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LOCK PICKING PRACTICE LOCKS
Not so long ago Locksmith students and hobbyists
had to go around the house picking locks on whatever doors they had available
to them in order to practice lock picking, unless they were enrolled
in a course or attending a Locksmith School. It is too expensive
to purchase hardware just to have new locks to pick, and not particularly
advisable to sneak around in the night practicing on homes and businesses
(a good way to land in jail).
Lock cylinders on which to practice WERE available online, but the
selection was meager (I believe, in 2001, there may have been two or
three models to choose from).
Back in 2001 we introduced our line of Lock Picking Practice Locks
to the Internet -- both Standard and Cut-Away models. Before then,
it was next to impossible to find any such item. The few that we
being offered were expensive, clumsy, and not particularly useful. We're
proud to have virtually created a new market for the aspiring locksmith
. . . ours are of the highest quality and are offered in a variety of styles
and pinnings. In addition, we have introduced a user rekeyable version
. . . the EZ-ReKey Practice Lock, in both standard and cut-away versions.
Click on the images below for more detailed information .
. . to purchase, you can click the text links above each
photo, or you might prefer to take a look at the PRACTICE
LOCKS CATEGORY PAGE where current prices are on display.
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There are several basic TYPES of practice lock. KIK, which stands for 'key in knob', is the most common lock cylinder shape currently in use world-wide, as it is the type of cylinder you'll find in almost any keyed knobset, keyed leverset, or keyed deadbolt you come across. This is the format LockPickersMall.com uses to create standard and cut-away practice locks. It can be identified by the characteristic shape:
The second most common lock cylinder type would be the mortise cylinder, or mortise lock. It works in an identical fashion to the KIK cylinder . . . the only difference being the size and shape of the lock body. Mortise cylinders are commonly found in almost all commercial glass doors and they are used in many commercial and residential handlesets. The mortise cylinder is the basic design for lock picking practice locks made by LearnLocks. Below is a common mortise cylinder: 
A third type of lock picking practice cylinder is designed around the cam lock -- specifically a tubular cam lock. Tubular keyways are commonly called ACE keyways and are circular. LearnLocks manufacturers the cut away tubular lock shown below: 
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