Locksmith prices

To drill or not to drill

Emergency locksmith and locksmith services

With the right tools and equipment even my grandma can look like a professional locksmith. 

The most popular tool is a screwdriver. Anybody with a screwdriver can unscrew a lock. This is a fact. However, when a “lock seller” faces something a little more complicated, this is where the problem begins.

Their second best friend, after the screwdriver, is a drill – specifically, the biggest drill bit. If the “lock seller” can not solve your problem they will most likely not try to pick the lock or bypass it, as it is more convenient to drill it out. This is because they want to sell you a new lock to increase their profit. 

I had a customer tell me that they rejected a “lock seller” who tried to convince them that their lock is a high security one with anti-pick protection and he needs to drill it. I managed to  pick it open at my first try saving the lock, customers money and what is more important, time. 

“Lock sellers” will always tell you that your lock is very hard to open, examples such as ‘it is a high quality’ and ‘high security one’. They will do everything they can to make you believe them, including an everlasting drilling show, but the truth is they have no idea how the lock works and how to open it.  They just want to sell you a new lock. See comical real life photographs below.

There is nothing worse than drilling a lock, however to be fully honest, even I do so in some situations, but only after I try all other non-destructive methods. Drilling itself is not the answer for all the questions, you need to know where to drill and how to drill.

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