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HOW TO
ENTER
Simply send in
your tip about
how to do any
aspect of
locksmithing.
Certainly, you
have a favorite way of doing things
that you'd like to share with other
locksmiths. Write your tip down and
send it to: Jake Jakubuwski,
Technitips Editor, The National
Locksmith, 1533 Burgundy
Parkway, Streamwood, IL 60107 or
send your tips via E-mail to the E-
mail address posted in the upper
right hand corner of this page. So
get busy and send in your tips
today. You may win cash or
merchandise. At the end of the year,
we choose winners for many major
prizes. Wouldn't you like to be a
prizewinner in 1996? Enter today!
It's easier than you think.
BEST TIP OF THE MONTH
If your tip is chosen as the best tip
of the month, not only do you win
the All-Lock A-6200 Auto Service
Kit, but you also automatically
qualify to win one of the many
excellent year end prizes!
EVERY TIP PUBLISHED WINS
Yes, every tip published wins a
prize. If your tip is printed, you'll win
$25 in Locksmith Bucks. You can
use these bucks to purchase any
books or merchandise from The
National Locksmith. Plus, be ready
for Jake's Grab Bag prizes!
Remember, everyone wins. (Please
remember to include your complete
mailing address - we cannot mail
prizes to P.O. Boxes.)
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Helpful hints
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These Prizes Awarded Each Month!
•All-Lock A-6200 Auto Service Kit
•American Lock & Supply $50 Merchandise Certificate
•HPC Pistolpick
•Sargent & Greenleaf 4400 series safe deposit lock
•Silca Keyblanks (100 Blanks)
•Pro-Lok PK15 Professional Lock Pick Set
•Tech-Train Training Video
•Sieveking Products EZ-Pull GM Wheel Puller
•Major Mfg. Products
•The Sieveking Auto Key Guide
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H
ere it is August already which
means, if you want a crack at
those year end prizes and have not
sent me your tip yet, you better get
yourself to writing. You still have
time to qualify for the end of year
Grand Prize drawing, but folks, you
need to get it in gear! And, when
you send me that tip, remember to
include your name and physical
address so we can ship you the
great prizes you’re shooting for.
Now here’s a tip from me to you,
that has the potential to make you
some serious shekels. As you’re
most likely aware, Life Safety Codes
and physical security on the back
doors of many businesses are often
at odds with each other. That’s no
longer true. Sargent and Greenleaf
has developed and introduced a
great new product called Arm-A-Dor
which, in my opinion, is the perfect
solution to back door security and
Life Safety Code mandates. Check
out the Arm-A-Dor in this issue of
The National Locksmith.
Finally, I want to say thanks to
each one of you that has sent me a
tip, trick or idea. By sending me
those letters, you make my job a lot
easier. Even if I may not use one of
your tips, I might use the next one
you send me. So, like the old radio
preacher used to say: “Keep them
cards and letters coming folks!” In
the meantime, let’s get on with this
month’s column and I’ll see y’all
next month: Y’all heah me, now?
All Lock Service Kit Winner
GM Capping Tool
Here’s a GM capping tool that I
made from some scrap wood, a piece
of rubber and an old Kwikset Cylinder
Removal Tool (part #1467).
Illustration 1, shows how to
assemble these easily obtainable parts
to make an effective and attractive
capping tool for GM, and with various
adopters a capping tool that will
accommodate other makes as well.
The two 1-1/8” diameter holes that
you see next to each other are drilled
about 1/2” deep and hold five chrome
and black GM caps each. The 1-1/8”
hole that is in the corner of the tool by
itself is drilled to a 1/4” depth and is
the hole that is used for capping.
To make this capping tool, find a
piece of lumber 1” x 3-1/2” x 5” in
diameter and drill two 1-1/8” holes to
a depth of 1/2” and one 1-1/8” hole to
a depth of 1/4” as shown. About 2 -
1/2” from the end of the board and
about 3/4” in from the edge, drill a
hole to accept a #8 stove bolt nut and
washer. Sand the board smooth and
shellac, lacquer or urethane as
desired.
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