The I nde pe nd en t September/October 2010 L Issue 24 – $14.00 o c k s m i t h h h J J J o o o u u u r r r n n n a a a l l l TILJ_JanFeb10:TILJ 1/20/10 12:38 PM Page 2 PETERSON DOES IT AGAIN! Introducing the PCT-7: Peterson Carbide Coring Tool Peterson’s new set of vending lock penetration tools make quick work of vending type lock openings including VAN lock, ABA DUO, ABLOY, BATON, 380 Tubular, 360 Tubular and 340 Tubular. The adaptor guides to a preset cutting dept insuring success every time! www.ThinkPeterson.com Standard Price: $224.95 585-264-1199 585-586-2425 (fax) Special Offer: ONLY $179.95 10am-6pm Eastern Time (Special pricing ends April 1, 2010) WE will open them — But YOU have to put them back together! TILJ_JanFeb10:TILJ 1/20/10 12:38 PM Page 3 TILJ_JanFeb10:TILJ 1/20/10 12:38 PM Page 3 NOTE FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK Greetings from the editor’s desk!!! Note From The Editor’s Desk There is a lot of news in this issue. First I would like to give a great vote of thanks for the efforts of Mike Pecorella as he substituted for Don DennisNote after Don’s From sudden health The issues. (Don Editor’s still struggles at times,Desk but I happily notice continued improvement in him). Season’s greetings from the Editor’s desk! I hope all of our readers had a safe and enjoyable Mike Season’sstepped up greetingsto the plateholiday. infrom spite the ofNow hisEditor’s manythat theother desk! Holiday responsibilities: I hope madness all of the our requirementsis readersbehind us,had he it’s faced a safetime as aandto father, get enjoyable to a signifiwork cant again. other, Many of the an educatorholiday. in a Now specialty that school,readers the Holiday and might of course madness already keeping know is inbehind conditionthat this us, foris it’s mythe time nextfirst to Bostonissue get astoMarathon. workeditor again. after Taking taking Many on the over ofeditorship the from Donat Dennis. ery large shoes to fill. 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Box 744, East By Matthew Myers, CPL Page 3 Rochester, NY 14445 Editorial: Mike Pecorella, Editor INTRODUCTION TO SAFE MANIPULATION: Don Dennis, CPL, Editorial Consultant Part 1 Design/Production: By Matthew Myers, CPL Page 12 Roxana Olsen, Beyond Graphics The Independent Locksmith Journal is published six times each year. HAND MAKING KEYS Issues are mailed bi-monthly starting Part 1 in January of each year. Subscription rates may be found by going to By Mike Friend Page 20 www.tiljonline.com. Rates begin at $45.95 for the United States and graduate upward for overseas subscriptions due to DEALING WITH HOUSE LOCKOUTS postage. PDF versions are available on-line at www .tiljonline.com. By Matthew Myers, CPL Page 23 All Rights Reserved by The Independent Locksmith Journal © 2010 IMPRESSIONING BASICS The opinions shared in this By Matthew Myers, CPL Page 33 publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of TILJ. 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Space 1: 0.231” 2: 0.305” 2: 0.387” 3: 0.290” 3: 0.543” 4: 0.275” 4: 0.699” 5: 0.260” 5: 0.855” 6: 0.245” 7: 0.230” Depth 0: 0.335” 8: 0.215” 1: 0.320” 9: 0.200” The Independent Locksmith Journal March-April 2010 3 2- Just the cylinder has changed.