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83Door Closer Adjustment
See also: Door Closer Basics This article is primarily about surface mounted door closers, but the ideas herein can be applied to other kinds of door closers as well. Door closer adjustment is an art that...
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80How to Change Your Locks
If all you need to do is change the key to your lock, and you are fairly good with tools, you may want to do it yourself. Or, you may want to remove the lock and bring it to a locksmith to be rekeyed. In...
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79Hardware for Aluminum Storefront Doors
See also: Exit Device and Panic Hardware Basics Electrifying an Aluminum Storefront Opening Door Closer Basics Aluminum and glass storefront doors usually have the characteristic that they have much...
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73Cylindrical Locks
Cylindrical locks are perhaps the most popular kind of lock. They are widely used in both commercial and residential applications. The term 'cylindrical' describes the shape of the lock chassis. Keyed...
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80Product Comparison: Alarm Lock Trilogy DL3000 and Kaba Ilco Eplex E5200 Series
Both Kaba Ilco and Alarm Lock have been making keyless locks for commercial hardware applications for decades. This is a highly competitive market, and many companies in the United States and elsewhere have...
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78Electromagnetic Locks: Product Comparison
There are many companies that make electromagnetic locks, otherwise known as maglocks or magnets. In this article I will detail my experience with a few popular models. This article does not deal with...
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73How to Survey a Job Site for Electric Locking
An access control system that is hard wired and/or centrally controlled is nothing more than a fancy electrical switch that is used to turn some kind of electric locking device on and off. When you present...
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79Touch Bar Release Devices for Magnetic Locks
Electromagnetic locks, otherwise known as magnetic locks, maglocks, or mags, require a releasing device, or switch, to cut power to and thereby unlock the maglock to allow free egress from inside the locked...
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89Fail Safe and Fail Secure Electric Locking Devices
Definition Basically: Fail Safe = power off, it's unlocked Fail Secure = power off, it's locked Electric locking devices include: Electric strikes Electromagnetic locks Electromechanical locks ...
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78Locking Your Bike
Many people say that the purpose of locks is to keep honest people honest, but I say that the purpose of a lock is to give a would-be thief enough trouble to make them give up their attempted theft of your...
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