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Top security pro Bill Phillips has put together a learn-as-you-go guide packed with everything you need to start off a lucrative career as a locksmith. From cutting keys to installing closed circuit television systems, Locksmithing prepares you to work with nearly every type of locking device used in residential, automotive, commercial, andelectronic security devices. Step-by-step instructions, illustrations, charts and checklists, and plenty of the author s own trade secrets, willhave you picking open locks...impressioning keys... opening any car door...installing and servicing electric strikes, electromagnetic locks and emergency exit door devices in no time at all. What's more, this is the only locksmithing book to keep you on top of high-tech CCTV, accesscontrol systems, and systems integration, areas that you'll need to understand and work with to stay competitive. You even get valuable tips for getting hired or starting up your own business, licensing information and a sample certification exam, plus scores of handy references from trade journals to Websites, from suppliers to tradeassociations.
From the Back Cover
Locksmithing made simple. Want to service or install your home and car security systems? Or pass the professional locksmithing exam--and develop a profitable sideline? From cutting keys by hand to repairing pin tumbler locks, this learn-as-you-go book gives you a complete introduction to the business of locksmithing. Packed with easy-to-follow instructions, illustrations, charts, and checklists, Locksmithing helps you take advantage of employment options (Including owning your own shop)...keep up with new technologies...and get professional results, even if you're new to the field. Get professional locksmithing results from the start. Familiarize yourself with nearly every type of locking device used today in residential, automotive, commercial, and electronic security devices. Get all the details on how to quickly pick open locks, make impression keys, and install and service electric strikes, electromagnetic locks, and emergency exit door devices. Stay on top of fast-breaking physical and electronic security developments--in closed circuit television systems, access control systems, and systems integration. turn to the book's handy appendices for listings of trade journals, suppliers, trade associations, related information on the Internet, and more!
Locksmithing
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