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Would you like plastic or paper today...or brass? It may be a question more people are asking. From the grocery store to the lock shop, do you want plastic? It can be a tough question for some locksmiths who are...

In the current era of Internet search, people are finding and advertising their businesses with search engines(SE’s) like Google, Yahoo, and Bing. Representation on these SEs can be increasingly difficult, taking time, money, and expertise. The challenge for so many...

Questions to Ask Your Customers Part 2 As discussed in our last post, there are a number of profitable questions to ask customers on the phone before arriving to the job site. One of the first questions we mentioned before...

Questions to Ask Your Customer Part 1 As a locksmith, you inevitably are going to take a lot of phone calls and will need to be ready to service your customer’s lock upon arrival. In this two part series, we...

As owners and operators of key machines know, brass shavings end up in every nook and cranny of the machine and surrounding area. These shavings have little effect on the operation of most of the key machine parts, but can...

So what puts the "HD" in the newest Ilco Key Machines? Everyone can see there is an obvious color change to the new Ilco HD key machines, but is there anything beyond cosmetic changes? In fact, there is! Ilco has...

MACS isn’t just multiple boxes of macaroni or mistyped MACK…its Max Adjacent Cut Specification! Are you generating a new key from scratch or making a master key system? Max Adjacent Cut Specification is a crucial part of this process, and understanding it...

Convert Your 3T to a 1C with the Pak-A-Punch Conversion Kit Owners of a Pak-A-Punch 3T will know the value of this hand punch locksmith tool. Having a tool that does not require electricity on some jobs sites is absolutely...

A Locksmith’s New Years Resolutions A new year is upon us and people are making resolutions to work out more, eat better, treat other or themselves differently, and more. As locksmiths, we may make some of these resolutions, but what...