What is a cylinder lock?

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You've seen it, you've held it, you probably have it in your own home - but seldom have you spared it a thought - yes, it's the cylinder lock!

Simply put, a cylinder lock is a lock with a cylinder in it. The cylinder revolves around a central axis thus allowing the lock to unlock. Within the cylinder lock there is an operative part by which a locking effect is produced. Two of the most popular operative parts you may find are the pin and disk…

Every locksmith in general has to learn a wide variety of services related to locks and keys. Skills like repairing, adjusting and installing locks in residential, automotive, commercial and institutional clients are only the basics. Servicing combination locks, programming electronic and high security lock systems as well as building a full security array are just a few of the more complex services a locksmith should be able to offer, all involves a variety of tools…

The dictionary definition of "locksmith"; "A Locksmith is one that makes or repairs locks" to put it bluntly. Locksmithing was (and still is), in essence, one of the earliest/best forms of security against many types of crimes or people.

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In more recent years, the term has become a bit more expanded, to include many forms and types of locksmithing. Commercial (working out of a storefront), mobile (working out of a vehicle), institutional (employed by an…