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GJ Locks Era Fortress / Union Strong Bolt Decoder

A few months back GJ Lock Tools launched a brand new decoder for the Era Fortress, Union Strong Bolt and […]

I was lucky enough to get my hands on the new Island Locks LTC curtain pick set earlier this week.

My HPC electric pick gun is always my first tool of choice for cylinder picking, admittedly it doesn’t always work

Era Vectis Decoder For those who don’t already know the Era Vectis is a type of door lock that was

Guest Post By Outside-In Lock Tools As one of the newer producers of tools for Locksmiths, Outside-In Lock Tools commenced

I have been very kindly sent some thumb turn wires from jay at Island Locks to test out and review.

You may have noticed over the past month or so that I haven’t been posting as regularly as normal. The

I know everybody has their own way of using an electric pick gun, some people are hugely successful at opening

Yesterday I got a phone call from a guy who had an Era fortress dead lock he needed opening on

I have heard quite a few locksmiths mention that sometimes when they pick a pin tumbler lock the plug will