Q: The front door lock for my highrise unit jammed several years ago. I had a new lock installed and gave a key to the superintendent. The declaration provides that if an owner installs a lock which ...

Long, long ago we covered a method to crack a Master lock in about 30 minutes or less. Here’s a revival of the same method but now the instructions to retrieve the combination are in info-graphic ...

He’s used plastic zip ties, bamboo sticks and even cat food cans to open the locks dangling from gym lockers and storage sheds across the US. Bill Johnson is now attracting a global following thanks ...

Subscribe to BizTimes Daily – Local news about the people, companies and issues that impact business in Milwaukee and Southeast Wisconsin. Maybe you’ve misplaced the keys to a lock or shared the code ...

This story first appeared in WIRED 13.02 published in February, 2005. For a lock picker, the world is a different place. Take, for example, a typical suburban house, with a bicycle in the front yard ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Have you ever gotten a key copied in a sketchy store hoping to save a few bucks, only to realize that it doesn't fit the lock that well?

A century ago, Harry Soref had an idea for a new product: a tough but affordable lock. The Russian, Yiddish-speaking Jewish immigrant approached family and friends in Milwaukee and asked if they would ...