Atlasta Lock & Safe Company provides comprehensive and reliable locksmith services residentially and commercially for residents of Portland and Beaverton, OR, and the surrounding areas. If you're looking for a competent locksmith give us a call. We've been the local locksmith experts since 1966. Whatever your locksmith needs, we can help. We also come to your location for home or commercial building lockouts at any hour of the day or night. We understand that locksmith emergencies happen unexpectedly and require immediate care.
Do you still have that dream where you're late to class and can't remember that locker combination? You have James Sargent, inventor of the combination lock, to thank for that!
One of the primary tools used by auto locksmiths is a slim jim (also called a slim shim). This is basically a steel bar that is notched at the bottom and often has a bend or slope along its length. A locksmith is able to insert this tool between the glass and weatherstrippin g to unlock the door.
The patent for the world's first commercially viable, single-dial combination lock was issued in February of 1910 to businessman and founder of American Lock, John Junkunc, who grew tired of losing his keys.
Are you concerned that not even an experienced locksmith will be able to help you when your key breaks off inside your car's door lock? In this situation, it's smart to call in someone with plenty of experience dealing with car locks.
If you've lost the keys to a padlock, you might consider simply replacing the lock. Though we can cut a new key to the lock, padlock keys are generally more expensive to cut to code than the cost of a new lock.