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LSA R EPORTER VOLUME 29, NO. 5 EDITORS: William M. Lynk, CML, CPS, ICML, CAI, M.Ed., J ANUARY, 2016 LSA Website: http://www.LSAmichigan.org Ray Sinai, CML & Alvin Moebus, CPL Publication Deadline: Submit items Two (2) Weeks [14 calendar days] by 5:00 p.m. AFTER the last LSA meeting. PresidentJeremy M. Ameen, CML (810) 629-6883 Education Coordinator—Jenifer Truhn (248) 622-6859 Vice President—Marc Dearing, CPL (810) 603-4100 Membership Secretary—Alvin Moebus, CPL (313) 885-9365 Secretary/NewsletterRay Sinai, CML (248) 543-5397 Public Relations—John Hubel, CML, ICML (586) 254-7233 Treasurer—Aron Boag, CRL (248) 321-2244 Librarian—Larry Williams, RL, CPP (248) 917-2323 Sargent-At-Arms—Byron Lutes, ARL (734) 751-0336 Refreshments—Aron Boag (586) 899-9586 Newsletter—William M. Lynk, CML, CPS, ICML (313) 884-9800 IT Support—William Trout (248) 350-0027 Newsletter—Alvin Moebus, CPL (313) 885-9365 Board of Directors: Jeremy Ameen, President, Webmaster—William M. Lynk, CML, CPS, ICML (313) 884-9800 John Hubel, CML; ICML, Rob Rovinsky, CPL; ,Ray Sinai, CML, Photographer —Rob Rovinsky, CPL (248) 644-7939 Maurice Horne, CML, CML, Kevin Thompson, CRL Please Volunteer and be part of our Group! LSA Officers The Locksmith Security Association of Michigan LSA M EMBER OF THE M ONTH J ENIFER T RUHN Several months ago Jenifer Truhn took over as education co- ordinator to fill the shoes of Byron Lutes. She worked as an Ac- countant Manager for a glass manufacturer in Wixom, Michigan. The first two years that she worked in Wixom, Jenifer also at- tended Oakland Community College and earned a Liberal Arts As- sociate's Degree. She also attended Cleary College and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration. Her job was to sell glass doors to retail companies in packages with hardware. After twenty years at the Door Company, Jenifer decided to look for another job so she could use her degrees. She found the Clark Company on Monster.com and sent in her resume`. She was interviewed and then hired as Ac- counting Manager in 2015. Her main job is to build relationships and sales through- out Michigan, in Toledo, Ohio and northern Indiana. Jenifer attended an LSA meeting in the spring of 2015 and decided to become a member and filled a much-needed position as Education Coordinator. Jenifer grew up in Walled Lake, Michigan and now lives in West Bloomfield. She has been married to Dan Truhn for eighteen years. Jenifer stated: “I have two beautiful children – Emilee, 16, and Jacob, 6. I enjoy reading, playing games, spend- ing time with my family and Jazzer- cise.” Welcome to LSA, Jennifer! by Al Moebus, CPL by Al Moebus, CPL by Al Moebus, CPL by Al Moebus, CPL

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LSA REPORTER

VOLUME 29, NO. 5

EDITORS: William M. Lynk, CML, CPS, ICML, CAI, M.Ed.,

JANUARY, 2016

LSA Website: http://www.LSAmichigan.org

Ray Sinai, CML & Alvin Moebus, CPL Publication Deadline: Submit items Two (2) Weeks [14 calendar days] by 5:00 p.m. AFTER the last LSA meeting.

President—Jeremy M. Ameen, CML (810) 629-6883 Education Coordinator—Jenifer Truhn (248) 622-6859 Vice President—Marc Dearing, CPL (810) 603-4100 Membership Secretary—Alvin Moebus, CPL (313) 885-9365 Secretary/Newsletter—Ray Sinai, CML (248) 543-5397 Public Relations—John Hubel, CML, ICML (586) 254-7233 Treasurer—Aron Boag, CRL (248) 321-2244 Librarian—Larry Williams, RL, CPP (248) 917-2323 Sargent-At-Arms—Byron Lutes, ARL (734) 751-0336 Refreshments—Aron Boag (586) 899-9586 Newsletter—William M. Lynk, CML, CPS, ICML (313) 884-9800 IT Support—William Trout (248) 350-0027 Newsletter—Alvin Moebus, CPL (313) 885-9365 Board of Directors: Jeremy Ameen, President,

Webmaster—William M. Lynk, CML , CPS, ICML (313) 884-9800 John Hubel, CML; ICML, Rob Rovinsky, CPL; ,Ray Sinai, CML,

Photographer —Rob Rovinsky, CPL (248) 644-7939 Maurice Horne, CML, CML, Kevin Thompson, CRL

→Please Volunteer and be part of our Group!

LSA Officers

The Locksmith Security Association of Michigan

LSA MEMBER OF THE MONTH — JENIFER TRUHN

Several months ago Jenifer Truhn took over as education co-ordinator to fill the shoes of Byron Lutes. She worked as an Ac-countant Manager for a glass manufacturer in Wixom, Michigan. The first two years that she worked in Wixom, Jenifer also at-tended Oakland Community College and earned a Liberal Arts As-sociate's Degree. She also attended Cleary College and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration. Her job was to sell glass doors to retail companies in packages with hardware. After twenty years at the Door Company, Jenifer decided to

look for another job so she could use her degrees. She found the Clark Company on Monster.com and sent in her resume`. She was interviewed and then hired as Ac-counting Manager in 2015. Her main job is to build relationships and sales through-out Michigan, in Toledo, Ohio and northern Indiana. Jenifer attended an LSA meeting in the spring of 2015 and decided to become a member and filled a much-needed position as Education Coordinator. Jenifer grew up in Walled Lake, Michigan and now lives in West Bloomfield. She has been married to Dan Truhn for eighteen years. Jenifer stated: “I have two beautiful children – Emilee, 16, and Jacob, 6. I enjoy reading, playing games, spend-ing time with my family and Jazzer-cise.” Welcome to LSA, Jennifer! — by Al Moebus, CPLby Al Moebus, CPLby Al Moebus, CPLby Al Moebus, CPL

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PAGE 2 LSA REPORTER

PRP GLOSSARY—KNOW IT & USE IT!

A Study in A Study in A Study in A Study in ”J””…””…””…””…”

jamb—the vertical components of a door frame

jiggered finish—a surface adorned with overlapping concentric circles

jimmy proof — pertaining to a lock having a bolt which inter-locks with its strike

JIS—the abbreviation for Japanese Industrial Standard

jumbo cylinder—a rim or mortise cylinder of 1-1/2” diameter

NEXT

MONTH’S

LSA

MEETING THURSDAY ,

FEBRUARY 11TH,

2016 AT

7:00 P .M .

Locksmith Security Association meets at 7:00 p.m., the second

Thursday of the month (Sept. to June) in the Metro Detroit Area in southeast Michigan at:

Troy Community Center 3179 Livernois

Troy, MI 48083 (248) 524-3484

Don’t Forget.......Every year we get this reminder, and every year we make this mistake anyway. We are in a new year, now. Make sure you write the new year as “2016”. Our guess is you will have made this mistake at least three times before our LSA meeting. Prove us wrong!

Can You Identify These V.I.P. LSA Members? (answers on last page of this issue)

#1 #2

REMEMBER: 2016 at LSA

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2015-2016—Dinner at 7:00 pm January LSA General Meeting—Thursday, 01/14/16 February LSA General Meeting—Thursday, 02/11/16 March LSA General Meeting—Thursday, 03/10/16 March LSA High Security ACE Class —Saturday, 03/12/16 April LSA General Meeting—Thursday, 04/14/16 May LSA General Meeting—Thursday, 05/12/16 June LSA General Meeting—Thursday, 06/09/16

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“Qwik-Qwiz”

“Medeco Biaxial top pins are determined by _______.”. A) selecting A, B, C or D

from their chart B) selecting 1, 2, 3 or 4

from their chart C) adding values of the

BP & MP D) calling the factory Secrets Department E) none of these

[Answer on Last Page of this Newsletter]

WEB L INKS

CALENDAR OF LSA EVENTS—SEE WEBSITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE LIST

ALOA www.aloa.org

IDN-Hardware Sales, Inc. www.IDNhardware.com LynkWeb—Hosting & Domains

www.LynkWeb.com

LAB -Pins &Tools www.labpins.com

LSA-Premiere Association www.LSAmichigan.org

www.TheLockman.com ICLS—Key Retainers & Tools

www.ICLSglobal.com

“Education, Knowledge & Cooperation—LSA”

Caesar & Marcus

LSA Mascots

December 2015....Last Month Was a Duzie! Beyond the fabulous festive Christmas Holiday party (see more pictures on page 4 in this newsletter), John Bock-ert from Bockert & Associates did a fantastic job with a hands on in-service for the at-tending members of the LSA at the December meeting. Everyone had the opportunity to physically layout a typical electric strike with all its components. The best part was that every attending LSA member was able to keep the brand new products then return to their jobs with these actual products to use and sell for their next electric strike install. The value of this Christ-mas gift was well over $200.00. The two-fold purpose of this great deal was to continue the LSA education mission plus encourage members to make attending the LSA meetings their priority. As a side note, EVERY member of LSA benefits well beyond their dues. Anyone who does not feel they have gained more than they have invested, the LSA will gladly refund their dues. To date, no one has ever done so, which speaks vol-umes for this, THEIR association.

PUBLIC RELATIONS —JOHN HUBEL , CML, ICML, M.E D.

- John Hubel, CML, ICML, M.Ed.

Past LSA President

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ROGUE’S ROW — DECEMBER LSA MEETING PIX

ROB ROVINSKY, CPL - OFFICIAL LSA PHOTOGRAPHER

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PAGE 5 The Locksmith Security Association of Michigan

“ JOHN’ S RANDOM THOUGHTS” - ALWAYS FOCUSED! JOHN HUBEL, CML, ICML, M.ED.

An Unsolicited Endorsement A special thank you goes out to Beverly Blumke (586-286-4229) who catered the LSA Christmas Holiday dinner. She has done so over the years for both the LSA and MMLA/MAPL. Her pricing is below market and she takes pride in making sure every-thing is just right. Consider Bev for YOUR next event. A Shout-Out The LSA made sure everyone had a great time at the December meeting. Several took part in its success by subsidizing expenses. These fine companies include: Keedex, Golling Chrysler, Bockert & Associates, and a few anonymous LSA members. http://www.gollingchryslerjeepdodge.com/commercial.htm http://www.bockert-inc.com/ www.keedex.com Were YOU There? You can be. Check out the Business Card file at the end of this LSA newsletter. If your card does not appear there, you’re miss-ing out. Come to the January LSA meeting and your card can be amongst the best. This newsletter is being viewed by MANY. We are proud of our members and the LSA is giving you the opportunity to be noticed by others locally as well as around the globe. http://www.LSAmichigan.org/Newsletters/January2016-LSA.pdf IDN Trade Show Reserve March 16-19, 2015 for the IDN-Hardware Sales Trade Show. This trade show will be held locally in Novi, Michigan. There will also be a PRP offered during that event. Study up and plan to partake. Gene Simon After decades of giving to the locksmith industry, our dear friend and associate Gene Simon has decided to retire. Gene has talked about retirement from his most recent position as Manufacturer Representative for Jet, LAB, and Major for some time but his pas-sion for his product lines and his passion for the locksmith industry kept him from doing so, until now. Gene comes from a family of locksmiths with impeccable integrity and his character has been consistent with the Simon lineage. All of the Simons have given back to the industry in so many ways, and then some. We will particularly miss Gene’s presence for the time being and we honor him for making his family first priority. Maita, Gene’s wife, is typically found at Gene’s side giving her entire support and deserves equal congratulations. We welcome Gene’s visits anytime he finds himself in the Detroit area. If there are any new lock-smith in our readership range seeking wise business council or looking for a person to model, we are absolutely certain Gene would be more than willing to lend his listening ear and offer valuable insights. Have You Reordered? This is simply a little nudge and maybe a “rub-it-in” moment. If you are soliciting business you should have given out at least a hundred of business cards since our last LSA meeting. If you haven’t, then you are not acting on the very principles of business growth 101. If you’re running low on cards, it’s time to reorder more business cards. One company we have found that prints business cards very inexpensively is www.4PrintSolutions.com. Ordering other items to promote your business can be easily ob-tained from our own LSA partner and friends, Professional Business Products (PBP) www.pbp2000.com. Prizes & New Products! There are some pretty nice door prizes for January. One of them Jim Hague at Golling Chrysler Ram, will be bringing in. He described it in December. Hint: Made by Bosch, well built, and very useful. Also, Phil from IDN will be demonstrating a new Master Lock Company product. SEE YOU AT THE LSA MEETING!!!

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This ‘hands-on’ class explores “high security” cylinders,” primarily from North America, that the locksmith may likely encounter in the field. Some of these products include: ASSA, Medeco, Sargent, Kaba, Yale, Corbin Russwin, Emhart, Schlage, Abloy, BEST, and others. Design, construction, operation and distribution will be covered thoroughly. Students will recognize the difference between “high se-curity” and “key control”, as well as understand patent information and how to correctly service these domestic high security cylinders. → PRP Testing: The information presented in this full-day class will be useful in preparing for the ALOA PRP section L-08 and other PRP sections with similar/crossover content. →→→→ Prerequisite: The student should have a basic understanding and experience combinating and servicing conventional cylinders. →→→→ LAB FEE: A $20 Lab Fee (included in costs below) will be for the Student Manual (a 77-page assemblage) that is confidential and pro-prietary information specifically compiled to be used in class and which the student will retain afterwards. →→→→ PRP: Those who pay the additional testing fee for the elective test may take PRP Section L-08 at the end of the class, if offered.

LSA M ICHIGAN PRESENTS

High Security Cylinder Servicing (ALOA L-08 Elective Class)

William M. Lynk, CML, CPS, ICML, CAI, M.Ed., Instructor

Saturday, March 12, 2016 9:00 am– 4:00 pm

The Troy Community Center 3179 Livernois, Troy, MI 48083

————————————————- CONTACT:

William Lynk: [email protected] (313) 884-9800

John Hubel: [email protected] (586) 254-7233

COST:

$95.00 Regular Status (LSA Members & *POLA Members)

$165.00 *Regular Status (Non-LSA Members)

$45.00 **Audit Status (LSA Members & POLA Members)

$115.00 **Audit Status (Non-LSA Members)

*Only available 30 days after publicizing this class in the Oct. LSA Newsletter will this option be offered:

LSA Members: Oct. 1, 2015—Oct. 31, 2015 Non-LSA Members: Nov. 1, 2015

**Only after 14 paid students have committed will the

Audit Status be offered.

STRICT Enrollment Procedures Apply. Please See Below.

”One High Security Cylinder sold and a service call will pay for this class!!!””

Tim B.

“What a bargain—

hands-on training

from an expert and a

reference manual.

WOW!!”

-Chris T.

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In order to provide the highest quality class for all of our students, strict enrollment procedures are as follows for these four tiers:

*Only available 30 days after publicizing this class in the Oct. LSA Newsletter will this option be offered:

LSA Members: Oct. 1, 2015—Oct. 31, 2015 Non-LSA Members: Nov. 1, 2015

**Only after 14 paid students have committed will the Audit Status be offered.

BENEFITS:

Regular Status is the Première Tier for Members desiring to achieve the most from the training being offered. It can be likened to a First Class Ticket purchased on a Delta Flight. You will receive: ♦ Front row seats for visual clarity and close proximity to the Instructor and Visuals ♦ Use of Training Kits for Hands-on learning (chose your partner if you like—2 per kit) ♦ Immediate access to Instructor for questions or concerns as an Active Participant ♦ Student Manual for added clarity ♦ Fruit, snacks and drinks for your learning comfort during class ♦ Industry give-aways for your use ♦ Lunch at half-time ♦ Signed “Certificate of Completion” ♦ Access to the ALOA PRP Test (fee paid separately) if offered

Audit Status: Only offered if the Regular Status is sold out. You will receive. • Third row (or farther) seats to observe instruction • Passive Participant - Observational Instruction (no 'hands-on') • Student Manual to follow instruction • Signed “Certificate of Completion” • Lunch at half-time • Access to the ALOA PRP Test (fee paid separately) if offered

PAYMENT: Check, Cash or Credit Card, as follows: → $50 deposit (absolutely non-refundable) temporarily secures your desired seat in class → Payment in full fully secures your desired seat in class → Credit Card Payments (Contact John Hubel) → Talk with John Hubel for other possible payment plans under special conditions

$95.00 Regular Status (LSA Members & *POLA Members [*after 30 days] )

$165.00 *Regular Status (Non-LSA Members)

$45.00 **Audit Status (LSA Members & POLA Members)

$115.00 **Audit Status (Non-LSA Members)

LSA M ICHIGAN

High Security Cylinder Servicing (ALOA L-08 Elective Class)

William M. Lynk, CML, CPS, ICML, CAI, M.Ed., Instructor

Saturday, March 12,

2016 9:00 am– 4:00 pm

The Troy

Community Center 3179 Livernois

Troy, MI 48083

———————- CONTACT:

William Lynk:

[email protected] (313) 884-9800

John Hubel:

[email protected] (586) 254-7233

CLASS ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES

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PRESIDENTIAL PENNINGS—JEREMY AMEEN, CML

Let me start by saying “Happy New Year!” Also, thank you to those who came out to our December Holiday Meeting. If you couldn’t make it, you sure missed out. Every member in attendance walked out with a Trine elec-tric strike, power supply, and push button, all compliments of LSA. We cer-tainly appreciate all of our members and those who come to the meetings and give their input. If you aren’t coming to the monthly meetings, we miss you, and your missing out! Thanks to John Bockert for teaching us about installing and hooking up electric strikes. This was a abreviated hands on informative class! I would also like to thank all those who helped make the evening a success. We also had a catered dinner, which was delicious as usual.

With the New Year being fresh upon us, take some time to make a few business goals. I am sure everyone has made new years resolu-tions, but lets add some goals to this list. Did you reach your goals last year? Where do you want to be a year from now? Where do you want to focus on your business this year? Do you want to grow and expand, or just stay where you are? Do you need to increase your bottom line? Do you need to advance in tech-nology? All of these are thought provoking questions that I hope you will take a few mo-ments to ponder. We will be discussing some of these questions at our next meeting. I hope to see you all there!

Jeremy Ameen, CML

LSA President

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FOR SALE For Sale items are from Rand Trager:

♦ ITL 9000 - Works Perfectly

♦ A-1 Capping Press—For SFIC ♦ Bravo Duplicator

Contact Rand Trager directly at (248) 303-3890 for pricing or additional details.

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Are YOU a Member of LSA? You can download the form from: http://www.lsamichigan.org/Docs/Application%20Form%2012%20022612.pdf

PAGE 10 The Locksmith Security Association of Michigan

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Why not be a Corporate/Business Sponsor for LSA!?! You can download form from: http://www.lsamichigan.org/Docs/Application%20Assoc%20Mem%20Form%2012%20022612.pdf

PAGE 11 The Locksmith Security Association of Michigan

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Educational Opportunities

PAGE 12 The Locksmith Security Association of Michigan

These are dates of classes / seminars submitted by POLA [Pennsylvania-Ohio Locksmith Association]: January 10th - Facebook Seminar There will be a free seminar preceding the January 10th meeting on “Facebook Us-age”. This will be from approximately 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. We will conduct an in-formal discussion on how to set up, navigate and logging into. You will need to be es-tablished into a Facebook account in order to be invited to the closed site. The closed site will contain information that could benefit you and your business. February 13th - CCTV Class On February 13th a class will be held on CCTV from 8am to 4 pm .This will cover types of cameras, recorders, cable types, power supplies, install tips, and install of ca-ble ends including BNC RJ45, etc. This is a hands on class not just discussing the products. Security Source will be putting on this class. Cost for members will be $75.00. February 14th - ASSA High Security Lock Certification Class The February 14th meeting for POLA members will be preceded by an ASSA High Se-curity Lock certification class. This will be free to POLA members in good standing, but YOU MUST be pre-registered by Jan 22nd. Tom Demont our instructor has over 30 years with ASSA and knows the ASSA product inside and out and can answer all of your questions. This class will start promptly at 8:00 and go till 12:00 pm. You will receive a certificate directly from ASSA. Please note: Locksmiths from other associations are invited to join POLA to be eligi-ble, however to attend the class a Pre-registration and application must be in by Janu-ary 22nd so the names can be approved. March 12th - Safe Deposit Lock Defeat Class On Saturday March 12th there will be a safe deposit lock defeat class. Cost will be $100.00 for each member in good standing. There will be a Class limit of 10. This is a hands on class with an actual safe deposit nest with different locks and lock manufactures. Instructor will be Dan Billheimer. Class is 8-5.

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A Laugh A Day..............A Laugh A Day..............A Laugh A Day..............A Laugh A Day.............. (Courtesy of Clearstar)

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RAY’S WAYS — “BURGLARIES & SOLUTIONS” -BY RAY S INAI, CML LSA N EWSLETTER EDITOR

I hope you all had a marvelous holiday season and you are ready to return to work in this New Year in the locksmith industry. Unfortunately it seems, prior to the holiday season, the burglary rate does seem to increase. We recently responded to some break-in’s from customers in our area. The two burglaries that come to mind were both commercial clients, and , they both involved the perpetrators breaking cylin-drical lever locks to gain entry. The first was a restaurant that viewed the entire forced entry via security camera. Although I did

not see the video, I was told that the burglar used his bare hands, no tools, to force the lockset. The second break-in was a larger burglary involving a number of doors that were again forced open. Our answer to the problem; clutched cylindrical lever locks and latch guards. Remember, fire codes will not always allow you to add a deadbolt to a door. If it is a fire rated opening or a designated exit door, it can only be one motion to exit. I had not previously been stocking clutched levers, though I will from now on. Since our “offshore” manufacturers are providing these locksets at a reasonable price, I feel that I can now offer them to my customers. Years ago, these clutched levers were in my opinion, out of the price range for most of my customers and definitely too expensive to stock. I am envi-sioning the clutched levers to eventually replace the standard cylindrical levers that I now stock.

Speaking of changes, another manufacturer, GMS, is offering Schlage keyway large format cores. I am only aware of the LFIC in the standard “C” keyway at this time. Check with your sup-plier, as they are quite a savings over the original. After the holidays business can slow down. The weather usually is considerably colder and the customers may prefer that you didn’t work on their doors at this time. If you are not offering these products now, you may want to reconsider; door weatherstripping, door closers, continuous hinges, drip edges and thresholds - these are all products available at our local suppliers and will be well re-ceived in the cold weather by your customers. Lastly, if you haven’t upgraded your cell phone in a while or haven’t visited your airtime pro-vider, I suggest a visit. Plans have changed and prices have changed, so you may realize some sig-nificant savings. Even if you are not eligible for an upgrade, check out the new technology available to assist us in business. Wishing you all a prosperous and healthy New Year!

- Respectfully Submitted, Ray Sinai, CML

Past LSA President LSA Newsletter Editor

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MORE ROGUE’S ROW — DECEMBER LSA PARTY PIX

JOHN HUBEL, CML - ASSISTANT LSA PHOTOGRAPHER

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Jason Snyder Jason Snyder Jason Snyder Jason Snyder shows off his hidden talent......................... .................balloon creations!

The finest in LSA apparel......................... ............pocket protector not included.

President Jeremy Ameen takes a

moment...................to dream.

Oblivious to the world, Aaron Rogers works quite diligently (as he does every year) to make certain that the LSA December Dinner goes off without a hitch.

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Fellowship of Christian Locksmiths

The next Fellowship of Christian Locksmiths (FCL) projects are in the making. The first project:

Youth for Christ (YFC) Metro Detroit, Hazel Park, MI Set up key system (SFIC). Supply and pin about 30-40 cores. About 20 keys. Fix a few locks. Install a few locks. Replace a few mortise locks. Install cores. Project will be announced at the LSA meeting on the 14th. The actual work day will be

determined by the availability of those volunteering. Needs: Labor, Mortise locks, Mortise SFIC housings, Cores, Keys,

The second project is actually Phase III of the Answers In Genesis / Creation Museum, Pe-tersburg, KY. The FCL has already completed Phase I and Phase II. The dates set for this work weekend is January 22-24. Needs: Labor, Pins, Keys The third project is still in its planning stage. World Medical Relief, Southfield, MI Needs: Not sure yet The fourth project is a simple one but it keeps getting pushed to the back burner for no good reason. Problem Pregnancy Center, Southfield, MI. Could use one person to take this one as their own project. Change the miscellaneous interior closet, office, bathroom, doors and put them on a grade 3 Schlage lockset. There are about a dozen locksets in-volved. Needs: Labor, Grade 3 Schlage locksets/leversets. If you have an interest in being involved with any of these projects, contact John Hubel 586-254-7233. Feel free to forward this to anyone you believe who might be interested. If you are getting this secondhand we invite you, your friends or your company to become in-volved as desired. https://www.facebook.com/fclusa/

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Count the Cost!

Happy New Year!!! As we approach another year it is a time to reevaluate and reflect on the past year and look forward to the future. After being in business for over 20 years there are certain jobs that I choose to accept and others that I choose not to take on. Just recently I decided to take on a job that I probably should have never taken on. The job was to install three large bi-fold doors. All the doors were 8 feet tall and two were 6 feet wide and one was 8 foot wide. With the help of a carpenter the total job took us 16 hours. Murphy’s law kicked in at every part of the job. What could go wrong did go wrong. For starters all the floors and walls were unlevel. The doors had to be cut and we had to drill through ceramic tile. In addition to that we had to carry the heavy particle board doors up a flight of stairs. To top it off we had to frame in the doors. Some of the obstacles were ex-pected and some were not. I did learn a few things from this job. #1: When order-ing specialty doors, order the exact size not what is in stock. It may cost you and the customer more but it will save you a lot of headaches. #2: Make sure you have the right tools for the job. #3: Do as much prep work as possible before you get to the job. #4: Certain jobs are just not worth doing because they are so time consum-ing. The job took so long because we did a lot of retrofitting on the job and we came across a lot of unexpected obstacles. Overall I did not loose money I broke even and the customer was happy. My best advice to you when taking on difficult jobs is to do your homework and charge accordingly. Sometimes by trying to save the customer money we hurt ourselves. This is one of those jobs where I would have to say “Never Again.”

-Kelvin Heath

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To follow is another page from the now defunct Locksmithing Institute of New Jersey Home Study Lock-smithing Course, started by the late Leonard Singer (Master Keying Expert). The program went out of busi-ness in the early 1980s. This lesson excerpt is circa 1973 . Some illustrious graduates who are LSA members include: Ray Sinai, Theo Schultz, Dan Meggison, Nick Palise, Tom Lewis and William Lynk, as well as the notable Billy B. Edwards, Casey Camper and inventor John Ulaszek.

LOOKING BACK INTO THE LOCKING PAST…RETRO #46

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JOIN CLARK AT THE 2016 MIDWEST EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR

& PRODUCT SHOWCASE! March 16–18, 2016 On Schedule:

Classes - March 16-18; 8:00am - 5:00pm each day

Supplier Product Showcase, Thursday, March 17, 5:30-10:00 pm

St. Patrick's Day Party with Vegas style games and prizes, Thursday, March 17, 7:00-10:00pm

Location: Northbrook Hilton 2855 N. Milwaukee Ave Northbrook, IL 60062 p: 847.480.7500

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Safety Technology International, Inc.

Tim Zale, Inside Sales [email protected] www.sti-usa.com

(248) 673-9898

Securitech Group 54-45 44th Street

Maspeth, NY 11378

(800) 622-5625

www.securitech.com

1100 Killian Road Akron, OH 44312

1-(800) 321-9602

Associate Members/Sponsors of LSA

Zipf Lock Company 830 Harmon Ave.

Columbus, Ohio 43223

Call: (800) 848-1577 Fax: (800) 228-6320

http://www.zipflockco.com

National Wholesale Distributor of Commercial & Residential

Door Hardware and Locksmith Supplies since 1908.

♦John Hubel, CML

♦(586) 254-7233

P.O. Box 610 Mackinaw City, MI 49701 Kristy McFarland, Managing Director

The Locksmith Security Association of Michigan

S. J. Schilling & Associates, Inc.

Representing:

American Lock, Cal Royal, Emtek, Master Lock

Steve Schilling

Office: (740) 929-2933 Cell: (614) 496-4387

E-mail: [email protected]

77 Rodeo Drive Brentwood, NY 11717

Marshall Brooks, Technical Support Specialist

(631) 492-1711 [email protected]

www.USLock.com

LSA Dinner Sponsors If you are interested in sponsoring Dinner for a future LSA meeting, contact President Jeremy Ameen, CML (810) 629-6883 or our Refreshment Chairperson. All of our members are appreciative of your time, funds and effort. Thank you.

September—LSA of Michigan

October—LSA of Michigan November—CLARK Security Products, Inc.

December—Bockert & Associates, Keedex & Golling Chrysler Ram January— LSA of Michigan February— March— April— May—

June—

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FOR MEMBERSHIP INFO. , CONTACT: AL MOEBUS, CPL—MEMBERSHIP CHAIR

533 FISHER ROAD, GROSSE POINTE, MI 48230

(313) 885-9365

Associate Members/Sponsors of LSA

JLM Wholesale, Inc. 3095 Mullins Ct.

Oxford, MI 48371

www.jlmwholesale.com

(800) 522-2940

FAX: (800) 782-1160 Wholesale Hardware

Bockert & Associates 18 Fort Monroe Industrial Parkway

Monroeville, OH 44847

(800) 321-7550 FAX: (419) 465-4216

Manufacturer Reps for: DON JO, DETEX,

ACSI, MARKS USA, RCI, CANSEC, ABH, ADA-EZ,

ABH, Olympus

Gene SimonGene SimonGene SimonGene Simon

Hardware SpecialistHardware SpecialistHardware SpecialistHardware Specialist Phone: (708) 799-8783 FAX: (708) 799-4322

P.O. Box 51 Flossmoor, IL 60422

Representing: Jet Hardware Mfg. Corp. LAB Security Products

Major Manufacturing, Inc.

RITTNER/FRENCH ASSOCIATES 150 S. Elizabeth

Rochester, MI 48307

(800) 732-4773

1-800-RFA-4-SPEC

FAX: (248) 651-2650

IDN-Hardware Sales, Inc. 35950 Industrial Road

P.O. Box 510624 Livonia, MI 48150

Livonia : (800) 521-0955 FAX: (800) 272-4409

http://www.idnhardware.com

Warren : (800) 468-7490 FAX: (586) 755-5145

Your Key to Security Hardware

THE CHOICE OF *Professional Locksmiths *Finest Lock Companies

www.labpins.com

700 Emmett St. Bristol, CT 06010

(800) 243-8242

1010 Aviation Drive Lake Havasu, AZ 86404

800-537-5397

9950 Freeland Avenue

Detroit, MI 48227 Phone: (313) 931-7720

FAX: (313) 931-7758 Michael Wiener

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Key Blanks, Locks, Hardware

LynkWeb.com -An Affordable Lynk to the World

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♦ Websites Under $12.00 ♦ Customer Support 24/7 ♦ 500 E-mail Accounts ♦ Free Software

♦ William Lynk, CML, CPS-Owner

www.LynkWeb.com

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Download Membership Application http://www.lsamichigan.org/LSA%20Membership%20Application.pdf

[ Click above or on our web site!]

William M. Lynk, CML, CPS www.ICLSglobal.com

[email protected] (313) 884-9800

Framon Manufacturing Company., Inc.

909 Washington Ave Alpena, MI 49707

Phone: 989-354-5623 Fax: 989-354-4238

Web: www.framon.com

Publication Deadline: Submit items Two (2) Weeks (14 calen-dar days) by 5:00 p.m. AFTER the last LSA meeting.

TO: [email protected]

Qwik-Qwiz Answer: Answer: C

MPT Twelve Lock Lubricant is the longest lasting lubricant and penetrant available.

MPT Industries 6-B Hamilton Business Park

85 Franklin Road Dover, NJ 07801

Phone: 973-989-9220 Toll Free: 800-351-0605

#1 = Bob Noble, CML, CPS #2 = Jim Whidden, CPL

WHO ARE THEY?

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