Advanced Locksmithing
- Class Time: 9am to 5pm
- Course Length: 5 Days
- Course Fee: $1,695.00
- Registration Fee: $0.00 (No additional fees!)
- Course Code: EDUAL
- Location: Nicholasville, KY
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Description:
Our 5-day Advanced Locksmithing course gives students an opportunity to gain insight and experience in four common locksmithing specialties: automotive, hardware installation, advanced lock cylinders, and electronic/pushbutton locks. Each section will include hands-on training with real-world hardware and is intended to give a high-level overview of the skills and equipment needed for each specialty. Upon completion of the course, students will have a better idea of which specialty or specialties they would like to pursue as they progress in their careers.
The following is covered in detail:
- Automotive
- How transponders work
- How to obtain key cuts by VIN
- How to obtain key cuts from a vehicle lock
- Cutting keys
- How to progress vehicle key cuts
- Using the Lishi Pick/Decoder
- Cloning transponders
- Programming transponders
- Hardware Installation (2 days)
- Identifying door hardware
- Removing/reinstalling levers, deadbolts, panic devices and door closers
- Boring holes for new levers, deadbolts, panic devices and door closers
- Adjusting door closers
- Strike adjustment
- Hinge adjustment
- Door mortises
- Mortise locks
- Advanced Lock Cylinders
- Decoding SFIC
- Reverse-engineering masterkey systems
- How high-security cylinders work
- Rekeying high-security cylinders
- Decoding, defeating and resetting Kwikset Smartkey cylinders
- Electronic/Pushbutton Locks
- Principles of access control
- Troubleshooting access control hardware
- Servicing standalone electronic hardware
- Electronic hardware code changes
- Simplex lock decoding
- Simplex lock combination changes
Each Student Will Receive:
- Several lock installation tools
- Printed copy of the Class Presentation
- MBA USA Course Certificate
- MBA USA Coffee Mug
- MBA USA pen
- Notepad