An Overview Of The Different Types Of Professional Locksmith Tools

By Darryl Jones


If you ever make the mistake of misplacing or losing your keys, or if you forget your keys inside your house or car, you will know that it is not a funny episode. Thankfully, you can always call on locksmiths to come over to help you spring the locks so that you can find a means to enter the house. However, they also need to rely on Locksmith Tools before they can render this service to you at all.

Locksmiths use different types of to gear to gain entry inside a house or a car. The type of tool that they will use depends on the type of lock on the door, the model of the lock. Their choice of tool may also be influenced by how long the client can afford to wait until the lock is picked.

For instance, all professional locksmiths will have a set of lock picks. This thin, flat tool is made from sturdy metal. Its major function is that it is very effective in manipulating the keys and springs in the mechanism of locks that operate on spring and keys. Their major function is to move the keys and springs into place so that the door can be unlocked.

You may also be interested in knowing about the tension wrench. The tension wrench is a simple piece of metal with flat sides and an L shape. It is used to force the locking mechanisms on doors apart so that the door can be opened. Locksmiths use it by inserting it in a lock and applying a proper amount of tension until the lock is forced open.

The plug spinner is another tool that you will find inside the toolbox of most locksmiths. Its main purpose if for opening locks that have plugs in the locking systems. The spinner can be used to rotate the plugs to that they move in the number of cycles required for them to open a door.

Locksmiths also make use of window cranks gain access to the crank of the window so that the spring clip can be moved. This of tremendous important when it becomes difficult to pick the lock of a door or when the door can only be opened from the inside. Using the window crank to force the window open will provide another entry point into the house.

Another one that holds much importance among the locksmith tools are the tweezers. They are thin strips or steel with a curved tip that works like pincers. There use is found when the lock to be picked requires a great deal of skill and patience. Tweezers are used to hold the lock in place while manipulating the locks skillfully in order to open the door.




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