On Thursday, 23 August 2018 at 23:03:05 UTC-6, lockw...@gmail.com wrote:I took this course in 1980 after graduating high school. At the time it was $399.50 ($24.50/month). I still have all of the course materials, all the completed and graded lessons. Some of the lessons were just true/false quizes while others were more "hands on." For instance, Lesson 9: The Pin Tumbler Cylinder...Changing Combinations and Fitting First Keys. They sent you the hardware for you to work on and then you sent it back to be graded. In this case I had to change the combination of the cylinder, fit a new key to it, and send it all back to them. As I recall they would send maybe five or six lessons out at a time with all of the necessary hardware that needed to be worked on. I quite enjoyed the process. I never became a locksmith but I most definitely have used the skills and knowledge that I learned then to this day. The lock picking lesson was one of my favorites. I still use those lockpicks...
Yes please do! It's never really "out of date" so long as old locks are still in use.Yes i today found a copy in excellent condition with a micrometric precision key machine that i dont even think was used .
The lesson had a date of 1977 and i research the man a bit on facebook and he was a ex RCAF tailgunner apparently worst place to be.
No tools other than the machine.
Has anyone ever heard of this? It's a home study course similiar toYes years ago I took this course ok for beginner locksmith all though the mail even sent you a key machine was called the locksmith institute of little falls nj. Pretty sure no longer around the other one at that time was foley belsaw course . Good luck
Foley Belsaw but I haven't been able to find any information on the
net about it. I purchased the course on Ebay for $12.00 and was just wondering what topics the course covers.
On Tuesday, May 20, 2003 at 1:29:07 AM UTC-4, Shibby Dibby wrote:I too found this course in the back of Popular Science (or Popular Mechanics? I got both . . . ) and got dad to fund me during high school. Became the locksmith for the school! Pretty cool to have a master key . . . .
Has anyone ever heard of this? It's a home study course similiar toYes years ago I took this course ok for beginner locksmith all though the mail even sent you a key machine was called the locksmith institute of little falls nj. Pretty sure no longer around the other one at that time was foley belsaw course . Good luck
Foley Belsaw but I haven't been able to find any information on the
net about it. I purchased the course on Ebay for $12.00 and was just wondering what topics the course covers.
Has anyone ever heard of this? It's a home study course similiar toI enrolled in the Course in May of 1969. Graduated February 22nd, 1971. It had thirty (30) Lessons and they sent them to you 5 at a time. You had to complete a minimum of 1 course per month at a rate of $15.00 per month. They sent you return envelopes with Bags attached to them to send the Locks back to the Institute. Great Course the Last two were on Safe Combinations and resetting a Combination lock for a Safe. I worked as a Locksmith through College. It help pay for some of my expenses. I took some other courses for Safes and Burglar Alarms but they weren't as satisfying. I still use the skills most every week still for Friends, Family, and Business Associates. I still have the Key Machine. Yes, you do have to change the Cutting Wheel (lol). When I needed a Job when I was down on my luck in Fort Lauderdale, I went to a Locksmith for a Job and all he said your skills are kind of antiquated. The Time Frame was 1983. That's OK, I get the job done. (he wanted me to shim the Lock but I picked it because my skills with Lock Picks are lighting fast. If that wouldn't have worked I would have shimmed it. I guess I just don't follow directions. That is okay I have my Doctorate in Civil Engineering so it paid off for helping me through School.
Foley Belsaw but I haven't been able to find any information on the
net about it. I purchased the course on Ebay for $12.00 and was just wondering what topics the course covers.
On Thursday, September 16, 2021 at 2:16:59 PM UTC-4, Charles Naimoli wrote:--- Synchronet 3.21d-Linux NewsLink 1.2
On Tuesday, May 20, 2003 at 1:29:07 AM UTC-4, Shibby Dibby wrote:I too found this course in the back of Popular Science (or Popular Mechanics? I got both . . . ) and got dad to fund me during high school. Became the locksmith for the school! Pretty cool to have a master key . . . .
Has anyone ever heard of this? It's a home study course similiar to Foley Belsaw but I haven't been able to find any information on theYes years ago I took this course ok for beginner locksmith all though the mail even sent you a key machine was called the locksmith institute of little falls nj. Pretty sure no longer around the other one at that time was foley belsaw course . Good luck
net about it. I purchased the course on Ebay for $12.00 and was just wondering what topics the course covers.
Over the years this has been an occasional side gig and now I do the locks for a vintage auto restorer. He had a 1930s Packard door handle that needed rechroming; thus wanted the cylinder removed. Took it to to different 'smiths who gave up after weeks. Took me 20 minutes . . . Still using the LI picks and the key machine . . .
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