34 Locksmithing: Appendix
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This article is from the Locksmithing FAQ, by Joe "Spike" Ilacqua spike@indra.com and Henry Schaffer hes@ncsu.edu, major data collection effort by Scott Anguish sanguish@digifix.com with numerous contributions by others.
34 Locksmithing: Appendix
Here are some of the things collected about locations and
availabilities (most are from alt.locksmithing). We do not endorse
any of these, but feel that you can get information by reading. As of this
writing Septon and Paolo are the only suppliers we know of that will sell
to overseas customers.
Septon, Inc. P.O. Box 9, Malden-on-Hudson, NY 12453
(800) 537-8752 voice (914) 246-3416 fax (914) 246-0638 outside North America
Will sell to overseas customers, but requires credit cards and a U.S. $100
minimum order on such sales.
Call for Catalog.
Steve Arnold's Gunroom (URL http://www.cyber-core.com/gunroom/) sells a
variety of pick sets, pick guns, and a small number of books. They will
handle foreign orders which are paid for by an international money order
in US currency.
Steve Arnold's Gun Room
PO Box 68
Dept. Net
Dexter,OR 97431
541 726-6360
possible e-mail amooooo@aol.com
Paolos.com (altlocksmithing@paolos.com)
carries auto entry tools, lockpick sets, lockpicking tools and various other
non-locksmithing items. Visa/MC, 30-day satisfaction, low-price guarantee.
Phoenix Systems Inc. P.O. Box 3339, Evergreen, CO 80439
303-277-0305 [Survivalist Group, although the "Shoot all the Commies
for God" stuff is kept to a minimum.]
Call for Catalog.
Here are a few titles: (with Library of Congress Catalog Number)
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Title: Locksmithing
Author: F.A. Steed
LC Number: TS 520 S73 1982
Title: All About Locks and Locksmithing
Author: Max Alth
LC Number: TS 520 A37 1972
Title: Professional Locksmithing Techniques
Author: Bill Phillips
LC Number TS 520 P55 1991
See Question 5 for some more book citations. A source of locksmithing
and general security books is:
IAHSSP Books
P. O. Box 2044
Erie, PA 16512-2044
Ph: (814) 868-0650
Their catalog is free; they stock lots of professional and
hard-to-find material; will sell to overseas customers.
See their Web site.
You can buy books on many topics from
Loompanics Unlimited
Publishers & Sellers of Unusual Books
P.O. Box 1197
Port Townsend, WA 98368
800 380 2230 (for North America only)
(they ship internationally call 360 385 2230)
Fax 360 385 7785
When they say unusual, they mean it! Everything from igloo
construction to techniques of execution. There is a $5 charge for their
catalog. ("no longer carried?" means I couldn't find it in their current
catalog)
# 52058 HOW TO CIRCUMVENT A SECURITY ALARM IN 10 SECONDS OR LESS
An Insider's Guide to How It's Done and How To Prevent It
by B. Andy 1994 88p. This revealing book explains in nontechnical detail how
anyone can bypass a security alarm system in seconds, leaving you and
your loved ones vulnerable to burglary or worse. Industry insider B.
Andy points out the glaring weaknesses of such popular devices as
contact switches, motion detectors, pressure pads and glass-break
sensors, as well as the "ultimate circumvention technique" that will
render even the most sophisticated systems useless. He also gives you a
shocking look inside the security business - how the alarms are
installed, how they're paid for, how they're monitored and how they're
responded to. You may not like what you read. $12.00
#52056 HOW TO OPEN HANDCUFFS WITHOUT KEYS by Desert Publications
(1979 48 pp) This book covers a selection of handcuffs in popular use
today and discusses some of the features with which you should become
familiar. Chapters include: Background on Handcuffs: Identification of
Handcuffs; Materials, Tools & Equipment; Construction of Handcuff
Picks & Shims; Lockpicking Techniques; Handcuff Keys; And more.
$9.95
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