is manually program-
is not symmetric. All holes mable to have up to 120 codes.
should be located and drilled The codes can have dif ferent
from the inside. Pilot holes functions. Several types of func-
should be drilled through and tions have factory default values,
final holes can then be drilled which are operational as soon as
from both sides. 18. Interior portion of the lock is installed. IR recom-
King Cobra installed. mends that the programming
Although the mortise cylinder
code be changed, thus deleting
is already installed on the King
all factory default codes, and new
Cobra, we needed to disassemble
codes be added. In addition, IR
it to repin each lock When re-
recommends that at least one
installing the cylinder, make sure
Freeze/Lockout code be added
to bend the tab on the lock wash-
in case the batteries get com-
er to engage the nearest notch on
pletely drained. All codes can be
the nut so the cylinder does not
three to six digits long, except
loosen during normal operation.
the programming code, which
IR provides a nut driver tool with
must be five or six digits. Those
the product to properly tighten
who are most responsible for the
down the nut.
system, which in this case are
Next we installed the latch, the the depar tment of ficers, main-
outside spindle and the retractor. tained a record of all codes and
The latchguard and screw need to whom they were assigned. A
to be removed from the retractor. complete set of instructions as to
They were reinstalled after the how to program and delete codes
retractor was engaged with the 19. Operating keys and comes with the lock.
iButton for King Cobra.
latch. When installing the spindle
While this particular installa-
it is important to make sure that
when a code is entered, the red tion was for a building entry, this
the dot on the cam is facing
LED will flash 12 times before the lock can also be used on interior
down. Latch tabs should engage
lock executes the command of the doors. Lock and unlock buttons
the retractor.
code. This is an indication that it is are on the inside escutcheon to
Once the outside escutcheon time to replace the batteries. The allow office function.
was assembled, we placed it over lock will go for about 500 cycles in
The finished job presents a pro-
the door reinforcer, threaded the this condition. After it reaches a
fessional, secure appearance to
power cord through the appropri- certain point the lock will go into
anyone who approaches the sta-
ate openings, and held it in place Low Battery Lockout mode. A
tion. It also gives the department
while we attached the inside base- Freeze/Lockout code will need to
the added access control capabili-
plate The batter y compartment, be entered in order to gain access.
ties it needed. Department offi-
which holds four AA batteries If the batteries are not changed,
cers can easily change codes
which power the unit, is part of the lock will eventually not work
when necessary, and unaccounted
the baseplate. It can be removed and mechanical key override will
keys are no longer a concern.
for convenience during the instal- need to be used.
lation process, or it can be swung
The battery holder is designed For more information on the
to the side on its hinge. The power
so that it can hinge away from Schlage King Cobra, contact your
cord from the outside threads
the inside baseplate, or even be distributor, or visit the IR Security
through the inside baseplate and
taken off to prevent it from falling & Safety website, www.irsecu-
then plugs into the battery holder.
out during installation. The rityandsafety.com. Circle 370 on
The batteries should provide inside spindle, spring and Rapid Reply.
enough life for approximately escutcheon then are placed over
About the author: Greg Adair
80,000 lock/unlock cycles. When the baseplate and secured with
is a senior at Valparaiso University,
the batteries are running out, the #8 spanner security screws
Volunteer Fire Fighter, EMS tech-
lock provides two different modes which are provided. A special
nician, and aspiring locksmith.
of low batter y indication. First, tool is also in the kit in case you
Photos by Bryan Howell.

Alarm Lock Narrow Stile Trilogy Locks and mechanical access retrofit kit that includes
Trilogy electronic narrow stile trim and mechanical
Alarm Lock Systems has added a Narrow Stile
Adam's Rite 4900 Series deadlatch lock.
line of Trilogy Locks. This new line of PIN and
PIN/Prox Locks add field-proven push- Bosch Security Systems
button convenience for 100-2000 code
Bosch introduces the Easy Series Intr usion
or HID Prox users of aluminum doors
Control Panel, which makes sophisticated security
with Adams Rite latch locks
both easy to use and affordable for residential and
With three different series to choose small business customers.
from, the DL1200 Series supports 100
The main user interface for Easy Series is a graph-
users and is fingertip and/or keypad
ic-based control center with a very simple icon dis-
programmable. The DL1200 Series
play for system status. The system also has a voice-
includes 2 Lithium 3V batteries. For
prompted interface for all functions, including instal-
suppor t of many users, the DL1300
lation programming, configuration, and mainte-
Series can maintain 2000 users and
nance. The control panel "speaks" all events to the
includes 40,000-event audit trail and
installer and end users.
500-event schedule. The DL1300 is also
keypad or PC programmable and The voice inter face and built-in phone control
includes 2 allow the system to be operated and/or programmed
Lithium 3V from any phone, including phones right on the prem-
batteries. For ises. Built-in text and voice messaging keep users
the suppor t of informed of events such as alarms, opens, and closes
both PIN and Prox, the PDL1300 via cell phone.
accommodates both and carries the
376
same features as the DL1300 Series.
The Trilogy 1200 & 1300 Series offer
convenient keyless access and audit
trail anywhere there's an aluminum
narrow stile door. Storefronts, managed
properties, restaurants, retail, airports,
showrooms, campuses, hospitals, busi-
nesses and strip malls are just to name 375
a few. These new Narrow Stile Locks
offer a complete optional electronic
The panel can communicate in 20 languages. A Kaba Access Control's E-Plex 5000
proximity reader built into ever y control center
Kaba Access Control's new E-Plex 5000 combines
allows users the convenience of controlling their sys-
the simplicity and reliability of Kaba's Simplex
tem with an RFID token rather than a PIN number.
mechanical pushbutton locks
Combined with a simple user interface, this reader
with the added security and
also helps reduce false alarms since users don't have
features of electronic
to remember PINs or interpret complicated displays
access control, proving
and LED codes.
that an electronic lock
The panel's control center automatically activates can be easy to install,
the status display when someone is closer than 12- manage and use.
inches to the unit. It also features a microphone for
The E-Plex easily
area monitoring and specific keys for initiating med-
installs on wood or metal
ical or panic alarms. After an alarm is sent to a moni-
doors. A new LectroBolt
toring center, Easy Series can also generate individ-
mounting screw (patent
ual text or voice messages to cell phones.
pending) provides for
CCL Combination Cabinet Locks installation without run-
ning wires through the
The five button in-line combination locks feature
door. The LectroBolt
easily re-settable combinations in an all-mechanical
design eliminates the
locking device. Designed to easily retrofit locks of
risk of pinching wires
similar design, the locks have been re-engineered for
during installation
ease of installation, durability and user friendliness.
The new design high lights numbered buttons, an
easy to use thumb-turn, and with models for both
metal and wood applications. The D901 wood appli-
cation models are available for both end pull and side
pull latch applications. All parts needed for either 378
application are packed in one package. The D901 is
available in US4 and 26D finishes. The D900 model
for metal applications is available in the 26D Finish.
377
The new Combination Cabinet Locks from CCL

are adaptable to doors or drawers and are latex free
for hospital or medical center use.
The D900 for metal applications can be used for
door thicknesses from .075 to .105, while the D901
wood application specifications call for doors or
drawers between 5/8" and 7/8".

Intellikey Controller tem integrates Door Status Monitoring, Request to

Exit and a lock position indicator without running
The Intellikey electronic controller works with
any wires. A fully integrated access management sys-
existing lock hardware to control access by date,
tem for 8 doors can now be installed in under 4
time, and location, and maintain an audit trail in both
hours. Of fers HID Proximity, Magnetic Card or
the lock and the key. New keys automatically enable
13.56 Mhz proximity card technologies. Available as
themselves in locks, so no lock re-programming is
Cylindrical (as shown), Mortise, Exit Device Trim,
needed. Intellikey meets FAA security requirements
and Wall Mount for electrified hardware.
Securitron SABL
The Stand Alone Batter y Lock (SABL) from
379 Securitron of fers ef for tless
programming and proven
quality in a sleek, low pro-
file package. Based on
the award winning and
popular DK-26 keypad
and offered in four archi-
tectural finishes, SABL is
perfect for schools, hos-
pitals and of fice build-
381
ings. SABL is designed

for high volume use in con-
and the easy software makes system management a
trolling access through electrically locked doors.
snap! There is a full line of electronic cylinders avail-
able for most standard lock types. It's the ideal The onboard CPU is mounted on the protected
access control solution for airports, schools, and gov- side of the door for higher security. Tampering with,
ernment buildings. or even destroying the keypad will not release the
door. The keypad is fully weatherproof, permitting
OSI Wireless Access Management System
mounting indoors or outdoors.
After 20 years producing quality standalone smart Schlage King Cobra
locking systems, OSI has developed a solution that
will revolutionize the industr y. No wiring, local The Schlage King Cobra series of locksets fit a
power, or drilling to install locks at the door. The sys- wide range of doors, latches and exit devices, includ-
ing narrow stile aluminum doors. All locks features
iButton por ts, 12-button keypads and standard
builder's cylinders. Comparably priced to conven-
tional mechanical and electronic numerical code
380
locks, the Schlage King Cobra locks store up to 120
codes and allow administrators to easily add or
delete users in seconds. Models are available for use
with a wide range of doors, latches and exit devices,
including narrow stile aluminum doors.
With the King Cobra, an access control adminis-
trator can choose to require a pin code, an iButton,
or both a pin code and iButton to gain authorized
entr y. Codes can be easily and quickly added or
deleted, which enhances security by increasing the
frequency with which codes are changed, while also
cutting down on the labor time and cost to accom-
plish the job, resulting in a lower cost of ownership
and reduced liabilities In addition to the standard
King Cobra, the narrow stile King Cobra provides
Hardware is a cylindrical electrified

digital keypad lockset designed 383
to provide the industrial, com-
382 mercial, residential and hospi-
tality marketplace with a
secure, reliable and moderate-
ly priced keyless entry.
The e5496LN Series
eBOSS (Electronic Batter y
Operated Security
Solution) fea-
tures patent-
pending key-
pad blinders
to keep
unwanted
eyes from view-
ing codes. In addition, eBOSS' batter y-operated,
standalone product is motor-driven and is reliable
for more than 100,000 cycles. A hard-wire option also
is available, and the weather-resistant, ADA-compli-
ant keypad also can be used in both interior and exte-
rior environments.
the opportunity to add electronic access control to a
wide range of existing aluminum doors. Yale eBOSS is well-suited for executive offices,
physicians' lounges, pharmacies, locker rooms, stor-
Yale eBOSS - Electrified, Keyless age rooms, skyboxes, airport security, school class-
Lockset Offers Secure, Reliable Entry rooms, computer labs and employee entrances.
Yale eBOSS by Yale Commercial Locks &


by Brook Francisco & Michael Hyde
1. The 2004 4-Runner is Toyotas best-selling SUV. The 2004 model has
grown in size, price, and the amount of options that it can be purchased
with; including either a V6 or V8 engine. The 4-Runner uses a standard
transponder key on all models. The key blank is available from the dealer
only (Toyota Part #89785-60160).
Although this car uses the X217/TR-47 keyway with the new 10-cut
50,000-69,000 code series, the immobilizer chip in the key has been
changed, so a Jet TR-47 PHT will NOT work for this vehicle, only the dealer
key will work for this car.
This model uses a separate immobilizer ECU that can be re-flashed or
replaced if all keys are lost, but for this article we will be resetting the ECU
to accept new keys through the OBD-2 port using the new T-Code Toyota/Lexus program. Keys and remotes
can also be added with the T-Code.
Opening the Vehicle
2. Opening the 2004 Toyota 4-Runner is

not difficult. I use the air wedge and
long-reach tool, which has become
standard opening procedure for me on
most late model Toyota and Lexus
products. I like to insert a piece of thin
cardboard between the vehicles frame
and door weather stripping on the pas-
senger side door. This will help prevent
possible scratching.
3. Next insert a plastic wedge.
4. Now insert and inflate the 5. You can now insert the long- 6. Maneuver the tip of the long-
air wedge. reach rod. reach rod towards the manual
lock/unlock button and pull
Ignition Lock Removal and Disassembly toward the rear of the car. The
door will now be unlocked.
7. The ignition lock on this 2004 4-
Runner uses an Active Retainer that
is common on most Toyotas. Removal
is not difficult if you have a working
key to turn the lock to Accessory.
8. Begin by removing the

circular plastic trim
bezel around the lock.
9. You will now need to drop the

lower kick-panel housing to gain
access to the active retainer.
Remove the two 10mm bolts on
either side of the lower kick-
panel housing.
10. You can now drop the lower

kick panel.
11. Now gently remove the anten-

na ring and illumination ring and
turn the ignition to ACC. You
can now use a 90-degree pick to
depress the retainer and remove
the ignition.
12. The ignition lock found on the

2004 Toyota 4-Runner is similar to 16. Next, insert a hook pick
many others found on todays behind the roll-pin and push it
Toyota and Lexus vehicles. The 14. Two of the roll pins are fairly out further. You dont need to
most significant design develop- easy to remove. Insert a sharp- remove the pins completely, just
ment with this new generation of ened drift punch between the lock push them out enough so they
ignition lock has been the intro- housing and the back of the roll- have clearance over the lock
duction of the improved hardened pin at an approximate angle of 55 body housing when the face cap
face cap that is secured by three degrees. The idea is to get the is removed.
solid roll-pins. With one trick, dis- punch to make contact with BACK
assembly is pretty simple. of the roll-pin and push it forward.
15. Hit the

punch
sharply
with a
hammer.
The punch
should
push the
roll pin
slightly for- 17. The third roll-pin, located at
13. The first step is to remove ward. Note the 6 oclock position is a little
the three solid roll-pins that the posi- more difficult to remove because
secure the hardened face cap to tion of the roll-pin as it has been there is no easy way to push it
the lock housing. pushed forward. out from the back.
32 The National Locksmith Circle 313 on Rapid Reply

20. After this third pin is pushed

18. After securing the lock hori- down the face cap will easily
zontally in a vise, use a drift come off the front of the lock.
punch and a hammer to PUSH Use pair of long nose pliers to
this pin DOWNWARD into the remove the remaining pin. It will
19. Dont go crazy, you just need come out easily.
softer metal of the lock housing.
to push it down far enough to
You will be able to feel the pin
allow clearance for the face cap
sink into the housing.
to come off.
21. Use
snap-ring
pliers to
remove the 23. All 10 wafers are found in
circle-clip at the ignition.
the rear of
the cylinder. Next month we conclude
with the door lock, trunk lock
22. The lock cylinder will now
and glove box lock.
come out the front of the lock.
The ignition lock is disassembled.

Cadillac XLR
&
Chevrolet Cobalt
Cadillac XLR interior to the passenger door

electric lockunlock button at the top
Year: 2004 - of the door panel. Seat the tip of the
Linkage: Horizontal tool on top of the electric lock-
Pick: Keyless Entry
Tool: AO-42 Long
Reach Tool
Cadillac XLR
PREFERRED
OPENING METHOD
unlock button.
This is a new model Sport Coupe for
5. Push the
2004. Replaces the El Dorado. This
electric lock-
vehicle has cable linkage.
unlock button.
THIS IS A 2 STEP OPENING (Photo 3)
Cadillac XLR Photo 2.
1. Insert a Pump Wedge at 5 from the Step 2:
top edge of the window glass of the front
6. Then
drivers door. Inflate wedge.
position the
2. Insert an AO42-SL Tool Sleeve at tip of the tool
the top edge of the window glass. in front of the
3. Insert the L end of an AO42 Long round button
Reach Tool through the sleeve and into (door release
the vehicle, tip facing the down. (Photo button) on the
2) passenger
Tool:
AO-42 door armrest.
"Long
Step 1:
7. Push the
Reach 4. Reach the AO42 60 into the vehicle
Tool" door release Cadillac XLR Photo 3.
Cadillac XLR Photo 4.

Chevrolet Cobalt Photo 2.
button to unlock and open the door. (Photo 4)
tip facing rearward.
3. Lower the AO45 8 into the door cavity and rotate
Chevrolet Cobalt beneath the bottom edge of the window glass.
Year: 2005 - Deflate wedge.
Linkage: 4. Lift the tool, gradually working the tip of the tool
Horizontal into the vehicle interior. Rotate the tool 45
clockwise and position the tip of the tool over the
Pick: CCW DS
manual button head. Rotate the tool counter-
Tool: AO-38
Honda Tool
PREFERRED
OPENING
METHOD
This is a new Chevrolet Cobalt
model sedan for
2005. Replaces the Cavalier.
1. Insert a Pump Wedge at 8 from the front
edge of the split window divider of the rear
Chevrolet Cobalt Photo 3.
passenger door. Inflate wedge.
2. Insert an inspection light into the door
cavity at 7 from the front edge of the split
window divider and identify the horizontal
rod located at 8 below the window frame. Tool:
3. Insert the small hook end of an AO38 AO-38
"Honda
Honda Tool at 6 from the front edge of Tool"
the split window divider, tip facing
rearward. (Photo 2)
4. Lower the AO38 9 into the door cavity. Rotate the
tool 45 clockwise and lift the tool 1 to position the
tip of the tool under the lower horizontal rod. Twist Chevrolet Cobalt Photo 4.
the tool counter-clockwise to bind the rod.
clockwise to bind the loop onto the button head.
5. Slide the horizontal rod rearward to unlock the
door. (Photo 3) 5. Lift the manual button head slowly to unlock the
door. (Photo 4)
ALTERNATE OPENING METHOD
1. Insert a Pump Wedge at 9 from the rear edge of This material was excerpted from "The Best Damn Car
the window glass of the front passenger door. Inflate Opening Manual Period!" by PRO-LOK. For more
wedge. information and availability check with your
distributor or Phone: 714-633-0681;
2. Insert the short end of an AO45 Loop-Dloop
Web: www.PRO-LOK.com
Tool at 5 from the rear edge of the window glass,
October 2005 35
he hot new bends made
T car ever y-
one
been waiting for
has
specifically for
this vehicle,
allowing for a
this year is the quick opening
new 2005 Ford that would other-
Mustang, (see wise be extreme-
photograph 1). ly difficult.
This long awaited
To get into the
automobile has
vehicle, insert the
hit the streets in
strip saver and
astonishing num-
wedge in the pas-
bers, especially in
senger door, stan-
the rental fleets.
dard procedure
Relying on styling 1. The new 2005 Ford Mustang.
for any opening of
cues from eras
Although much of the this type. Since
past, the new mustang truly over-
Mustang styling has changed, the #110 tool is double-sided, it is
does its predecessor. Its a car
Ford kept the heritage taillights, impor tant to use the side that
with awesome horsepower, and is
and its not so different that you when pointing towards the front
a heavy hitter for the automobile
cant tell its a Mustang by look- of the vehicle, the opening hook
market. With its attractive start-
ing at it. Thankfully, the modern- is also facing towards the front. It
ing price, it is affordable for most
ization of the vehicle and all of its is necessary to place the tool flat
first time buyers making it a
electronics does not extend to its against the window to allow it to
usual sight on the road.
method of locking. It
still uses basic metal
rod linkages, allowing
for an easy opening.
Its no harder than its
older sibling, yet still
slightly dif ferent, it
requires a new tool in
order to reach the
linkage.
For this demon-
stration, we will use
the High Tech
Vehicle Access Tool
#110 (see photograph
2). The tool is
2. High Tech Vehicle Access Tool #110.
equipped with special 3. Place the tool flat against the window.
5. Drop the opening tool about 12 in the door.
about 3-5 from the photograph 5). A close up of this

rear of the window step is offered in photograph 6. If
glass. you believe you have gripped the
linkage, lift gently. You should
Once the tool is
see the button star t to move
in the door, make
4. Once in the door, make sure the exposed slowly upwards. At this point, you
sure the exposed
end is facing you. know you have grabbed the right
end of the tool is
linkage. Once you lift, the button
enter the door without encoun- facing you, (see
should lift up completely and you
tering any problems, such as photograph 4.) Drop the opening
will usually here an accompany-
snagged weather-striping, (see tool about 12 in the door and
ing click indicating the door has
photograph 3.) Inser t the tool grip and bind the linkage, (see
been unlocked.
Who said couldnt have
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6. Lift the button completely and

the door is unlocked.
Remember, the quicker you

get in, the happier your customer
will be, because theyll be able to
get on their way, and if they own
a Mustang, speed and accuracy want is for that Mustang to drive If you have any questions
just might be their thing. away with your tool on top of its regarding this opening, do not hes-
roof, or your wedge still in the itate to call High Tech Tools toll
Tip: Remember to collect
passenger window, never to be free at: (800) 323-8324;
your tools when you are done
seen again. Phone: 305-635-1011;
with the job. The last thing you Web: www.hightechtools.com
38 Visit www.TheNationalLocksmith.com Circle 348 on Rapid Reply

6. Lift the button completely and

the door is unlocked.
Remember, the quicker you

get in, the happier your customer
will be, because theyll be able to
get on their way, and if they own
a Mustang, speed and accuracy want is for that Mustang to drive If you have any questions
just might be their thing. away with your tool on top of its regarding this opening, do not hes-
roof, or your wedge still in the itate to call High Tech Tools toll
Tip: Remember to collect
passenger window, never to be free at: (800) 323-8324;
your tools when you are done
seen again. Phone: 305-635-1011;
with the job. The last thing you Web: www.hightechtools.com

C odelocks is a lock company

that makes an interesting
assor tment of push-
button keyless entr y locks.
Some are mechanical and some
centerline of the locking bolt.
Two 8 mm holes are positioned
on at the top and one at the
bottom for the two mounting
screws. A series of four 15 mm
brass, (see photograph 3).
The outside lock case and the
inside back plate are fairly
nar r ow and will only cover
mounting holes if you use the
are electronic. This month I will holes combine to cr eate a drilling patter n from the
only deal with some of the somewhat square hole. A chisel template. Adapter trim plates
mechanical push-button locks can be used to r emove the are included in the lock package
that they make. In part 2, I will remaining material that keeps and are necessar y when
cover the electronic push- the mounting hole from being covering a standard 2 1/8 inches
button locks. nearly squar e with r ounded diameter cross bore prep.
At least for the residential cor ners. The completed door Included with the mounting
oriented locks, you will find a prep bears very little resemblance screws are the lock spindle,
somewhat unusual door prep to the typical hole patter n extra code tumblers and a set of
drill pattern. The paper template found on most American tweezers for removing and
for the model CL200 illustrates residential or commercial doors, installing code tumblers, (see
that unusual drilling patter n, (see photograph 2). photograph 4). The gaskets
(see photograph 1). A The CL200 series push-button that go behind the lock case and
horizontal line that r uns locks are available in stainless back plate, will also fit into a
through the template helps to steel and polished brass recessed sur face behind the
position it in r elation to the finishes, although this one is in adapter trim plate.
2) The completed door prep bears very little

1) The paper template for the model CL200. resemblance to the typical hole pattern.
4) Mounting screws are the lock

3) The CL200 series push- spindle, extra code tumblers and 5) The outside and inside lock units
button locks. a set of tweezers. fit neatly into the trim plates.
The outside and inside lock Although the lock is designed template as just mentioned as if
units fit neatly into the trim with a very specific door drilling the standard cross bore hole
plates and look as if the two prep in mind, you have the had been there before you
pieces on each side of the door option of going a different route. started. Since the adapter plates
are just one piece, ( s e e In order to install the lock come with the lock (not an extra
photograph 5). I suppose if without adapter plates, you will item that has to be special
you look ver y closely, you will need to drill the very small tight ordered), you have the ability to
see where the lock unit ends and pattern shown on the template. just make a habit of installing
the trim plate begins. If the lock If the door is already drilled for a the adapter plates as a matter of
was already mounted on a door, standard door lock, you can line course. It might speed up and
I cant imagine that it would be up the template and only drill in simplify your installation.
obvious that a trim plate is areas where the existing hole This lock has a dual backset
positioned behind the lock unit. doesnt cover. If the door hasnt locking bolt, but it is somewhat
That applies equally to the trim been drilled at all, you always unusual in design. I wont say
plate when used on the inside or have the option to drill for a that nobody else accomplishes
outside surfaces of the door. standard lock and then use the both backsets in this manner, but

this is the first of this type that

Ive seen, (see photograph 6).
The locking bolt has two separate
actuating slots to accommodate
two dif ferent backsets for the
lock holes in the door. It is not
really an adjustable backset bolt,
as it does not physically change
from when it is used with one
backset or another. It is set to 6) This is the first of this type 8) Two screws holding on the
operate with either a 2 3/8 or 2 3/4 that Ive seen. back plate.
inch backset depending on which
actuating slot is engaged.
There is one thing I might call
attention to here. A lot of the
residential doors are metal clad
and the drilling and installation
using the paper template could
prove to be a bit trickier than on
a wood door. Chiseling the
excess material between the four
7) The Codelocks mechanical 9) The return springs should
drilled 15 mm holes shouldnt be combination lock has remain seated within the insets.
that troublesome. With a metal fourteen buttons.
door, you will be dealing with
some fairly sharp edges to clean ar e set to and that r equir es
up before installing the lock. The changing before installation.
excess material to be removed Each lock has a separate code
between the four holes will that is typically five digits in
probably have to be removed length, although the code as
with a grinder or file. Since most printed appears to be six digits.
of the newer residential doors are The code that was factory set for
already prepped at the factor y, this lock is: C1489Y. The letter
you will typically have to drill C at the beginning refers to the 10) All of the code tumbler slots
only in areas not covered by the clear button. The codes printed are labeled identically.
existing crossbore hole. A door with each lock always start with
that is not already prepped (and clear so that any buttons back plate. If you remove the
is metal clad) might be a good pushed before you start entering back plate carefully, the return
candidate to drill as if you are your code will be cleared out and springs should remain seated
doing a standard installation first. only the buttons you press will be within the insets of the back
Then with the regular 2 1/8 inch entered as the code. plate, (see photograph 9).
crossbore hole, you can proceed With the back plate removed
Changing the combinations
as I had indicated earlier. you will see that all of the
on these locks is surprisingly
simple. It is not totally unlike code tumbler slots are labeled
Lock Operation and changing tumblers on a keyed identically as on the front of the
lock. If you look on the back of lock case, (see photograph 10).
Combination Changing
the outside lock unit you will see It may not be easy to tell, but the
The Codelocks mechanical two screws holding on the back back tips of the code tumblers
combination lock has four teen plate, (see photograph 8). are painted either blue or red. In
buttons. Thir teen of them can Before removing the screws, the photo, I am holding the card
be par t of the lock opening make sure you press the C with the printed code on it.
combination and they are button to clear the other buttons Except for the C button, the
labeled: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0, that may have been previously rest of the digits are the lock
X, Y, Z. The four teenth button pushed. This is done to remove opening code. In the code
is labeled C and is the clear any excess tension on the code tumbler slots, the digits of the
button, (see photograph 7). tumbler retur n springs. After code: 1489Y coincide with
This type of lock does not have a removing the two screws you red tipped code tumblers. All the
factory default code that all locks should be able to take of f the button positions that are not
11) Switch positions of blue and 13) There is a cutout notch in each
red tipped code tumblers. of the two types of code tumblers.
On the left, the blue tipped

tumbler has the notch toward the
back end of the code tumbler. The
red tipped code tumbler, on the
right, has the notch positioned
toward the front of the code
tumbler. When held side by side,
it is apparent that the notches are
not in line when they are in an
12) Blue tipped code tumbler on unmoved state. I have already
the left and a red tipped code indicated that the buttons in front
tumbler on the right. of red tipped code tumblers are
the ones that are pushed to
pushed coincide with blue tipped
operate the lock. Imagine the red
code tumblers.
tipped code tumbler (on the right)
To change an existing code, all moved upward, as if having been
you need to do is switch positions pushed as part of the code. In that
of blue and red tipped code instance, the notches for both
tumblers. A set of tweezers is the red and blue tipped code
included with each lock, but you tumblers would be in alignment.
will need to push the C button That is as simple an explanation I
while you remove them with the can make why buttons with blue
tweezers, (see photograph 11). tipped tumblers are not pushed
It is not easy to see in the picture, and those with red tipped
but the C slot on the back tumblers are.
shows that the clear button is The sequence of buttons
being pushed. Pressing the clear pushed is unimportant. Pushing
button removes pressure on the any one button has no physical
code tumblers so that you can interaction or other connection
easily remove any code tumblers to the movement of a code
that need to be switched. You tumbler in any other position. As
need to continue pushing on long as you push all of the
the clear button while you are buttons with red tipped tumblers
removing a code tumbler with and push none of the buttons
the set of tweezers. That needs to with blue tipped tumblers, you
be done whether removing a blue will be able to open the lock. If
or red tipped code tumbler. you push any wrong buttons, you
A close up view shows a blue will need to press C to clear
tipped code tumbler on the left and them and then start all over.
a red tipped code tumbler on the Earlier, I indicated that a
right, (see photograph 12). factory code has five digits (after,
Shown at a different angle you can of course, pressing the clear
see that there is a cutout notch in button-making it a seemingly
each of the two types of code apparent six-digit code). What that
tumblers, (see photograph 13). means is that a standard coded

14) You can see both slots 16) Place the spindle through
through the crossbore hole. 15) A spring-loaded flat spindle. the slot.
lock has five red tipped tumblers blue tipped tumbler, you are able only able to install it so far with
and eight blue tipped tumblers. to create a four-digit code (again, accompanying pictures. Although
Since there isnt a standard factory adding an extra digit for the clear the templates for the CL200 and
default code, there is no need to button). Before you take either CL400 locks look nearly identical,
change the combination for a new option, keep in mind that fewer the spacing was a little bit off. The
installation. If installing more than digit codes are easier to guess holes in the mount werent spaced
one lock and want matched codes and then use your best judgment. correctly, so I couldnt install it
or the customer wants a specific Always make sure you write down the rest of the way.
five-digit code, you might change the new code before installation.
Even with the wrong spacing, I
the code before installing.
was able to assemble the lock part
Whether it is before the initial Lock Assembly way. So part of the installation will
installation or further down the be shown and the rest described.
Since the locking bolt has
road, the lock code can be Position the gasket onto the back
two separate actuating slots to
changed without a special service of the outer lock case and then
account for two dif ferent
kit and additional parts. Without position the unit onto the spindle,
backsets, you will see both slots
any additional par ts, you can (see photograph 17). There
through the crossbore hole, (see
r ear range the existing code are no pictures to show it, but you
photograph 14). A spring-
tumblers to create any possible will then take the inner lock unit
loaded flat spindle will connect
five-digit code. Each lock comes and place the other gasket on the
the outer and inner lock units,
with one extra blue and red tipped back of it. After positioning that
(see photograph 15). There is
tumbler. That means that you can part to connect with the spindle
a breakaway piece at the end
add one additional red or blue on the inside of the door, you will
of the spindle for when the
code tumbler to the lock to attach it to the outer unit with two
installation is on a thinner door.
change the number of digits used screws. Like the spindle, the
When you place the spindle
in the opening code. If you switch scr ews can be shor tened to
through the slot make sure you
one of the blue tipped tumblers account for door thickness. After
insert it into the slot located in
with the extra red tipped tumbler, you tighten the screws, test the
the middle of the installation hole,
you can create a six-digit code lock for smoothness of operation
(see photograph 16).
(plus the clear button-making from both sides. Always test
seven). If you switch one of the I didnt receive the correct lock the combination before closing
red tipped tumblers with the extra mount for the CL200 lock, so I was the door.

The CL400 Series Locks hole. The latch has already been process for the CL400 series lock
installed and the one included with either, since mechanically the
It just so happened that the this unit was a fixed backset. There process is essentially the same.
mount I had was intended for a is mention of an adjustable latch for Dimensional variations are the
CL400 series lock. This lock is a this lock model being available. difference, and if you can change
latch type lock (rather than Im sure they are available, only the combination on the CL200
deadbolt) with lever handles. The that an adjustable latch was not series lock, you can do the same
template for this lock is nearly included for me to photograph. for this lock. Lock assembly for
identical in appearance to the paper the CL400 series locks is quite a
template used for the CL200 lock, I will not describe the
bit different, so I will go through
except for the spacing and size of mechanical operation of the internal
that assembly process now.
the holes. The drilling process locking mechanism here as it
would be nearly the same except operates on the same principles as Most of the lock components
for those differences. Again, with a the CL200 described earlier. I will are shown here except for the lever
standard 2 1/8 inch crossbore hole, not cover the combination changing handles, (see photograph 19).
you will drill ever ywhere that
existing hole doesnt already cover.
You will not need to create the
almost square hole shown in the
mount, (see photograph 18).
The existing round hole will expose
that same area already, but you will
need to use the adapter plates to
cover other areas of the oversized
17) position the unit onto

the spindle.
18) You will not need to create

the almost square hole shown.
19) Most of the lock

components are shown here.
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20) A flat spindle inserts from 26) Tighten the setscrew with
the outside. 23) A neoprene seal. the included Allen wrench.
21) The spindle for the inside is 24) Position the inside unit and 27) Tighten the inside
not flat. line up the mounting screws. lever handle.
22) The back of the outside lock

unit is very similar to the equivalent 25) Take the outside lever handle
part for the CL200 series lock. and position it for assembly. 28) The completed installation.
Spindles insert separately from The back of the outside lock After the screws are fastened,
each side rather than having one unit is very similar in appearance you will need to attach the lever
spindle that fits through the latch to the equivalent par t for the handles. Take the outside lever
to connect inner and outer CL200 series lock, although handle and position it for assembly,
assemblies. A flat spindle inserts dimensions are dif ferent, (see photograph 25). Tighten
from the outside, but does not go (see photograph 22). There the setscrew with the included Allen
all the way through the latch, is something described as a wrench (see photograph 26)
(s e e p h o t o g r a p h 2 0 ). In neoprene seal that appears to and then do the same with
actuality, the spindle is flat on accomplish the job of both the inside lever handle,
the side that fits into the lock adapter plate and gasket, (see (see photograph 27). The
and square where it fits into p h o t o g r a p h 2 3 ) . You will completed installation is shown
the latch. The installation attach one to both inside and in photograph 28. Make sure
instr uctions will indicate the outside lock assemblies. After that you test the operation of
angle that the flat spindle will tip you line up the outer lock the lock from both sides and
for the door handing and such. assembly over the outside make sure ever ything operates
The spindle for the inside is not spindle, you will need to position smoothly. Test the combination
flat and will fill the full opening of the inside unit and line up before closing the door. The lock
the interior lock assembly, (see the mounting screws, ( s e e installation is now completed.
photograph 21). The part that photograph 24). You may have
fits into the latch from the inside to shorten the screws depending For more information go to
is also square. on the door thickness. www.codelocks.com.

n 1980 Bob Volosing was designed and built a safer and qualities were combined with
I retired from the aircraft

industr y and son Jef f was
working as a safe technician for a
improved lever bar type rig. After
Jeff's colleagues used hit bits and
rig they too wanted the same
their unique tip geometr y, the
StrongArm bit that is so popular
today was born. StrongArm Safe
large San Francisco based safe equipment. This positive feedback Cracker bits ar e now CNC
company. One day Jeff asked Bob convinced them a market existed ground and available in 17 sizes
for advice on sharpening his safe for their drill bits and rig, so Bob ranging from 1/8" diameter to
drills to improve their efficiency. started StrongArm Security. 1/2" x 24" long.
Bob star ted experimenting Bob and his wife Zona, began In 1997 Jeff joined StrongArm
sharpening drills with various tip exhibiting at locksmith conven- full time, purchasing the compa-
angles utilizing knowledge tions and became regulars on ny and expanding the product
gained in the aircraft mechanical trade show floors across the line. It now includes the Lever
and non-destr uctive testing countr y gaining customers and Bar Rig, MiniRig with related
fields. Bob experimented under making friends. accessories, a Vacuum drill rig,
laboratory like conditions, meas- Diamond Core drills, End Mills
uring cutting efficiency, heat dis- Although Jef f had moved on
and the Ball Buster for drilling
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Speed Steel bits up to 24 inches
safes. Their combined ef for ts tinued testing drills from around
long. Today, some twenty years
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later Bob and Jef f continue to
that proved to be the most effi- quality bits. Not satisfied with
work together developing tools,
cient on the widest spectrum of commercially available bits they
testing barriers and
barrier materials. decided to design their own espe-
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The next project Bob under- cial grade steel, carbide and high designed to make safe drilling
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We asked what about this busi-

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and Jeff agree learning and sharing
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T his particular installation

was the result of having to
replace an old, beat up,
and worn out door and install a
new Simplex lock. Photograph 1,
shows the old door out of the
frame prior to installing the new
door. Although the door that my
son and I installed the Simplex
L1000 on is new, the procedures
for installing one are the same on
a new door, an old door, a steel
door, and a wooden or composite
door. Tools and the difficulty of
cutting the preps might vary,
but the basic procedures are
common on all doors.
This particular door was a 2. The finishing touches to the
steel door and was the drivers new hinge.
entrance for a pizza deliver y 1. The old door out of the frame
store with ver y high usage. prior to installing the new door.
O r i g i n a l l y, t h e d o o r w a s
equipped with a full mortise lock Over a period of time, this distorted
with a Best A-2 interchangeable the faceplate edge of the door
core system. A Securitron DK-26 and the lock case.
was added later. Over the years, As the closer began to weaken
the mortise lock failed because from use, the door would slam
of continual misuse. The drivers harder and harder against the frame,
would extend the deadbolt of the putting even more stress on the bolt, 3. A new Sargent closer.
mortise lock to keep the door faceplate and lock case. Finally, the
from latching and the magnetic damage was extensive enough to locking mechanism necessary, but
lock from engaging. warrant replacement of the lock. also a new door, a Select continuous
hinge and a new closer as well.
Ever y time the door was As time passed and the door was
Photograph 2, shows my son, Kelly,
opened, the closer would pull subjected to stress from the
putting the finishing touches to the
the door to the latch position and closer/bolt stop combination, even
new hinge and door. Photograph 3,
the bolt would prevent the door the stiles and headers of the door
is the new Sargent closer.
from closing. Unfortunately, the began to fail. Yes, it did take years
bolt was driving against the front for all of the damage to accumulate Here we have an extreme
edge of the locks faceplate. to the point that not only was a new example of my concept of Total
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Continued from page 52 doors. Using improper, inadequate

and inferior tools to install any lock
Door Service. The chronic abuse, is simply asking for trouble. Dont
misuse, and lack of maintenance ask me how I learned that!
on this door required complete
rehabilitation. Had I not been Okay, lets get on with the
willing to do more than just install lock installation.
a Simplex unit, I would have lost
out on a rather sizable and Installation:
lucrative job. Realistically, had I not
been willing to accept the entire The first step is to make certain
job, I may not have gotten the that the prep on the door, whether
Simplex installation to begin with. new or old, is compatible with the
lock that you have to install. Make
At this point my concern is not
sure that the crossbore is 2 1/8" in
with the new door, but to show
diameter and the backset is 2 3/4",
you how to install a Simplex 1000
although the Simplex 1000 and
or L1000 in fifteen minutes or less.
L1000 can often be found in a
In this case we will install a 4. The new door with a 2 3/4" backset.
2 3/8 " backset configuration. An
Simplex L1000. Its immaterial
installation template comes with
whether the door is new or old. If (except for being certain of your
each lock and is located in the
the door has a standard cylindrical backset), without hassles and
installation instructions.
lock set prep on it, you can without breaking a sweat-unless
quickly, easily and profitably its a really hot day. Photograph 4, shows the new
install a Simplex on that door door with a 2 3/4" backset. Notice the
Even if the door is not pre-
much faster than you might think. line drawn on the door to determine
prepped, you can do this job
If you are unfamiliar with the the centerline of the lockset. The
in under half-an-hour if you
installation procedures of a line was drawn to help align the
have the proper tools and
Simplex 1000 or L1000, the first door at the proper height prior to
experience doing cr ossbor e
time or two you install one may securing the new Select hinge.
and edge bore preparations on
take you a little longer than steel or wooden doors. Even if you are installing a
fifteen minutes. For the most Simplex as a retrofit, make sure
This brings up another issue.
part, even your first one should that the door, frame, strike and
I do not recommend that you
be done in under half-an-hour. Of latch areas are in alignment.
attempt any lock installation unless
course, thats assuming that the After making sure the prep
you have tools equal to the job at
door, doorframe and strike preps and lock match (standard for a
hand. Discount tools or imported
are all within normal parameters. commercial door is a 2 3/4" backset),
hole saws for $6.98, is not the tool
If the door, closer, frame and all to use when youre installing my son and I were ready to proceed
ancillary hardware are not properly expensive hardware on expensive with the installation of the lock.
aligned and functioning, you
Always check and double check
should address those issues before
all drill points, otherwise you leave
you attempt to install the Simplex.
yourself open to a surprise of one
Peripheral problems like
sort or another. There really is
inoperative auxiliar y door
nothing difficult about installing
hardware do not effect how quickly
these locks. Just make sure youve
you can install a Simplex, but they
got all your ducks in a row. That
do impact the proper operation of
will save you a lot of headaches and
the new lock. If the door, frame and
aggravation further down the road.
other door hardware are causing
latching problems, misalignments Looking at photograph 4
or operating improperly, chances carefully, you can see that not only
are the Simplex will not function is the centerline of the crossbore
properly either. centered with the strike, but the gap
The method of installation Im between the door and the frame are
going to outline for you here is a equal along the length of the door.
process where you can get from Since the new door was hung
star t to finish faster than you using a Select continuous hinge,
might think, without measuring 5. The alignment of the filler plate. the chances of the door sagging
as shown. Also make sure is properly aligned ver tically,

the crossbore (outer edge of with the latch edge of the door.
embossed ring) of the filler plate Once the filler plate is located
is properly aligned with the where it should be, use two TEC
crossbore prep in the door. If you screws to secure the filler plate to
carefully place the filler plate, there the door.
is no need to use a template or to
physically measure the placement TIP: Double-faced carpet tape will
of the filler plate. However, you help to hold the filler plate in place
have to make cer tain that the until you drive your TEC screws
crossbore embossment on the to secure it, (see photograph 6.)
filler plate and the cutout of the Using the filler plate as a
crossbore are properly aligned. template can drastically cut your
Also make sure that the filler plate time, whether youre installing a
6. Double-faced carpet tape.
or becoming misaligned are very,

very remote.
If this was an older door
requiring a retrofit of a Simplex,
the installer would do well to make
certain that the door and frame
alignment are properly spaced and
even around the perimeter of the
door. This can be accomplished
with corrective hinges, The Hinge
Doctor, or by shimming the
hinge(s) that need to be fixed.
Photograph 5, shows the
alignment of the filler plate for the
Simplex. Filler plates come in 10 1/2"
and 15" lengths. They are also
available in various finishes (03, 05,
26D. It must be ordered separately
as it does not come with the L1000
or 1000 lock package. The filler
plates main purpose is to cover
other holes in the door that might
make retrofit installation more
difficult. I use the filler plate to
determine my mounting hole
locations. This can save a
considerable amount of time by not
having to measure or use templates.
Make sure that the filler plate is
straight with the edge of the door
9. The crossbore cut for

the Combination Change
Sleeve Assembly.
7. The filler plate secured to

the door.
10. The Combination Change

Sleeve Assembly access hole.
you to inser t the installation

wrench to change the combination
8. The two holes for the retaining from the secure side of the door.
screws and the pilot hole. As you can see in these installation
photographs, drilling straight and
Simplex on a new door with a prep, accurate holes is important to the
on a new door that you have to proper alignment of the lock on
prep, or as a retrofit on an old door. the door. Here you can clearly see
Once you have the filler plate the two holes for the retaining
properly located and secured to the screws and the pilot hole for the 1
door with self-drilling screws, the cross-bore hole for accessing the
rest of the installation is a snap. Combination Change Sleeve
The filler plate is secured to the Assembly, (see photograph 8.)
door and my son is beginning to TIP: I use Morse-type holes
drill the pilot hole for the crossbore, saws from ACE Hardware. I find
(see photograph 7.) The arrow points that they give me the best results
to the retaining screw hole that has and ser vice life when cutting
been drilled completely through the metal doors. I also have no
door, using the filler plate as a dif ficulty going from metal to
template. The drill is shown cutting wood and back to metal again with
a pilot hole for the 1" crossbore hole the same saw. Of course, if you cut
to access the Combination Change a bolt hole in a concrete-filled steel
Sleeve Assembly (Part #201336- jamb and you hit concrete, you
045-01). Arrow #2 indicates the can kiss a good hole saw goodbye.
second retaining screw hole yet
The crossbore cut for the
to be drilled.
Combination Change Sleeve
Under the drill bit you can see a Assembly access hole is
second cut-out in the filler plate. accomplished with a 1" hole
That cutout is for the Simplex 1031 saw, (see photograph 9.) The
or L1031 with a passage function. completion of the Combination
The Change Sleeve Assembly Change Sleeve Assembly access
is the part of the lock that allows hole, (see photograph 10.)
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14. Insert the lock body

retaining screws.
12. The latch is then secured.
11. The Standard Latch with a

2 3/4" backset.
Next, insert the Standard Latch

with a 2 3/4 " backset. This 5/8 "
diameter latch carries a 3-hour
UL/ULC fire rating for A rated
doors, (see photograph 11.) The
par t number for this par ticular
latch is #201961-26D-01.
TIP: If you are servicing a 1000 or
an L1000 and find the latch is bad;
you replace the latch, right? Unless
of course, you dont have a new or
used standard latch on your truck!
In that case, I have as a temporary
fix only, substituted a Schlage D-
series latch. As I said, this was a 15. Place the Thread Ring over
13. The Simplex L1000 lock body
temporary repair that allowed use of can then be installed. the spindle.
the door until I could get a proper
latch and replace the faulty one. Photograph 14.) The L1000 is
handed and takes two different part
The latch is then secured to the
numbers for the back plate assembly.
edge bore prep, (see photograph 12.)
The Simplex L1000 lock body can Before the retaining screws are
then be installed on the door, (see tightened, place the Thread Ring
photograph 13.) Make sure that (Part #201282-26D-01) over the
the shoe and cover for the Shoe spindle, (see photograph 15.) This
Housing properly engage the permits me to obtain the proper
latch. Once in place tur n the clearance for the Thread Ring when
inside sleeve assembly and check I put the back cover plate on later.
for latch retraction.
Putting light pressure on the
Insert the lock body retaining outside of the lock case, Kelly
screws, (Par t #201443-022-10) tightens the retaining screws
and hand star t them into their until they are snug and there is
respective holes through the back no movement of the lock case on
plate sub-assembly and into the the door, (see photograph 16.) Be
preps on the backside of the front sure not to over tighten any 16. Tighten the retaining screws
housing. Part #201700-26D-01, (see screws during this installation. until they are snug.

Once the lock body is firmly

attached to the door, the Thread
Ring is removed and the Unified
Trim Plate-Standard (Part #201736-
26D-01) put into position as shown
here, (see photograph 17.) The
Thread Ring is then put on the
spindle and hand tightened.
The lock comes from the factory
with a factory preset combination
of 2&4 together and then 3. That is:
you push buttons two and four
simultaneously and then push
button 3. Next push downward on
the lever and see if the latch
retracts. If not, you either entered 17. The Thread Ring is removed 19. Inserting the Plug Assembly.
the factor y combination wrong and the Unified Trim Plate put
or another combination has into position.
previously been set. For proper
security the combination should be
changed at the time of installation.
Refer to the installation instructions
provided with your lock for the
combination change procedure.
Here you can see the Installation
Wrench (Par t #201278-26D-01)
being used to tighten down the
Thread Ring, (see photograph 18.)
This pulls the bottom end of the
lock securely against the door.
Although the Thread Ring should
be tight, do not over tighten it,
especially if you think there is a
possibility that you will be the next
one to service that lock. 20. Combined these parts constitute
a three-point fastening system.
Here Kelly is inser ting the 18. The Installation Wrench
Plug Assembly (Par t #201787- being used to tighten down
the Thread Ring.
26D-01) into the Combination
Change Sleeve Assembly, (see Enter combination and make sure
photograph 19.) This plug and the the lock functions properly.
Thread Ring hold the Unified
Trim Plate securely to the door. There you have it. This is a
The Plug Assembly, the Thread fast, simple and effective way to
Ring and the two retaining screws speed up your installations of
placed through the filler plate Simplex 1000s and L1000s.
constitute a three-point fastening
system that securely holds that For more information on Simplex
L1000 or 1000 to the door. products contact: Kaba Access
Photograph 20, shows the Control, 2941 Indiana Ave., Winston
inside lever attached, completing Salem, NC 27105. Phone: 800-849-
the installation. Activate the lever 8324 or 336-725-1331; Fax: 336-725-
to make sure latch retracts. 3269; E-Mail: info@kws.kaba.com;
Web: www.kaba-ilco.com.
The completed installation from 21. The completed installation
the outside, (see photograph 21.) See yall next month! from the outside.

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us there.
did not order. He told me that
there were other locksmiths who
had similar things happen to them
in the past few weeks and that the
rep wanted to up his commission
table that benefits the other. One thing we noticed was how prior to leaving and added items
In short, locksmiths and distributors important personal service is for to them as well.
cant exist without one another. locksmiths. A nice relationship Carl Findley: Even though I
As a locksmith, you need access with a distributor rep often makes have dealt with several distributors
to more equipment than you can a world of difference to you when on a regular basis for the last 20
possibly afford to stockpile. After deciding which wholesalers are years, I have one company that I use
all, when the phone rings, you your favorites. Locksmiths want more than others. I have been their
never know what lock or parts their distributor rep to be friendly, dealer for 15 years and my sales rep
you may need. The distributor knowledgeable, and detailed. has been Jay for quite a few of them.
ties up millions and millions of We have removed the company I cant pinpoint any par ticular
dollars by investing in all the names from these stories. We want instance when he has done
parts, locks, tools and equipment to concentrate on the trends and something out of the ordinary for
you may need. He puts all that expectations, not on the individual me, but, I can tell you this; On many
money on the shelf, and pulls companies. Any company can have a occasions I have called him just to
each individual par t you may bad or a good day. It wouldnt be fair ask a question about a lock, a source,
require, one at a time, right to trash a company without giving it or a product. Jay is not a locksmith
when you need it. equal time to respond. So the names so sometimes he doesnt have the
And just like any good marriage, are out, but the stories are in. At the answer right at hand, but he has
the par tners will occasionally end of this article, well mention the never failed to find me an answer.
squabble. So its no wonder that customer service reps who were Account reps are paid to sell
once in a while you may have a named for special recognition. products and they dont make any
less than perfect experience, even Andy Phelps: I had placed an money just answering questions.
with your favorite wholesaler. The order with XYZ Company and Not only that, but we have spent
same is true for them as well. when it arrived, I noticed that time on the phone just talking
So weve gone to the source, there were some items that I did about how my business is going. I
right to your fellow locksmith, not order and some items that had like using this company because
to get stories about how locksmith been doubled. I called XYZ they have a good selection in
distributors have impacted Company and asked for my rep inventory and I dont have to go
their businesses. Sometimes and they told me that he no longer to several different distributors to
the interaction is a lifesaver. worked at XYZ. When I explained get what I need. I like their
Sometimes it can be annoying. the problem to another rep he told Dealer program because it saves
But no matter how you look at it, me that he was sorry and would me money ever y year, both in
we need each other. send a call tag for the items that I freight charges and rebates.


Continued from page 60 got a phone call from the XYZ Friday comes and no order, so I call
rep, sor r y no can do, the back. I was told they would send it
David Creighton: I use two manufacturer said 3 4 weeks for a Saturday delivery. Again, no
distributors for 95% of my needs. lead time. I thanked him for his delivery Saturday. So I call back
One is local (XYZ) that I can run trouble and hung up. again, but they are now closed.
down and make quick pickups.
(In this part of the country, east By the way, as Im driving to I had to reschedule my
coast, ever ybody is used to and from Long Island, I got like appointment and my customer
instant gratification, TODAY!) four phone calls from Joe to make was not too happy. I received the
I also order from another sure ever ything was going order by UPS on Monday. I sent
distributor (ABC) that I use when according to plan. Joe is, and back the singles and they credited
I have time to have an order always has been great for me. He my credit card then another
shipped. I have a Rep with ABC, always goes out of his way for me, branch office charged me again. I
Joe, who really goes out of his big order or small. I got him callthey credit againthen
way when I have a special need. working on an order of 6 flushbolt recharge me again. This went on
strikes and bolts right now. It three or four times until I called
Recently I was bidding on a my credit card company and had
must be a $15 order that will take
medium sized job, and had them take care of it.
4 weeks, but its important to one
gotten the bid by bidding with
of my accounts, so its important to Needless to say I never order
light duty levers. The customer
me, and I know once I dump it from them any more.
had also taken bids using heavy
into Joes lap, I just gotta wait for
duty, and this was one of my Don O Shall: Gosh, the
UPS to bring it (eventually).
accounts that I would probably GOOD stories are too numerous
lose if I didnt get it. Anyway the XYZ still gets a large share of for me to mention. I get a GREAT
customer wanted cheap, and my business, but ABC is getting response from Mike at ABC and
these would solve her problem. I a large slice too, because of the from literally everybody at XYZ,
could make a good buck, and service I get from Joe. and from Lou at DEF and Dave
keep an account. Ted Zielinski Jr.: The people and Lisa at GHI, andand
I got the bid approved, then I order lock supplies from are BUT here is the three step
went looking for these levers. great people to do business with. process on how to lose me as a
Nobody had them, nobody! There are times when I have a customer for three years:
Asked my local XYZ Co. to make lock question and they always get 1. Send me a flyer of fering
a call and see if I could go out to me the answer even if they have MAG Engineering wrap plates at
the manufacturers facility, only to call someone to find out about a good price and ship impor t
an hours drive from me. He said it. When I place an order, and an plates worth half the price at best,
he would try. I wanted to do this item is not in stock, they call me and which I do not particularly
job the next day. My customer to let me know it is not in stock. like from a quality standpoint.
would have flipped if I told them They NEVER tell me that they
2. Bring up samples of a key
34 weeks. are JUST a sales person and
blank that is made of nickel silver
dont know the answer to my
I called Joe from ABC, the and which fits the Best punch
question like some other
far ther distributor. A half hour machine nicely, and take a big
companies do. They always go
later, Joe said it was possible; he order which then is filled with
beyond the call of duty.
was working on it, and would get brass blanks that do not fit well.
back to me as soon as he got a Once, I had a ver y bad 3. Push me on a new product
retur n phone call from the experience with another company. I and tell me you have them on the
manufacturer. An hour later and had ordered some double cylinder shelf, but when I place a big order,
time is getting shor tits like deadbolts on a Wednesday. I I get nothing for eight months,
2 PM and Im thinking it may take needed them by Friday for though I had been promoting
two hours with traffic. Joe calls Saturday mornings install. them to my customers. Three
and says, OK done deal, theyll be I received my order Thursday strikes and the company involved
ready when you get there. afternoon only to find they sent was out. My policy is: I dont
Were talking 24 levers, so not single cylinders instead. I called complain or ship back for credit,
a huge order, but impor tant to the Distributor and told them what but I keep score. Three strikes
me (3K profit for a days work, happened. I was then told that they equals three years of wondering
and again I keep my account). So would resend the double cylinders why no purchases from my
off I go, got there 4 PM and out by with some one that lives near me. company. And I NEVER show
4:30 with levers on board. 4:45 I w o u l d r e c e i v e i t F r i d a y. mercy or make explanations.
Eugene Hansen: I have a soft sell on their linenice to The National Locksmith. Well
couple of stories that WORK for deal with people who dont just print those in an upcoming issue.
me. Last year I had back surgery take your order and hang up. Pats on the back to these reps:
right after I had placed an order
Well guys, there you have it. Jay Parker @ US Lock
that was large for me. I called
Everyone has those times when a Joe Staiano @ Clark
Kenny and explained what was
distributor has caused you some Cathy & Larry @ JoVan
going on. He said, No problem,
griefor has saved your bacon. Mike Kiley @ Clark
let us know when you get back on
Here are the individuals who have Lou @ IDN Pittsburgh
your feet. I asked if he wanted
been singled out with compliments Dave & Lisa @ Fried Brothers
me to send the stuff back until I
as distributor reps. If you dont see Kenny @ E.L. Reinhardt
was up and running. He said, no,
your distributor rep listed here, no Randy & Kathy Strickline
you cant put it in if you dont
problem. Just send us a letter or formerly @ IDN Acme (Denver)
have it. EXCELLENT People.
email telling us why your rep Gary Starnes @ McDonald Dash
They kept my account open
should get a pat on the back from Miriam Vigil @ High Tech
without penalizing me at all. I was
shut down for almost 2 months.
When Randy and Kathy were at
QRS, they bent over backwards to
help and send information, and
the right equipment in a ver y
timely manner. Kept me out of
trouble more then once.
Most Distributors are Fair, but
some are Outstanding. That is
from the People they have on Staff.
Kenneth Smith: I have used
my distributor for about twenty
years. Everyone there has been
very helpful. I usually deal with
Gary. He has always gone out of
his way to help me find a key
blank from a code number if I
dont have it in my code program.
One time I needed some one
inch long tail pieces. He turned
the place upside until he came up
with some for me.
Bob Roman: I buy most of
my lock material from XYZ,
primarily from Lisa. She seems to
know what I need even when I
dont. She stays on top of
backorders, and in general cares
about me as a customer. There
are times when she will suggest
an item that they dont even
handle but she knows its what
I need. Shes always up and
cheerful even though I may be
stressed and not so cheerful.
I must add Miriam at LMN Co.
to my list of good people. Called
her to make a purchase and she
took the time to make sure I was
aware of the ins and outs of the
tool and made a ver y pleasant

by
Joan Yarrington
ith the introduction of has to be collapsible. The old F- the tail to drop just a little, (see
W the new Schlage F-

Series knob locks
about a year and a half to two
Series knob came apart allowing
the cylinder to just come out
after removing the rear part of
photograph 3), the bible will col-
lapse on its own as you push it
toward the rear of the housing,
years ago, this lockset has creat- the housing. W ith the new (see photograph 4). You dont
ed some unique ser vice issues, series, you have to collapse the have to hold down the bible with
(see photograph 1). A large part bible in order to remove the a finger, screwdriver or any other
of the consternation is aimed at cylinder for re-keying. tool. In photograph 5, you can see
the collapsible bible in both the The removal of the new cylin- Continued on page 66
knob lock and lever lock, (see der has been a source of some
photograph 2). consternation among some lock-
4
The way to tell if the knob smiths. Some have told me they
lock in front of you is the new F- have a terrible time trying to hold
Series is the new series knob is down the spring cap while push-
one-piece. This is why the bible ing the cylinder out through the
back of the casing. Therein lays
the problem. When removing the
1 cylinder, merely allow the tail of
the cylinder to drop a tad, without
permitting it to fall away from the
front of the housing. By allowing
The bible will collapse on its own
as you push it toward the rear.
3
The new Schlage F-Series
knob lock. 5
The new cylinder with The incorrect way to tilt

collapsible bible. Allow the tail to drop just a little. the cylinder.

the incorrect way to tilt the cylin- Carefully push springs from the cylinder. To rekey,
der to remove from the knob.
12 the cylinder out simply insert new bottom pins into
of the back of
the holes on the top of the cylinder
On the lever locks, you dont the knob by
applying pres- and then re-insert the top T-pins
need to worr y about collapsing
sure to the top and springs on top of the bottom
the bible because it comes out of of the cylinder pins. Finally, attach a NEW stain-
the handle just like any other plug face.
less steel cap to the top of the cylin-
lever lock. Here are the Schlage
der body by aligning the holes in
recommended ser vicing proce- The cylinder
dures for the new F-Series locks will auto-mati- 13 the top cap with the holes in the
cally com- springs. Each spring should encir-
with the one-piece knob: press and exit cle each hole on the cap.
Lock Dis-Assembly the rear of the
& Cylinder Removal knob - through Cylinder Repinning -
the shank of Recommended Method
the knob. (same as traditional F-Series)
6
Insert key Caution: To remove the cylinder Using U- 14
into cylinder through the rear of the knob, you Shaped portion
plug, rotate of key gauge,
90. will not need to use more than 5
press forward
pounds of force. If you require more to remove C-
force, the cylinder is not aligned Clip cylinder
correctly for removal. retaining ring.
7 Depress Cylinder Repinning

knob catch Insert &
using tab on Schlages compressible cylin- 15 rotate the
key gauge ders can be rekeyed using one of key 90 and
and pull insert the
knob off of two methods. end of the
knob catch. Recommended Method: The plug follow-
er into the
new compressible cylinders can be rear of the
rekeyed in the exact same manner cylinder housing - pushing the
8 the F-Series cylinders have been plug out the front of the housing.
Continue to Keep the plug follower in the
pull knob rekeyed for decades. To rekey, sim-
body to keep the top pins and
off spindle ply remove the C-Clip from the springs from blowing.
completely. back of the plug and use the plug
follower to remove the plug from
the body. The plug follower is also 16
16. Dump
used to hold the top pins and
the bottom
9 springs in the body. The bottom pins from
Rotate key pins in the plug can then be the plug.
back 90 to
original replaced - and the plug reinserted
position and into the body. Finally, reattach the
remove key. C-Clip onto the back of the plug.
17 Load new
Optional Method: In the case bottom pins
of blown cylinders or missing keys, into the plug
that corre-
To remove the 10 the compressible cylinder includes spond to the
cylinder, first a removable cap for quick and sim- new key
ensure that the ple rekeying from the top of the combination.
keyway on the cylinder. The new compressible
plug is facing
upright. cylinders can be rekeyed from the Re-insert the
top of the cylinder by removing the plug back 18
stainless steel cap - and dumping into the
the bottom pins, top T-Pins, and top housing and
11 push the plug
follower back
Next, allow the tail end of the cylinder to drop out. Finally,
down slightly so that the top of the face of the re-insert the
cylinder sits in at an angle. The cylinder should not C-Clip cylinder retaining ring
fall completely into the body of the knob. onto the back of the plug.
Continued on page 68

Cylinder Repinning - Insert key purchase a special pinning kit. All
Optional Method 25 into cylinder true. Also, no other cylinder is
(repinning from the top) plug, rotate
90. Line up
compatible with the knob lock.
slot on the You can use other cylinders with
Using a screw- shank of the the lever lock.
driver - or other
19 knob with
small edge - catch on While the top pins are not
carefully pry off spindle and slide knob onto spindle. spool pins, you could say they
the steel cap are 3/4 spool. Its just that the
from the top of If necessary, top of the spool has been
the cylinder. depress 26 removed so the special spring
knob catch
and slide
will fit over the top pin. Thus,
Dump con-
20 tents from knob on when picking in the traditional
the top of until the way, one pin at a time, either the
the cylinder catch pops spring or the bottom of the top
(springs, top into the slot
on knob. Rotate key 90 and
pin can easily catch befor e
pins and
bottom remove key. reaching the shear line. There
pins). are ways around this.
When I first saw this The first has already been
new cylinder, I was con- mentioned. Force the spring cap
21 cerned about the springs of f by using a hook pick or
being more exposed to probe, or use a pick gun set at
dirt, water, and lubricants the strongest setting to force the
because they werent spring cap off. However, if you do
fully encased by a solid this, make sure you have the pin-
bible. However, thats not ning kit for this particular cylin-
Align the holes in the plug with the holes where the problems seem
in the housing. Load new bottom pins and der. Your regular top pins and
to be with this locks. springs will not work and the cap
re-load the top T-Pins (see inset for cor-
rect insertion direction). Re-load the Most of the pr oblems will most likely need to be
springs over the top of the thin part of the tend to be due to the replaced as well.
top T-Pins. spring cap popping of f
Attach a while either picking with a The other way is to bypass the
new steel 22 pick gun, or using a hook pick lock. The old F-Series had a
cap onto the to force the cap of f when the bypass technique whereby you
top of the
lock cant be picked in tradition- use two shims at 12:00 and 6:00.
housing -
aligning al ways, or in master-keyed This trick doesnt work on the
each spring locks, just inserting a key may new series. A way to bypass this
with the pop off the spring cap. lock is to use the A-1 Quick Pull
hole in the cap. The teeth of the
2. This tool is similar to the A-1
cap should also align with the First, there should be no need
grooves on the housing. Quick Pull for Kwikset locks,
to master key these locks. They only the QP2 is only used to pull
are made for residential use only, the cylinder out just about 1/8 to
Lock Re-Assembly
not commercial. There have 1/4 of an inch. This gets the tail-
Compress been more failures of this series piece of the cylinder clear just
23 the cap and reported by locksmiths who are
re-insert the enough to be able to push in the
called to apar tment complexes retainer to remove the knob.
cylinder into
the shank of which master key their locks. Then just turn the shaft to unlock
the knob the door. Another reason for pur-
(plug face
Other than the master-keying
first) - align- scenario, however, I have not chasing a QP2 is to have the abili-
ing the cap with the slot in the honestly hear d of too many ty to remove the knob for re-key-
sleeve inside the knob. problems with the exception of ing when the customer doesnt
latch failure. have a current working key.
With the
cap aligned 24 In addition to removing the The additional dif ficulty in
with the cylinder, the main complaints picking is good for the customer
slot, push seem to be the locks are difficult in their perception of security,
the cylinder
the rest of to pick, and you have to use spe- not so good for the locksmith.
the way into cial top pins, springs, and spring The bypass methods are good
the knob. caps, which means you have to Continued on page 70

for the locksmith, except for
popping off the spring cap with-
out having the proper replace-
ment top pins, springs, spring
cover, but not so good for the
customer and their perception.
It does, however, give the lock-
smith the per fect lead-in to
upgrade the customer to better
quality hardware.
You will need the cor r ect
Schlage pins, springs and caps
to re-key these cylinders. About
a year ago, Schlage had an on-
line sur vey and invited lock-
smiths to par ticipate. If you
chose to par ticipate, they sent
you par t of the pinning kit,
which consisted of 100 springs,
100 top pins and 25 spring caps.
Im glad I participated as I have
had use for these on at least two
occasions. Like I said, if youre
not on-line yet, its time to catch
up with the 21st century.
Check with your local distrib-
utor and see if they sell the new
pinning kits for these cylinders
or go to the Schlage site. The
fact is, whether you like this
lock or not, eventually you will
be ser vicing it as the big box
stores order them for the do it
yourself person by the railroad
car load. You need to be pre-
pared to service them.
To be honest, now that I know
the correct procedure to remove
the cylinder, I dont have any
complaints about the installation
or ser vicing of these locks. Im
still concerned about the greater
exposure of the springs and the
latch problems that have been
referenced by other locksmiths,
but with the exception of trying
to use a grade 3 residential lock
in a large master-key system,
there just havent been too many
actual failures reported.
For more information contact

Schlage at: Phone: 800-847-1864
or 317-613-8150; Fax: 800-452-
0663; Web: www.schlage.com.
Circle 373 on Rapid Reply.


Using the Determinator by

Ken Holmlund
here are several methods you the information, but few A method that has become
T for originating keys for

most vehicles on the
r o a d t o d a y. I t s e e m s l i k e
of us have that kind of
relationship. I always look in the
glove box for the code just in
more popular with many
locksmiths is using a tool
c a l l e d T h e D e t e r m i n a t o r,
someone comes out with a new case someone wrote them down fr om The Car Openers, Inc.
method almost ever y day and in the owners manual. I get a This is a simple tool that cuts
most of them work. It is just a surprise ever y now and then a lot of time out of the
matter of tr ying several of the and do find the code, but it is operation of originating a key
methods and seeing which not very often the case. and it is reliable. A small
you prefer. lear ning cur ve may be
My preferred method needed, but you will
of originating a key find it well wor th your
has always been to time to practice with
impression the key, but The Determinator.
I find some vehicles A vehicle I was called
dif ficult to impression to make keys for was a
quickly. If the customer 1998 Dodge Caravan,
is watching me work, (see photograph 1). I
then I really like to believe one of the most
impression because it impor tant things you
looks like magic to can do before starting a
them and who knows job is to r esearch the
whom they will tell. A vehicle and know what
highway patrol of ficer you are up against. In
still talks about how this case, I had an 8-
q u i c k l y I o n c e m a d e 1. 1998 Dodge Caravan. wafer lock with all 8
keys for a Ford pickup, wafers in the ignition
and a trailer loaded with sheep. Reading the wafers is a and wafers two through 8 in
They had to be moved from the method many locksmiths use the door and back hatch. The
scene of a fire or the animals and it works fine for them, but keyway is a Y157 or Y159,
would die from the heat. it does require a level of skill either will work, and the code
Adver tising like that is and a lot of practice to get good card for my HPC 1200 machine
impossible to buy. enough to use the method as is a CX102. Confident in the
Another method that makes your primar y way of originating information I had gathered, I
originating keys very easy is to keys. I will often read the cuts I set out to do the job before the
get the code number and cut the c a n s e e e a s i l y, b u t t h e o l d heat of the day got to me. It
key. This works fine if you have eyesight is not as good as it was forecast to be 102 degrees
a good working relationship used to be and that complicates in the shade and the car was
with a dealer and they will give things a great deal. not in the shade.
The Deter minator I would The way this Determinator tool will be freed. Continue the
need was the Chr ysler 8- works is that it traps the process until all the tumblers
Cut, number CHRY8, (see number 3 and 4 depth tumblers have been read. Sounds easy
photograph 2). Photograph 3, is and passes the 1 and 2 depth enough so lets go to the vehicle
a close-up of the tool and the ones. When the tool traps on a and do it.
release tool. Included with the wafer, mark the form with an X P h o t o g r a p h 7 , shows the
Determinator is a book of or a 3 or 3 1/2 to indicate that it Deter minator in the door. It
forms for recording the is the location of a deep cut. is recommended that you
information at the vehicle so Slip the release tool, (see lubricate the lock thoroughly
you will not have to depend on photograph 5), into the notch on and r un a blank in and out
your memor y when you get the side of the Determinator, several times to be sure the
back to the code machine in (see photograph 6), and push wafers move freely. With the
your vehicle or shop, (see lightly against the trapped Deter minator fully into the
photograph 4). wafer. It will push up and the lock, slowly pull it out using a
2. Determinator Number CHRY8.
3. Close Up of Tool.
4. Book of Forms.
5. Release Tool.
6. Notch on Side of Determinator. 7. Determinator in the Door. 9. Numbers on Tool in the Door
Indicating the Spacing.
slight left to right motion. When
a wafer is trapped, record its
location and release the wafer as
described above. Photograph 8,
shows the release tool in place
in the door. It slides in the notch
shown in photograph 6. The
associated numbers for the
wafers are recorded on the side
o f t h e D e t e r m i n a t o r, ( s e e 8. Release Tool In the Notch of
photographs 9 and 10). the Determinator. 10. Numbers on the Tool.
Proceed through all the recorded to the code machine

wafers on that side and then and cut all unmarked spaces
turn the tool over and read the as a 1 depth. Cut all trapped
other side of the lock since it spaces as 3-depths and be sure
is a tr ue double-sided lock. to cut the same cuts on both
Take the information you have sides of the key. If you would
prefer using the key as a tr yout
key then cut the one depth to a
1 1/2 and the 3-depths to 3 1/2 .
11. The Finished Key.
Return to the vehicle and tr y
the key. If you cut the key to you will need to progress the
the shallower one you will have ignition. Since there is only one
to use a little impressioning cut that is not already done, it is
skills to read the marks and a simple matter of cutting the
know which spaces need to be number one cut one deeper
cut deeper. Since you should until you find the right depth
not be more than one depth off and you have the job completed.
on any space you should be
able to find which spaces to cut My r eading of the lock
deeper fairly easily. shows that I need deep cuts in
spaces 4, 5, 6 and 7. When I
If you chose to use the key retur ned to the vehicle I got
as a tr yout key, the spaces that readings on spaces 2, 3, 4 and
mark will need to be cut deep 5. I cut them deeper and the
and the ones that did not mark key worked beautifully. The
will have to be cut shallower. ignition required a 2 cut
In other words, if you have cut and the key was made, ( s e e
the spaces as 1 1/2 depths you photograph 11). My total time
will now have to cut the new to do the job was about 15
key with a 1 cut if there is no minutes including the time to
mark indicating the need to cut take the pictures. I estimate the
it deeper if there is. The same job would have taken about 1/2 -
applies to the 3 1/2 cuts. hour if I had just tried to
Once you get a working key impr ession the lock and I
for the doors and back hatch, surely would have used more
than one key to do the job. I Ti p 5 : Keep a char t of common vehicles in your area
saved both time and key blanks your readings. and trying the Determinator for
and left with a professionally yourself. The Determinators are
Tip 6: Use a slight left to
done job. sold by many of the larger
right twisting action as you pull
distributors so I believe you can
The inventor of The Determinator, the tool out. This will ensure
find what you need from them
Tom Tusing, has several tips that that the wafers will be free and
ver y easily. Ask their advice if
will increase the already high not bound by any pressure that
you are not sure which are the
success rate with the tool. Some may be exerted by your action
most popular in your area.
of these I have already covered of removing the Determinator.
but they deserve repeating. Another similar tool is the
Ti p 7 : If you feel a lock E-Z Reader by H.E. Mitchell.
Tip 1: Degrease the lock. is wor n excessively, go to a Although it works on a different
This will clean the lock and different lock. principle, it is an in-lock reading
help ensure the tumblers are Tip 8: The Determinator is tool and can be purchased from
free and will fully seat. custom designed for each most locksmith suppliers.
Tip 2: Do not tip the tool. par ticular lock so be sure If you would like more
It needs to be pulled out to thoroughly read and information on The Determinator
perpendicular to the face of understand the instructions for contact The Car Openers, Inc at:
the lock. the type of vehicle on which
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River Rats
he August day had seemed If you dont need me to make club. Weve gained quite a few
T longer and hotter than

usual. When the last call
of the day came in, Don had
keys, just pay me my trip charge
and mileage, and well call it even.
Oh, no, the woman said, her
members this summer.
She did not seem amused. In
fact, she immediately handed it to
already made the twenty-plus- eyes suddenly widening. Thats the man she was with, as she said
mile drive to the river north of us my car hes hooking up to. We to Don, As for the tow-truck, I
and back again more times than need you to make keys for his called Ford roadside to send
usual. It seemed the age-old pickup. She pointed her thumb someone. I figured, since the
summer tradition of feeding keys to the man beside her and keys were those new computer-
to Ole Man River remained in full indicated his vehicle with a nod chip things, Id have to take it to
swing, despite the fact that of her head in that direction. Ford to get new ones made, so I
summer was supposed to be called the dealer in Uvalde, and
winding down. Making keys Having some kind of car
trouble? Don indicated they sent the tow truck.
from scratch had become
almost second nature by now. her vehicle. Don didnt tell her he could
Well, almost! Not the way you mean. We have saved her some time and
lost keys to both vehicles in the expense and made them, himself.
I took the call and relayed
river Youre kidding, Don said. He just smiled and waved to the
infor mation to Don that the
She obviously wasnt. How did owner of Joes Wrecker Service.
customer had lost the keys to a
1996 Ford pickup, so he grabbed that happen? Joe stuck his head out the
a couple of 8-cut keys and headed The woman grimaced. Well, open window and shouted,
nor th. When he ar rived at we decided to go tubing down the Since youre already making
destination campground, it looked river, and since I dont have a one set of keys for these folks,
like a camping free-for-all was well pocket in my swim suit, he put you want me to drop this car off
under way. The group that was both sets of keys in his swim-suit at your place and let you make
milling around the vehicle in pocket, the distraught lady said. the other set, too?
question consisted of a man from Real smart, huh? But his pocket Thatll be fine, Don replied.
Houston and his two teenagers, had a Velcro closure. Who would Then he tur ned to the lady.
his lady-friend from Dallas and have thought they could slip out? Well, Guess Id better get busy
her two teenagers, plus a couple It happens all the time, Don on the pickup tr uck. Joe will
of extra teenaged friends, thrown said. Hoping to make her feel have your car waiting at my shop
in for good measure. A wrecker better, he reached into the back for me to make the keys when I
was hooking up to a 2003 Ford of his service van and handed her get back to town.
vehicle parked next to the pickup, one of our bright yellow drink-can You mean hes going to haul
and the lady from Dallas was Koozies imprinted with a guy my vehicle to town with you
warning the driver not to scratch floating in an inner tube, keys in standing right here, and Ill have to
her fender. On the other side of hand and a smile on his face. The get somebody to drive me twenty
the pickup was a third car. It caption read, I was rescued at miles to get it in the morning?
appeared to belong to one of the the river by A-1 Lock & Key.
teenaged boys. Smiling at her surprise, Don Thats about the size of it.
Whats with the tow-truck? added, You are now members of Well, excuse me, but why
Don asked the woman from Dallas. our exclusive River-Rat lock-out cant you make keys for me here
and save me having to go all the piece and left it that way until he it to the rod, and dropped it down
way to town to get it later? was ready to re-attach the lock, inside the door where he could
I can, but Ford probably but not here. Not overnight in pull it up later.
wouldnt pay for it. this remote area where literally Pleased with himself, Don
hundreds of people camped and turned to summon his customers
I dont see why not.
roamed the river banks. Chances so he could take them to their
Don shr ugged. Beats me. were, somebody would help cabin. What confronted him was
Thats just the way they do themselves to his vice grips. a mammoth pile of gear waiting
things. You get used to it after a Besides losing the tool, he to be loaded into his van: two
while. He turned and waved to wouldnt want the hassle of kayaks with oars, six large inner-
departing Joe. See you later, he having to fish around for tubes, two Styrofoam coolers, a
called. Joe waved in return. connections when he came back collapsible lawn chair, two
Don turned to the job at hand. in the morning. Instead, he took adultsbesides Donand two
He fetched one of the 8-cut key a long piece of heavy string, tied teenagers. No way was all that
blanks and quickly found it
would go into the drivers door
lock, but not the passengers
door or the ignition. Well, since
the 8-cut didnt work all the
locks, a 10-cut should. He
rummaged around in the various
compar tments of his van, but
couldnt find any of the 10-cut
blanks that he usually kept there.
One of the guys must have
borrowed needed them for the
other service van.
This was going to be more
complicated than hed figured.
He glanced about. Daylight was
running out, and there were no
lights here by the river. He didnt
want to be working on this after it
got dark.
Once hed confirmed that the
folks were staying overnight in
one of the tourist cabins and that
the other car hed seenwhich a
couple of the kids had ridden off
in by nowdid, in fact, belong to
one of the boys in their party, he
told the man he was going to
remove the passenger door lock,
take it to his shop in town to
make a key, and return first thing
in the morning.
If youll get all your gear
rounded up, Ill drive you to
your cabin before I head back
to town. The man expressed
his appreciation, and Don set
about removing the passenger
door lock.
Normally, after removing the
lock, he would have snapped his
vice grips onto the rod to the tail
going into his van. Theyd have to armload and headed to the cabin for the ladys car. Hed left them
make a half-dozen trips, he door, only to find it locked. with the promise of coming back
thought. But they managed. By Oh, no! she wailed. I gave early the next morning to finish
tying the kayaks on the top of the the door key to John. John was making keys for the pickup, so
van and stuffing the inner-tubes the teenager who, along with the he hoped the car wouldnt keep
in the back with the cooler boxes other three, had driven off in his him up late.
a n d l a w n c h a i r, t h e y w e r e car earlier for parts unknown. He neednt have wor ried.
eventually able to squeeze When he pulled up in front of the
As Don drove back to town, he
ever ybody in and slowly make store, the ladys car was nowhere
decided he wouldnt charge them
their way along the winding road to be seen. Joe had left a little
for picking open the cabin door.
to the cabin. note on the front door: Call me,
After all, everybody was already
But the tale doesnt end there. pretty stressed out, and hed and his cell-phone number.
After they managed to unload have the unexpected added fee to I got to thinking, Joe said
ever ything, the woman took an Ford roadside for making keys when Don reached him, If I left
the car for you to work on, Ford
wouldnt pay me, since theyd told
me to take it to the Ford dealer. I
didnt think youd want to have to
pay my towing charge, and I knew
that ole gal up there at the river
wasnt going to pay you anything
after shed called Ford, so I just
took it on down to the dealership.
Hope thats all right.
Sure, Don replied. I
wondered about that at the time,
but I figured you knew what you
were doing.
Well, I do. But only bout half
the time, Joe said. Don could
almost hear him grinning.
When Don got back to the
store from the river, the following
mor ning, he was humming a
little tune.
You sound might happy,
I said.
Everything worked just fine.
First, before I left the shop, I
determined the right set of tr y-
out keys from the passenger door
lock. When I got up to the river
with them, nobody had messed
with my string-in-the-door. But to
top it all off, the very first key I
tried was the right one. He was
grinning from ear to ear.
I just have one thing to say, I
offered.
Yeah? Whats that?
With luck like that, you dont
need much skill!
For tunately, Ive lear ned to
duck very quickly!

by Dale Libby, CMS
his is a reversed
T engineered safe article.

I opened this squar e
McGunn safe door and then
that fills the hole normally used front, you must take that into con-
brought it to my workbench to
for a single horn safe deposit box sideration. Drill a 1/4-inch hole.
photograph it. It was impossible to
type lock, (see photograph 1). With a long wire and a light, you
get pictures on site. The safe was a
will probe downward next to the
money depository safe with a hop- Also apparent in this photo-
opening handle. Eventually you
per above it. It was painted all graph is the hole that I drilled to
will find the bolt, push it in, and
black and at a large health club. get this lock open. It is 2.5-inches
the opening handle will turn left
left of the spindle/wire hole in
The safe door itself measured and the door will open.
the safe door. We will see this in
10.5 inches square with a small
a minute. The safe deposit lock is This particular safe unit was
tribolt opening handle that turns
a long bolt lock with a "T" attach- installed in a cabinet and bolted to
counter-clockwise (left) to open.
ment to it. In another ar ticle I the floor. It was impossible to get
The label on the upper left hand
covered how to open this safe to the side of the unit in this case,
side of the door names the make
door if the lock was broken. You so I will open it from the front.
of the safe. It says "McGunn Safe
either have to pull the nose of the
Co., 1 (800) 621-2816." This par- In photograph 2, I have
lock and pry back the bolt in the
ticular safe uses an electronic removed the keypad to show two
safe deposit lock, or drill for the
combination lock. The problem things. First, the wire from the
end of the bolt and pry it back to
was that the combination would keypad to the inside of the safe
open a non-functioning key lock.
cause the inner lock motor to does not have a red stripe on it.
spin, but the lock bolt would not Another option to drilling the This is good. It means that the
retract. Below the electronic key- door is to drill the side of the safe safe is most likely equipped with a
pad is a 1/2-inch carriage bolt and poke the bolt into the lock. non dead-locking spring bolt com-
On these early units, the electron-
ic lock used was not deadlocking,
so it was easy to push or pry back
the broken bolt or internal screw
or nut. If you have access to the
side of the safe body, then meas-
ure down 4.25-inches from the
top of the door on the opening
side of the safe and 5/8-inches
back. Use the safe door for meas-
urements and not the safe body. If
1. McGunn 10.5-inch square safe the door is inset into the safe 2. Keypad removed to check
door on small depository safe. deadlocking function.
bination lock. If there is a red This opening takes only about

stripe and a deadlocking lock bolt, 5-minutes. There is hardplate
then my drilling attack would be that can be seen in photograph 3,
different. By looking into the hole, just under the combination lock
I saw that the wires for the lock bolt. What can also be seen is the
were going to the right, which large cover plate that holds the
meant that the bolt of the lock was combination lock in place. It is
going to the left. This lock was held in place with three 3/8-inch
mounted right handed. nuts. The lock fits on three small
3. Inside door lock cover plate
and relocker. posts and this back cover is what
For this non-deadlocking bolt, I
actually holds the lock in place to
drilled 2.5-inches left of spindle hole.
Another feature that these the back of the door. Also visible
This put me at the end of the combi-
McGunn doors use is a 10/24-inch is the relock bolt which is 3/8-
nation lock bolt. I was able, after pen-
dial mounting screw instead of the inches in diameter. It is also a
etrating the hardplate to pry the bolt
8/32-inch screw that is normally cross locking bolt. It pushes for-
back. If this lock incorporated the
used on most safe doors. If you ward and the bolt end is captured
deadlock function or had a red wire
decide to use templates for drilling, by a groove in the bolt.
stripe (not always present) I would
then you will have to replace the
have drilled 1.5-inches left of the To open this door, drill 2.5
normal screws with 10/24-inch
spindle hole and 5/16-inch up. A inches left of the spindle hole
screws. I replaced the lock on this
hole at this position will defeat the through the soft steel, change
door with a LaGard LGBasic. I was
deadlocking function and the lock bits to a StrongArm 1/4-inch bit
able to use the larger screw heads
can be probed and pried open. and quickly drill through the 1/8-
to mount the new keypad without
These measurements and directions inch hardplate to the bolt. Push
using the specific LaGard included
are for a lock mounted right handed. the bolt back and the door han-
screws. It was not necessar y to
Other handing will have the same dle can be turned left to unlock
remove the keypad to drill the non-
measurements in other directions. this unit. Photograph 4, shows the
deadlocking bolt, but I did anyway
Basically 1.5-inches toward the bolt, back plate off with the relock bolt
to check the handing of the combi-
5/16-inch clockwise. located above the combination
nation lock.

lock in the fired position. Also

seen at the bottom of the cover
plate studs are two aluminum
spacers. These take the place of
the safe deposit lock. If the lock
was installed, there would be no
spacers. The two lower 3/8-inch
nuts hold the safe deposit lock in
place as well as holding the com-
bination lock on its studs. 5. Ceramic nut missing causing
lockout.
W ith the back of the lock
removed we can see the problem 4. Relock bolt fired.
we had with this lock. The ceram-
ic nut is missing on the inner tapping the case of the lock to
screw which is attached to the 'jar' the nut, or what is left of it, to
motor, (see photograph 5). Before tr y and withdraw the bolt. You
I drilled this unit open, I tried a tap the case of the lock through
couple of tricks to overcome this the spindle hole without damag-
lockout problem. I tired walking ing the wire connections. The
the bolt back. Dialing the combi- third trick is a variation of the
nation, hearing the motor move, second trick.
and then quickly unplugging the 6. Bolt has been pried back before
This time you tr y and move opening (hole at tip of cam).
keypad keeps the bolt in the
the hardened disk and motor a
extended position. I did this sev-
little into the lock itself. This is
eral times trying to move the bolt
done with more aggressive
back. It did not work.
pounding and a punch. If half the
The second trick involves try- nut is still in place, it is possible
ing the combination and lightly to force the motor and shaft a lit-
tle into the lock body and bind
the remains of the nut to bind on
the shaft. Sometimes it will allow
the bolt to be pulled into the lock
one last time. The theory is good, 7. Door fully open, relock pried
but I have never had luck with back to allow bolt movement.
this method, although I see how
it could work. Instead, I drilled
and the safe door opened.
If you have a unit that has the
relocker bolt fired, it can be
defeated by measuring 2.5-inches
left of the spindle hole and 2.5-
inches up on this safe. This will
put you in the center of the 3/8- 8. Hardplate and mounting studs.
inch bolt. Now you have options. Opening hole exposed.
You can try prying the bolt back,
but if it has cross locked, you will Photographs 6 and 7, show
either have to drill the bolt in how the large opening handle
half, or try to remove the return cam works in the locked and
spring. If the spring can be cut open position. Photograph 8,
and pulled out the front of the shows the hardplate with the
door, the bolt can be moved so hole that I drilled to pry back the
the handle will work. The bolt combination lock bolt. I filled the
itself fits through the upper lock- holes and replaced the original
ing bolt of the door. Side punch- lock with an LGBasic combina-
ing is also an option, but drilling tion lock and angled keypad.
from the front is easier. Open, retrofit, and prosper!


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October 2005 97
A Few Words From Jake

E-MAIL YOUR This is being written while Im still
recuperating from my back surger y. At this
TIPS AND WIN! point in time (the end of July) I cant ride for
more then fifteen minutes in a car, cant drive,
Natllock@aol.com cant enter marathons and have had to give up
my favorite cof fee stool at Mickey Ds!
by Jake
But I can still operate a keyboard and being Jakubuwski
Removing Troublesome allowed to sit in one position (for about fifteen
I/C Caps
minutes) I write until I tire and then take up
I have found a unique way the task again.
of removing those pesky
spring caps on I/C cores that I want to thank each of you for sharing your tricks, tips and
may be helpful to others. ideas with me and the other readers of this column because
without your helpwell, I just couldnt make this column happen
Whenever I r un into a each month. Especially since Im somewhat incapacitated.
troubling cap I use a hack saw
blade and a small hammer. I Hopefully by the time this hits the streets Ill be back to
place the core into a vice and giving seminars and teaching classes again. I miss it! This
lightly tap the blade with the month (July) makes eight months that Ive been confined to
hammer in whatever direction my kiester and Im getting rather tired of it.
I prefer to remove it from the Keep your eyes and ears pealed though because there is
top of the core. some new and exciting stuf f coming down the pike that is
By doing this you can guaranteed to make yall sit up and take notice.
generally get it of f without But for right now, let me say: Ill see yall next month!
damaging the core and the cap.
Jacob Morris
Montana spr ung a little when it was above or below the latch
Tricks For a Better removed, this is normally all a n d p u m p i t u p . Yo u c a n
Pinning Station that is necessar y to tighten sometimes gain about a
Here are some re-keying it up. quar ter to a half an inch in
tips that I use regularly. When Gregory R Koonce clearance and the air wedge
North Carolina will still allow you door
using shims, they are always
getting dents in the ends. To Hard to Pick Door Locks movement so that you can
make the shims last longer, I Have a door lock that you work your shim in behind the
just sharpen them. I use the just couldnt get picked? Door latch to open the door.
scissors on my Leather man just a little too tight to shim If the door wont move then
tool to trim about 1/32 -inch of f. the latch over to open? Tr y an just release some air until it
This sharpens the shim and air bag! will allow movement, all your
I can keep going without I have had times where the adjustments are fast and easy
searching for another pack deadlatch actually did its job with the air wedges. As soon
of shims. and wouldnt let the latch as you feel the latch clear the
I also keep Scotch Brite slide back far enough to clear strike, push the door right
pads in my pinning station. the strike when using a shim. at the latch and its open
One twist is all it takes to I use mica shims because without any damage to the
wipe the plug clean of old they are easier to work with door or frame.
grease, graphite and dir t. and if you can get the mica Frank Kitchen
Another twist in a clean towel under the latch well enough Indiana
and it cleans of f the r est of it helps it slide past the
dir t and gunk. strike lip where metal shims Editors Note: Frank, had a tip very
similar to this last month but liked
might form an edge and stop
When I put the lock back your idea of two air wedges and
you cold.
together, I use my Leatherman thought your approach was just
wave tool to put just a little Tr y taking an air wedge (I different enough to allow my readers
squeeze on the clip. If it got use two) and slip it in just another trick to their trade!


Continued from page 98 When these cylinders ar e regular user to remove

assembled in the factor y, they their key.
use a metal ring retainer on
My solution is to replace
the end of the plug. This
the factor y retainer with a
E-MAIL YOUR metal ring has sharp edges on
clip retainer from a Yale 1802
each end that actually dig into
TIPS AND WIN! the end of the cylinder shell cylinder plug. When installing
the new clip, make sure that it
Natllock@aol.com a n d w i l l , e v e n t u a l l y, c u t a
groove in it. doesnt block the bottom of
the keyway. Even if it does,
This groove will, under the you can simply notch the
right circumstances, allow bottom of the tip of the
Yale I/C Tip the cylinder plug to slide control key so it passes over
My tech tip is regarding the out slightly making it dif ficult
the clip.
Yale 1210 IC core lock cylinder. or nearly impossible for a
I have tested this in many
locks in our schools where
they receive high usage each
day and have had great success
using it on a daily basis.
Steve Casey
Minnesota
Heres a Couple of Tips

To Make Your Day Go Better
T i p 1 : While repining
SCHLAGE (stock) cylinders
for a small master system, I
noticed that there were no 0,
1or 2 bottom pins in any of
the chambers. Realizing that,
I decided to tr y to impression
a Schlage knob set with a key
star ting with all #3 cuts in
all spaces. It cut my time
by quite a bit. I also
remembered that they dont
use a 9 in the first slot and
usually only one 9 cut in a
key. This sur e gives you an
edge when impressioning
Schlage knob sets.
T i p 2 : This is just a
helping hand for a tip given
last month to straighten that
hook out for a key extractor.
Its best to heat it up quiet a
bit and then bend it out. They
are much too brittle to do
anything else. Also if you
have a friend who is a
carpenter ask him to save you
his scroll saw blades, they
work well also.
Edward Morrissey
Florida
100 Visit www.TheNationalLocksmith.com Circle 342 on Rapid Reply Continued on page 104
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Photograph 1.
S&G Pulsetronic Lock (PT)

Battery Replacement
S&G recommends that a
new pad be ordered whenever
your cur rent pad reads Low
Batter y. Murphys law says
that some how this is just
not going to be practical. I Photograph 4.
cant wait over (lets say) a
long holiday weekend to get Photograph 2. Plug Spinner Idea
a replacement.
apar t to get the answer that I have assembled a handy
On a lockout job I had on had been nagging me. Can tool of which can be used as
this lock there was a damaged the batteries be replaced and a plug spinner on some
PT pad. It still worked, it t h e p a d s t i l l w o r k ? We l l , I vehicles. The tool can be used
just would not display the found out that they can be. when the door lock has been
numbers entered. It needed to T h e p i c t u r e s t e l l t h e s t o r y. picked in the wrong direction.
be replaced so I took the pad See photographs 1 through 4. After the lock has been

picked in the wrong direction and bent into an L shaped tool the lock, and then also being
the L shaped end of the that will fit into the keyway. unable to impression a key, I
tool can be inser ted into The L shaped tool I had made decided to use my 1200CMB
the keyway. is about 5 1/2 " in length and HPC to aid in making a key.
5/16 " wide. The r ubber band is
In this case, the door lock has The first thing was to
about 3 " long. Attach the
been picked counterclockwise prepare another blank by
r ubber band to the piece of
(toward the front of the r emoving the shoulder stop
metal anyway you can. I
vehicle). After inser ting the and then filing the blade to a
drilled a hole in the metal and
tool, a rubber band is stretched knife edge.
attached the r ubber band
as far as you can with your right
with a r ound eyelet. By the
hand while keeping tension on
way, these measurements are
the tool with your left thumb.
not critical.
Release your left thumb
I have used the tool on
and the tool will flip the lock
Chevy Ventures, Blazers, and
over to the unlocked position
GMC Envoys. The tool can
(toward the rear of the
also be used as a turning tool.
vehicle). The quick action of
the tool will move the lock to Robert K. Booska Next I made a char t:
the unlocked position by Vermont
flipping the cylinder plug past Bow to T ip:
Better Impressioning
the wafers and saves me the I had a customer with a #5 1 1 1 1
job of re-picking. Master padlock, and the keys 2 0 2 2
The items you need can be were lost. I had made Master 3 0 0 0
found around the house. All lock keys in the past and 4 0 0 0
you need is a fairly thick had been successful in 5 0 0 0
r ubber band and a flat piece impressioning them. After
6 0 0 0
of metal that can be twisted unsuccessfully tr ying to pick

Then I inserted my prepared first. The plastic sheets that the cylinder retainer
blank and twisted right, left, straighten out the path consists of a retaining pin and
and up and down. I immediately t h r o u g h t h e r u b b e r. T h e a strip of spring steel 1 long
had four marks. So, I cut a #1 plastic sheets are more which is riveted at one end to
cut in all four spaces. slipper y than r ubber sur faces. the cylinder shell. The riveted
end of the spring steel is
Next, I re-inser ted the key T h e A i r We d g e , o r o t h e r
closer to the face of the lock
and repeated the twisting, up tool, can then be slipped in
than the retaining pin and
and down process and wound between the two plastic sheets,
only about 5/32 " of the spring
up with marks in the 1, 3 and into position. The slipper y
steel enters the retainer pin
4 positions. I cut each of plastic sheets sometimes need
itself. This leaves about 1 1/2 "
those to a #2 depth. Repeating to be pulled out before
of spring steel sitting in
the pr ocess I got a mark in i n f l a t i n g t h e A i r We d g e , t o
between the retaining pin
the #1 position and cut it to a k e e p t h e A i r We d g e f r o m
and the riveted por tion,
#3. Another mark in the #1 sliding out as it is inflated.
which moves along with the
position and I cut it to a #4. The best plastic sheets I retaining pin.
Once mor e, I got a mark in have found are those I cut
the #1 position and cut it to First you must remove the
for m the packaging of ITom
a #5. toys that I buy for my little bezel, which comes of f fairly
b o y. I l i k e t h e s h e e t s t o b e easily on this type of ignition.
Repeating the process I
about 8 " x 5 ", not too flimsy, Then you need a piece of
came up with still another
but not too stif f to sneak spring steel that is roughly 4 "
mark in the #1 position and
around bends. I make a slight x 5/1 6 " a n d g i v e i t a g o o d
cut it to a #6. The lock opened!
curl at one of the cor ners to qua r t e r t o h a lf c i r c l e bend.
The cuts were 6-1-2-2. Now encourage the sheet to tr y You can then snake this piece
you can see why the difficulty in heading in one dir ection or of spring steel in beside the
picking and first impressioning. the other when sliding past cylinder shell and dash
The HPC depth and space cuts the r ubber stripping. directly in line with the
were precise, making the marks retainer which will force the
easy to read. The second These plastic guides with retainers spring steel down
time around took me about the air wedges make the along with the retaining pin
five minutes. through-door method more itself, releasing the ignition
safe and gentle than other from the dash.
After practicing with this methods Ive used.
new process awhile, I have Of course the ignition must
Robin McKinnon
dramatically cut my impressioning be in the ON position for
New Mexico
time on padlocks of all sorts. this to work as well. I have
Francis Gable Removing General Motors successfully used this method
In-Dash Ignitions on a 2000 Oldsmobile Aler o
Arizona
This tip works great on and it was a real time saver. If
Plastic Sheets As AirWedge, General Motors In-dash a person does this all the time
Insertion Guides
Passlock (Strattec #703602) A-I Security Manufacturing
It is sometimes difficult to find ignitions, but may ver y well Corp., sells a set of tools that
the way through rubber weather- work on other General per forms this same task.
stripping when inser ting an Motors 10-Cut ignitions.
AirWedge , for the through- Clifford Plummer
door car opening methods. The When the Ger eral Motors Canada
tools or the wedges just dont In-dash Passlock ignition must
Another Inverter Tip
be removed, there is a great
want to cooperate and slide into In the August issue of The
amount of time spent removing
place as desired. National Locksmith there was
the dash panel to gain access
I have found that sliding a to the cylinder retainer. a gr eat ar ticle on installing
piece of fairly stif f plastic p o we r i nv e r t er s by R i c ha r d
I have discovered that these A l l e n D i c k e y. I h a v e b e e n
s h e e t i n t o t h e d o o r, a t t h e
ignitions can be removed using a SSO watt inver ter in
upper end of the trailing edge
without removing any paneling my van for 19-years now and
of a window, helps the tools
at all. have reinstalled the same
find a way around the r ubber
weather-strips. I slide a The reason this method inver ter in a dif ferent van
second sheet in beside the works is because of the fact ever y time I changed Vans.

The only dif ference is I add This #12 wire activates the of the elements. I keep
a second batter y to my van solenoid and charges both juice boxes and snacks
and hook up a Ford type batteries with the engine for the kids. Always ask
solenoid so that it doesnt r unning. Then I ran 2 batter y parents first!
take away any batter y voltage cables from the other end of
A 6 ' fiberglass ladder fits
or I end up stranded with a the solenoid (inside the van)
per fectly in the backboard
dead batter y because my to the inver ter and the other
compar tment.
regular batter y died. one to the positive side of
the batter y. You can be ready to go on a
W ith the solenoid hooked
call the ver y first day.
up to the inver ter it wont I then mounted my key
draw any voltage from the machines and light, then ran Its a traveling billboard
original batter y when the the wires from the inver ter. I and ever yone looks when
engine is not r unning. When then mounted the ground you pull in.
the engine is r unning both cable to the van body and Grant Marcelain
batteries will charge. I hook hooked the ground to the Wisconsin
up all my key machines 12- batter y (inside the van). Be
volt and 1l0-volts and a 110 sur e to hook up the gr ound
Volt 4-Foot flor escent light, cables to the batteries LAST. I
which has an instant star tup have even used the power
even in cold weather. Plus any
other types of devices like
inver ter at times to drill doors
for installing deadbolts when
E-MAIL YOUR
emergency flashers, alarm, no power was available. TIPS AND WIN!
etc. I can flip the switch on
the inver ter and on comes the
Ted Zielinski, Jr.
Illinois
Natllock@aol.com
light instantly.
With out the engine running Used Ambulance Advantages
I leave it on for quite a while This is not an original
when re-keying and dont have idea but bears repeating.
to worr y about the van star ting When looking for a ser vice
up, or ending up with a dead vehicle, consider a retired
batter y because a batter y went ambulance. Most of your
dead from use. work will already have been
done for you. Please consider
M o s t n e w e r Va n s d o n t
the following:
have enough room to put a
2 nd batter y, so what I did was The shop area is insulated
I bought a batter y case and with heat, AHC, and an
cover and then installed the exhaust fan.
batter y inside, behind the
Interior lighting is provided,
drivers seat and mounted the
is ver y bright and is on
inver ter close to it, so its
dimmer switches.
easier to r un wires to the key
machines 12-volt and 110- Exterior lighting is phenomenal!
volts and lights etc. When I pull up to an auto
I mounted the solenoid on lockout at night I pull as close
the van wall near the batter y as I can and flip on left or
(behind the seat) and then right bank and have plenty of
ran a fused wire from the light. T h i s a l s o h e l p s i n
positive cable of the original b a c k i n g out of those dark
van batter y under the hood to country locations.
the one end of the solenoid Inver ter and outlets already
terminals. I also ran a #12 installed.
wire from under the dash that
Plenty of cabinets inside
has 12-volts only when the
and locking boxes outside.
key is on and the engine is
r unning, to the small terminal You can stand up inside and
on the solenoid switch. customers can come in out

by
John
Blankenship
1. The dealer had lost the key to this 600cc luxury

scooter. It is somewhat of a challenge to originate a
key for it. This is because none of the locks are
easily disassembled so reading and/or impressioning
work best.
2. This view from the drivers seat shows the

ignition/steering lock located between the
handlebars. It also shows the glove compartment
lock located on the left side below the glove
compartment lid. The locking gas cap is located
under the gas cap cover in the lower part of the
photo. Just slide the latch lever down to open it.
3. The gas cap is the best lock to read because it does

not have a dust shutter. You can see a #3 depth wafer
just inside the entrance to the keyway. The gas cap
contains five wafer tumblers is spaces 4-8. There are
only three depths so it is usually not difficult to tell the
difference in the heights of the wafers. If you really need
to disassemble the gas cap, you can pick it 90-degrees
clockwise to unlock it and then turn the whole cap 180-
degrees counter-clockwise to remove it.

4. Remove the two Phillips screws from the bottom

of the cap.
5. The rear section of the gas cap has been removed

as a unit.
6. The plug will

only come out
the front and
the chrome
cover acts as a
retainer. You
need to uncrimp
the cover and
remove it before
you can push
the plug out the
front. It would
not be easy to
do so I do not
recommend it.

8. The seat lock is located on the left side of the

scooter and just below the back of the seat. It turns
90-degrees clockwise to unlock so you can raise the
rear of the seat. This lock contains wafer tumblers in
spaces 4-8. I impressioned this lock by using my
7. The photo is looking down at the glove compartment ITL950 to cut #1 depths in all five spaces. I then cut
lock with the lid open. The face of the lock is on the down the spaces that marked one depth at a time
right. The tailpiece is shown in the locked position on until the lock turned. This method worked very well.
the left. The lock turns 90-degrees clockwise to unlock.
I did not see an easy way to remove the plastic that is
obstructing access to the lock so reading and/or
impressioning skills are needed. This lock contains
wafer tumblers in spaces 4-8.
10. The ignition/steering lock is shown in the OFF

position. It is necessary to push the plug in to lock
the steering. The handlebars have to be turned to
the far left or right to align the locking bolt with the
hole in the frame before the steering will lock. The
ignition lock contains all 8 wafer tumblers staggered
in pairs. When the lock is in the ON position, spaces
1-2 & 5-6 are on the top of the keyway and spaces 3-
4 & 7-8 are on the bottom.
Codes: J,K,L,M,N,P,Q,R,S,T00-99, U00-U39 stamped

on ignition lock or 11111111-33333333 direct read tip
to bow stamped on metal key ring tag.
Key Blanks: Ilco X265 (HD109), Curtis HD109, Silca
HON63FP
Spacing: 1=.098, 2=.197, 3=.295, 4=.394, 5=.492,
6=.591, 7=.689, 8=.787
Depths: 1=.276, 2=.244, 3=.213
Card Number: CF73
DSD Number: 173
ITL Number: 211
Curtis: HD-13 cam & HD-13A carriage
Tumbler Locations: 12345678
Ignition: XXXXXXXX
9. The seat has been raised but plastic is obstructing Gas Cap: XXXXX
access to the lock. I did not see an easy way to Glove Compartment: XXXXX
remove the plastic so reading and/or impressioning Seat : XXXXX
skills are needed.

11. The cuts for spaces 4-8 were 31122. A search

using code software showed that there are seven
codes with these cuts in the last 5 spaces. Even
without using software, there are only 8 possible
combinations for the first three spaces. This is
because the 1st space is always a #1 depth, which
is a no-cut, so you can ignore it and just
progression spaces 2-3. Try 1: 12, 13, 23, 33 Try 2:
21, 31, 32 Try 3: 22. You need to place the cuts on
both sides of the key for each try because the
wafers are on both sides of the keyway in the
ignition lock. For this key you can eliminate 33 from
the progression because the 4th space is a #3
depth and there are never three spaces in a row
with the same depths. That is why spaces 2-3 are
never 11 since the first space is always a #1 depth.
The Silca HON63FP on the left and the Ilco X265 on
the right have been code cut with cuts of 12331122
and turn all four locks smoothly. A reverse search
revealed that the code is Q37.
Note #1: The tag on the key ring with the new keys
shows the code as 22113321, which is direct read
tip to bow. The code Q37 is probably stamped on the
ignition lock next to the steering lock bolt. There will
be six characters but the code is the last three. It
would be very difficult to see and read the code
without removing the lock.
Note #2: I have had reports that there are some
Silver Wing keyways that do not allow an X265 to
enter. I am not sure if an HON63FP will enter these
or not. I have not encountered any but it sounds like
you may need to do some file or Dremel work on the
grooves of the blank if you run into any of them.

Ilco Key Blank classes will instruct For the past 6 years,
Reference service and installation Jim has been responsible
Ilco has published its procedures for ASSA for the Charlotte, NC
2005 Auto Truck Key high security locks. operations. He has
Blank Reference, which Information about LSIs consistently shown his
also includes a professional industrial skills in growth and
Transponder Guide and a locksmithing course expense reduction. I am
cross reference of is available at the equally sure he will do a Margaret Hopkins (left).
competitive lines of key schools web site, fantastic job managing
blanks with the Ilco and www.LSItraining.com, the entire business. participate in the contest,
Ilco/EZ equivalent or by calling toll free, I am proud to have him participants (dealers &
blanks. The 84-page, 3- 866-LSI-TRAIN. at the helm, states owner distributors) received
hole punched guide is Schwab Corp. Ray Baldwin. one entry for every
designed to assist those Appoints New JLM Wholesale is a Trilogy Lock sold from
cutting keys with an Manager of Marketing national wholesale July 1, 2004May 31,
organized and easy-to-use Schwab Corp distributor specializing in 2005. The response to the
reference book. Two announces the electronic and mechanical contest was
indexes are provided, the appointment of R. Chase door hardware. extraordinary, with over
manufacturer index and Elzy as Manager of ten thousand entries.
the model index. Both For more information
Marketing. Mr. Elzy will
tell the user on what page 800-522-2940 or visit
be operating out of the
the reference information www.jlmwholesale.com
corporate office in
will be found. Lafayette, IN and will be Alarm Lock
Included in the Guide responsible for Reveals Winners
are lock applications and coordinating and tracking Jim Yocum &
code series, the Ilco/EZ all marketing activities. Margaret Hopkins are
key number, whether Chase comes to Schwab the grand prizewinners
keys have plastic heads Corp. with a Bachelor of brand new Harley
and if color plastic heads of Science in Davidson Sportster Keys were presented
are available. It also lists both Marketing motorcycles in the to the winners at the
other key blanks that and Management. Alarm Lock Trilogy ALOA show in July.
should work in the JLM Wholesale Free Ride Contest. JMA Opens U.S. Offices
application if the Names New President
referenced key blank is JMA, the Spain-based
Jim Lee has been manufacturer of keys
not available. The promoted to president of
transponder information and a good assortment
JLM Wholesale. Jim has of key machines, has
column provides 20 years experience in
pertinent information to opened a domestic
the industry and will be operation. Michael S.
producing the responsible for all
transponder key, such as Conti is general
aspects of JLM manager of the U.S.
special equipment or Wholesales business.
which on board program business, which is
Jim Yocum (left).
headquartered in
should be used. The
Jim Yocum of Earls Arlington, Texas. The
Guide is available
Locksmith Shop in company produces 1.5
through Ilco distributors.
Lansing, IL & Margaret million keys daily with
LSI Offers Hopkins from Midwest more than 20,000
ASSA Classes Wholesale in Orlando, FL different product
Lockmasters Security were two contestants references in its
Institute (LSI) has added amongst thousands of production plants in
ASSA ABLOY factory others that participated in Spain and Mexico.
certification to its course this years Harley
offerings. The new Davidson Giveaway. To


SearchAlert IN SUMMARY:
Combination Padlock by CCL DESCRIPTION: A travel
padlock that indicates if
opened by TSA personal.
COMMENTS: A great
product idea that will ease
the minds of airline travelers.
TEST DRIVE RESULTS: A
well-made product that is
sure to be a hit.
THE NEED: this problem and has found an USING THE LOCK:
Everyone that has ever traveled has ingenious way to solve it for travelers When the lock is placed on your
been concerned that someone might be and screeners alike. The answer is the luggage, it will show green in the
rifling through their luggage at the SearchAlert re-settable combination window. As long as the combination is
airport after they have given it to the padlock, with patents pending. The used to open the lock, it will continue to
airline. We have all seen the pictures of SearchAlert features a security window show green. Only if the lock is opened
the baggage handlers taking valuable that alerts travelers if their luggage by the screener or someone else, will
items from bags as they are processed locks have been opened during an the window turn to red. The window is
for loading on the plane. For a long time inspection by Transportation Security located on the lower right corner of the
we could place regular padlocks on the Administration (TSA) agents or front of the lock and is easily seen.
luggage and be fairly certain no one had someone else. When you get the lock it will be set to
opened it, but even then we were never The new SearchAlert re-settable 000 as the combination. To change
completely sure it was secure. combination padlock offers two unique the combination, pull the shackle out and
With the advent of the new innovations in luggage security: rotate 180-degrees. Push the shackle in,
restrictions concerning airline flights and SearchAlert may be opened with hold it in and rotate the shackle 90-
the security of the baggage being loaded an override device controlled by degrees either right or left. Set your new
on the airplane, the federal government Transportation Security Administration combination, return the shackle to the
decided that any luggage with locks that (TSA) agents. No SearchAlert lock locked position and test the combination.
could not be open by handlers would be should be cut off by TSA agents. In the event your lock shows red in
cut off. This may have helped solve their the window, it is easily returned to the
SearchAlert features a Security
problem, but it created a lot more green window. Set your combination
Window which changes color from
problems and concerns for the traveler. to open, pull out the shackle, rotate the
Green to Red when any over ride
To answer the problems of travelers, device is used. shackle 180-degrees and push in. The
the government came up with the idea of security window has now been reset.
The way this lock works is simple
padlocks that could be opened by select CONCLUSION:
in concept and easy to use by the
screeners with a special secured access CCL has come up with a product
traveler. If your baggage is opened by
device. The baggage could then be and I believe there will be a demand
someone using the special secured
relocked and the contents were said to for this product. It would be a good
control device (a key), a window in the
be secure. The problem with that idea addition to any locksmith stores
padlock will turn from green to red.
was that one never knew if their luggage inventor y. The best test for this
Every time you baggage is opened the
had been searched or not, and if product would be for you to buy one
screeners are required to place a piece
something was missing, how could you and test it for yourself. I think you
of paper in your luggage notifying you
prove it had been opened. A better will be happy with the results.
of the action. If the window has turned
answer was needed for the millions of For more information contact:
to red and no paper is found, you are
travelers who used the airlines.
instructed to take the luggage to the CCL Security Products
THE ANSWER: airlines baggage claims of fice, Phone: 800-733-8588
CCL Security Products of report the situation and determine if Fax: 847-537-1881
Wheeling, Illinois has been aware of anything is missing. Website: www.cclsecurity.com

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depar tment becoming less reliable as over the

2. Greg in the drivers seat backing into a bay next

5. The LAB Mat.

3. King Cobra lock

establish control over the origi- 6. Old Simplex lock on door.

13. Installing the latch. 14. Outside mounting plate.

17. Exterior portion of King

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Intellikey Controller tem integrates Door Status Monitoring, Request to

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Opening the Vehicle

2. Opening the 2004 Toyota 4-Runner is

8. Begin by removing the

9. You will now need to drop the

10. You can now drop the lower

11. Now gently remove the anten-

12. The ignition lock found on the

15. Hit the

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Cadillac XLR interior to the passenger door

Cadillac XLR Photo 4.

he hot new bends made

5. Drop the opening tool about 12 in the door.

about 3-5 from the photograph 5). A close up of this

Who said couldnt have

Patented and Tested to UL437

6. Lift the button completely and

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2) The completed door prep bears very little