Complete Book of Locks and Locksmithing

Name: Complete Book of Locks and Locksmithing
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ISBN: 9780071374941

ISBN-10: 0071374949

ISBN-13: 9780071374941

Edition: 5th 2001

Authors: Bill Phillips

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List price: $29.95
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date: 6/7/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 561
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.442
Language: English

Bill Phillips (Erie, PA) is a licensed locksmith and author of several books on security, including McGraw-Hill's Lockmithing.

Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xii
A Short History of the Lock	p. 1
Who Invented the Lock?	p. 1
Egypt	p. 1
Greece	p. 2
Rome	p. 2
Europe	p. 5
England	p. 6
America	p. 9
Early American Lock Companies	p. 12
A Brief History of Automobile Locks in the United States	p. 13
Tools of the Trade	p. 15
Electric Drills	p. 15
Cordless Drills	p. 17
Key Cutting Machines	p. 18
Workbench	p. 18
Types of Locks and Keys	p. 37
What Is a Lock	p. 37
Lock Names	p. 38
Lock Grades	p. 46
Key Types	p. 47
Key Blank Identification	p. 48
Key Blank Examples	p. 50
Look-Alike Keys	p. 54
Neuter Bows	p. 57
Warded Locks	p. 59
Types	p. 59
Construction	p. 60
Operation	p. 62
Repair	p. 62
Warded Keys	p. 65
Lever Tumbler Locks	p. 69
Parts	p. 69
Operation	p. 69
Repairs	p. 72
Varieties of Lever Tumbler Locks	p. 72
Lever Tumbler Lock Keys	p. 80
Disc Tumbler Locks	p. 87
Operation	p. 88
Disassembly	p. 89
Keying	p. 89
Security	p. 89
Cam Locks	p. 89
Reading Disc Tumbler Locks	p. 90
Double-Bitted Disc Tumbler Locks	p. 99
Pin Tumbler Locks	p. 103
Construction	p. 103
Disassembly	p. 108
Assembly	p. 111
Choosing a Pin Tumbler Lockset	p. 112
Pin Tumbler Cylinder Mortise Locks	p. 113
The Cylinder Key	p. 117
High-Security Mechanical Locks	p. 125
Underwriters Laboratories Listing	p. 125
Key Control	p. 126
Lock and Key Patents	p. 126
Types of High-Security Mechanical Locks	p. 127
Masterkeying	p. 149
Coding Systems	p. 149
Master Key Systems	p. 149
Masterkeying Warded Locks	p. 150
Masterkeying Lever Tumbler locks	p. 150
Materkeying Disc Tumbler locks	p. 153
Masterkeying Pin Tumbler Locks	p. 154
Developing the Master Key System	p. 158
Master Key System Variations	p. 163
A Simple Master Key System	p. 171
Detention Locks and Hardware	p. 175
Types of Locks	p. 175
Electric Strikes	p. 176
Choosing the Right Equipment	p. 176
Buying and Selling Safes	p. 183
Types of Safes	p. 183
Safe Styles	p. 184
Installing an In-Floor Safe	p. 185
Moving Safes	p. 187
Special Safe Features	p. 187
Underwriters Laboratories Fire Safe Ratings	p. 187
Underwriters Laboratories Burglary Safe Standard	p. 188
Selling More Safes	p. 190
Keyed Padlocks	p. 195
Choosing a Padlock	p. 195
Warded Padlocks	p. 196
Wafer Disc Padlocks	p. 198
Pin Tumbler Padlocks	p. 199
Major Padlock Manufacturers and Their Products	p. 201
Helpful Hints	p. 215
Home and Business Services	p. 217
Common Problems and Troubleshooting	p. 217
Corbin Cylindrical Locksets	p. 219
The MAG Ultra 700 Deadbolt	p. 234
M.A.G. Engineering and Mfg., Inc.	p. 236
The Schlage G Series Lockset	p. 245
Strike Plates	p. 268
M.A.G.'s Install-A-Lock	p. 272
Exit Alarm Locks and Panic Bar Deadlocks	p. 276
Lock Picking and Impressioning	p. 297
Picking Pin Tumbler Locks	p. 297
Why Pin Tumbler Locks Can be Picked	p. 297
Raking	p. 300
Using a Pick Gun	p. 301
Lock Picking Tips	p. 301
Picking High-Security Cylinders	p. 305
The Need for Practice	p. 306
Impressioning Locks	p. 306
Other Useful Equipment and Supplies	p. 307
Popular Impressioning Technique	p. 308
Alternative Impressioning Method	p. 310
Problems with Impressioning	p. 310
Impressioning Practice	p. 311
Warded Bit-Key Locks	p. 311
Servicing Automotive Locks	p. 313
Vehicle Identification Numbers	p. 313
Basics of Automobile Lock Servicing	p. 313
Door Locks	p. 315
Ignition Locks	p. 316
Glove-Compartment Locks	p. 317
Trunk Locks	p. 318
Transponders	p. 319
American Motors Corporation	p. 320
Audi	p. 321
BMW	p. 321
Chrysler	p. 321
Datsun	p. 322
Ford	p. 322
General Motors	p. 324
Servicing General Motors Vehicles with VATS	p. 327
Honda	p. 330
Opening Locked Cars	p. 331
Opening Locked Cars	p. 331
Car-Opening Techniques	p. 336
The Long-Reach Tool	p. 338
Car-Opening Dispatch Procedure	p. 345
Emergency and Forced Entry Procedures	p. 347
Drilling Pin Tumbler Locks	p. 347
Cylinder Removal	p. 348
Window Entrances	p. 350
Office Locks	p. 350
Doors	p. 353
Unlocking Thumbcuffs, Handcuffs, and Legcuffs	p. 355
Forced Entry	p. 359
Combination Locks	p. 361
Parts	p. 361
Manipulation	p. 362
Drilling	p. 363
Changing Combinations	p. 363
Other Keyless Locks	p. 368
Electrical Access and Exit Control Systems	p. 401
Electric Release Latch Strikes	p. 401
Circuitry	p. 411
Electric Door Openers	p. 418
Electrified Mortise Locks	p. 429
Electrified Knob Locks	p. 432
Electromagnetic Locks	p. 441
Electrical Keyless Locks	p. 449
Key-Actuated Switches	p. 455
Working as a Locksmith	p. 461
Finding a Job	p. 461
Business Considerations	p. 472
The Locksmith and the Law	p. 483
Key Duplicating Machines	p. 487
Critical Design Factors	p. 487
Framon's DBM-1 Flat Key Machine	p. 490
Ilco's KD50A	p. 493
Test Your Knowledge	p. 501
Registered Professional Locksmith Answer Sheet	p. 509
Making Locks by Hand	p. 511
A Warded Bit-Key Lock with Deadbolt	p. 511
English Iron Rim Lock	p. 521
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions	p. 525
Manufacturers	p. 533
Locksmith Supplier's Profiles and Addresses	p. 545
Miscellaneous Important Addresses, Phone Numbers, Web Sites	p. 549
Locksmithing Schools and Training Programs	p. 553
Depth and Space Charts	p. 559
Index	p. 571
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