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Walker in Durham, North Carolina

63 months ago

I found too many, all claim the best. Would appreciate suggestions for genuine course(s) that can help make me a better beginner locksmith & prepare for getting licensed in NC. Interested in industrial & then residential.....thanks!

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Robert

59 months ago

Most corresponance courses will teach you the basics and enought to be dangerous.

A shop I apprenticed at years and years ago hired a guy who took the Foley Belsaw course.

At the end of the day he told he learned more than the course taught him and he felt like he knew nothing.

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Sven in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

57 months ago

One thing about correspondence courses is by the time you finish the course you will know wether or not you really want to be a locksmith. A lot of the material and methods they teach can be so far outdated.

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Edward Lawhorn in Greenbelt, Maryland

57 months ago

I'm searching for a Locksmith job.

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dan in Wolflake, Indiana

56 months ago

Im in search for locksmithing courses. Theres so many of them. How do you choose the best one with recent technology? I really just want to be able to do lock outs.
I am going through Indiana disability service,it is state funded. Is there any places that have like vocationable training services? I hope someone can answer my questions. Thanks...

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Creston Riley in South River, New Jersey

56 months ago

dan in Wolflake, Indiana said: Im in search for locksmithing courses. Theres so many of them. How do you choose the best one with recent technology? I really just want to be able to do lock outs.
I am going through Indiana disability service,it is state funded. Is there any places that have like vocationable training services? I hope someone can answer my questions. Thanks...

check out www.charlesstuartschool.com it's hands on, members are still actively working in their trade and continue to update their skills to reflect the advances in the security industry.

Granted it is pretty far away from Indiana, but it's worth the time and effort.

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dennis in New York, New York

53 months ago

if you only know how to do lockouts how can you sell them a better lock after you show them how easy it was to open their present but defunct lock the more you know!!!

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Darrell

53 months ago

The Best home course is, there is none. If you can apprentice at a good shop, you will learn good technigues and be able to go to great accredited classes. It is hard today to find good locksmiths but if you look and research you will do good.

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cchavez in Santo Domingo Pueblo, New Mexico

53 months ago

i'min search for locksmithing too. Where's best to go at lease to get started. I already do repinning locks on residential and commerical. I think I need to take course to get code to purchase any locksmithing material (kit). I need your help.

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Darrell

53 months ago

There should be a couple of dealers there in albequrqie(?) I am not sure what the laws in NM are but as long as you are in the business or have your business certificate, they will let you attend local classes and buy tools

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cchavez in Santo Domingo Pueblo, New Mexico

53 months ago

I need their contact information. Can you please forward the info.

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Allan in Pretoria, South Africa

40 months ago

I Stay in Cape Town and want to study to become a professional locksmith. Please tell me where i need to go and what i need to do, to make this happen.

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Creston Riley in South River, New Jersey

32 months ago

dennis in New York, New York said: if you only know how to do lockouts how can you sell them a better lock after you show them how easy it was to open their present but defunct lock the more you know!!!

Dennis,
well first off you shouldn't show the customers how to bypass or open their locks by any other means then a key...

Basicly what it comes down to is: are they willing to spend money on their safety?
if yes then it's up to you to listen to what they want, inspect the site to see what they can use. then find something that will work for both want & need.
if they don't then you can talk til your blue in the face and the highest they probably will go is a grade 2 schlage lockset. in the 'burbs it's probably going to be a grade 3 piece of garbage ie kwikset, schlage grade 3, or something similar to those 2 options... what i like to call the home depot special.

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379 in Crownpoint, New Mexico

32 months ago

cchavez in Santo Domingo Pueblo, New Mexico said: i'min search for locksmithing too. Where's best to go at lease to get started. I already do repinning locks on residential and commerical. I think I need to take course to get code to purchase any locksmithing material (kit). I need your help.

Same thing here I need to take some courses i'm already doing repinning... did u found your way?

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DWalki9215

32 months ago

You know? I was working as an irrigation installer 20 years ago. I was at a bar drinking coffee and schnapps one night when my girlfriend intoduced me to one of her customers. He was half owner of a local locksmith shop. He tried for a few months to get me to come in on a saturday to check out the business and finaly I said yes. Best move I ever made. Not all jobs will happen this way but my last one was a move into the big leagues. I was persistant in making calls and showing up at the shop when they finaly gave me a shot. Now I only do commercial safe and vault work. This takes all over the colorado, nebraska, wyoming,and utah areas. I once saw Jim Jeffries in one of my local safe classes here in denver and he was a huge encouragement to continue to pesure and conqure my aspirations. I can't locksmithing is for everone but it is for the strong willed and high moraled person. Darrell

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379 in Crownpoint, New Mexico

31 months ago

Yeah i'm doing commerical locks.. at the moment I work as maintenance for federal schools. With which institution you took courses?

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DWalki9215

31 months ago

No institutions. All courses from manufacturers and local or national association education classes. The Rocky Mntn. Locksmith ass. is very big on classes. Being active and participating in the classes helps me big time. Helps me smooth the edges of my knowledge.

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youngforever in Tennessee

31 months ago

My son was taking a locksmithing course and changed his mind, I am selling his tools, he has the "Tech-Train 2008 Master Locksmith car opening kit with soft case", selling for $150 plus shipping, link:
www.lockmasters.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=47655
The most comprehensive and versatile set of car opening tools in the world. This kit contains the most popular Tech-Train car-opening tools, Steve Young's Quick Entry Car Opening Manual, the Tech-Train Convenience Manual, the Tech-Train "Video Manual", two free wooden wedges, a plastic strip tool and a heavy-duty carrying case. contact me at youngforever@charter.net if interested.

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weebo in Rialto, California

20 months ago

Walker in Durham, North Carolina said: I found too many, all claim the best. Would appreciate suggestions for genuine course(s) that can help make me a better beginner locksmith & prepare for getting licensed in NC. Interested in industrial & then residential.....thanks!

foley -belsaw institute is the best one..i was sceptical to but they are real.. the even give you a key machine..keys,,hands on course.. you have to cut ,foul keys and send them in for grades..its really a good course..

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captripp in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

11 months ago

I'm considering the Foley-Belsaw course. Can anyone offer FIRST HAND knowledge of the course?

Thanks

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Chad in Green Bay, Wisconsin

10 months ago

captripp in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico said: I'm considering the Foley-Belsaw course. Can anyone offer FIRST HAND knowledge of the course?

Thanks

I took all of the Locksmithing courses through FB in 1998 & 1999. I believe it costed about $700 at the time. It's a good start to learn the basics and to find out if this is something you would enjoy doing. I think their diplomas are a little mis-leading because after taking the courses I was definetly not a professional locksmith or a masterkeying specialist. I am still in the locksmith profession and have attended many couses, seminars and conferences. Practice, Network, Practice, Network, Practice.

Good Luck.

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Miller in Oshakati, Namibia

3 months ago

hi all , i am looking for an institution in south africa and namibia that offers auto locksmith training .

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Miller in Oshakati, Namibia

3 months ago

Allan in Pretoria, South Africa said: I Stay in Cape Town and want to study to become a professional locksmith. Please tell me where i need to go and what i need to do, to make this happen.

hi , did you manage to get the locksmith training you required , i am also looking for a training institution that can offer autolocksmith training course , can you help me with info

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