Locksmith

Locksmith

Josh-the-Locksmith

25 Years Experience

Austin, TX

Male, 46

I've been a locksmith since 1998. I did automotive residential & commercial work from 1998 to 2008. From 2008 to 2018, I did some residential, but mostly commercial work. I have been project managing & estimating since 2018. I used to locksmith in the Chicago area, now the Austin area.

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Last Answer on June 11, 2024

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Trying to replace an old brass door knob. it has a detent but instead of a space where a flathead can go, it’s like a little notch. I push something pointed inside and wiggle the knob but it still won’t come off. Any tips to get it off? Thanks

Asked by Kam over 3 years ago

Usually those door knobs are screwed onto the spindle. Once you take out the setscrew on the edge of the knob, you should just be able to unscrew the whole door knob. The square shaft that goes through the door is actually threaded like a giant screw.

Hey brother how do you get inside a locked home or business or any type of building that has a alarm system set?

Asked by Martian about 4 years ago

Nothing special. Unlock the door and have the business or homeowner put in their code to deactivate the alarm. If it’s an eviction or something where the occupant isn’t there, wait for the police and have the customer/bank rep explain what is going on.

Hey i have a vw golf mk4 , i got for it a new lock housing cylinder but before instaling it i tried to rotate it with my hand without a key so the lower part which look like a needle slightly turned and clicked so it didnt turn , so is it broken?

Asked by Sharbel over 4 years ago

I have no idea what you’re referring to, as I haven’t worked on cars in 12 years, but I would say if the key works and it turns, it’s probably fine. If it doesn’t work, it’s probably broken. It shouldn’t break that easily. ¯\_(?)_/¯

Any job to big or small for you to do?

Asked by Zara over 4 years ago

Nope, it’s all just proper management and mental hurdles.

I have a Sentry combination safe and the number is broke and not turning the things inside to open my safe. How can fix this ?

Asked by Angel over 4 years ago

Pry it open with some big pry bars, throw it in the trash & buy a better safe. They are not worth much more than that unfortunately. They’re plastic, pop metal, & sheet metal. The cost to have a locksmith professionally open it with expensive tools, & try to repair it would cost you more than buying a brand new safe.

There is a lot of lock smith porn on the internet. Does this really happen? Have you ever done something like that? Is it legal? And would you loose your job?

Asked by Cecil over 4 years ago

Haha you must watch a lot, can’t say I’ve ever even heard of locksmith porn. I had a woman ask me to have sex with her once, but I turned her down. She was going through a really hard time & was looking for affection. That’s not the kind of person I am to take advantage of someone like that. I doubt I would lose my job if it wasn’t interfering with work. ¯\_(?)_/¯ Is 2 contenting adults having sex legal? Pretty sure.

Hello. Ive been looking for a locksmith to ask about electronic locks. How common are electronic locks and can they be integrated into a plastic molding?

Asked by Jbisel over 4 years ago

When you say electronic locks, I am picturing all the hundreds of products currently on the market that either take batteries or are hardwired. You’ll have to be more specific.