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2 Day Mortice Lock Course in Newquay Cornwall

Guild of Master Locksmith, Locksmith Training, Cornwall and Devon Locksmith Training

At Cornwall and Devon Locksmith Training, we are committed to empowering our students with the knowledge and necessary skills to become accomplished locksmiths. Our two-day mortice lock course covers a range of topics, dealing with wooden door locks including the basics of mortice lock fitting, how mortice and latch locks work, and how to deal with different types of mortise locks, such as British Standard mortice locks, 3 and 5 lever along with automatic latch systems when they break and fail or people lose keys. We will be looking at locksmith tool-making techniques which we have been working with over the last 80 years as a 3rd generation locksmith business that was established in 1948. We want to ensure maximum efficiency and skill development while with us and will have you complete an online training program before the hands on course known as a foundation course for your foundation award. While with us we will provide the necessary training and locksmith tuition to enhance your locksmithing skills and techniques while on our course. Our courses are carefully crafted and tailored to meet the specific needs of our clients by our instructors, making lock-picking an fun task. Our course is suitable for both novices and those looking to improve their knowledge base.

  • Dealing with all wooden door lock related issues, failed locks, snapped keys, failed components etc.

  • Learning the skills to fit such locks to virgin wood doors where no lock has been fitted to resizing mortice holes.

  • Learning the technical skills of lock picking 3 lever and 5 lever locks, British Standard 5 lever locks

  • Learning how to make lock picking tools and tension tools and how to use them

  • Learn how these locks truly work, what's inside and why they fail and how to remove failed parts via technical entry.

  • This course goes into fitting, servicing, repair, replacement, bypass and much more!

  • Online pre course training in a foundation level award! Watch videos, download manuals and eBooks and more!

  • Level 3 Award in Mortice locks hardware, repair service and fitting 

  • 24 Month aftercare program. If you are stuck, you can call us 24 hours for advice and we can send how to video links and more to help! 

  • Choose a course with accommodation in Newquay Cornwall for 2 nights worth £400 on its own in a luxury holiday static rental Full course and accommodation £750 or £550 without the accommodation.

  • Hands on training with light theory! Using tools and jigs from electronic to manual tools. You can brig your own, use our tools or buy one of our trade price tool kits for only £290! 

Day 1 - Foundation recap

Terms used

Legal and Insurance Regulations

BSI British Standard Institute Information

Tools used and Required

How Mortice Locks & Latch Systems Work

Day 1 - Level 1

Measurements and sizing  

Types of mortice locks and latch locks

Changing components the right way

Common issues / fails 

Servicing and repair 

Day 2 - Level 2

Diagnosing failed or failing locks

Pricing up the job, calculating time

Fitting and alterations 

Automatic latch system fails and issues 

3, 5 and BS 5 lever lock picking

Day 2 - Level 3

Failed lock technical entry

High security hardware bypass

Decoding and making decoding tools

Fitting and wood work

Lock picking and making picking tools 

We will cover the above topics but each topic is split into a smaller sections along with many other topics we have not mentioned. Some of this is theory based with our online portal with easy to watch videos and easy to use diagrams. The rest is hands on, dealing with physical mortice lock and night latch issues to picking locks and making the picking tools, we will be taking the locks apart and learning every aspect of the mortice and night latch and having to overcome them. This is a hands on course using power tools. 

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Accommodation in Newquay Cornwall

We offer each of our courses with accommodation at Trethiggey Holiday Park in Newquay Cornwall. We are also based on the same site. The accommodation is in a luxury static holiday home close by 3 Cornish pubs with food, a few minutes from the shops and cafes. We can also arrange airport, transportation and coach and train pick up in Newquay if required! 

The accommodation sleeps up to 4 people! Self catering.

Course Price: With accommodation £750

Course Price: Without accommodation £550

Tool Kit Price: £290 (Not Required for the course)

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Need a Tool Kit?

Need a Tool Kit?

Why not add a mortice lock bypass, fitting kit tool kit to your course for only £290 trade price. You can bring your own tools and we will supply you with a list of what to bring or you can use our tools but if you break them you pay for them! Its worth having a professional technical tool kit with all the items you need to do the job! However this kit does not include the picking tools or decoding tools but we will set you up with a trade account to buy your own!

Simply let us know when you book.

Book Your Place Now!

Before booking please note that once you book the course is none refundable. if you need to cancel within 7 days of the course., such as 3 days before the course date This is due to the outlay of the course materials, rental of the accommodation, staff costings for handling and so on. If you cancel 7 days before the course, such as 9 days before the course then you get a partial refund minus costings for any materials etc. 

Course Price: Without Accommodation: £550 (Add £290 if you require a tool kit)

Course price: With Accommodation £750 (Add £290 if you require a tool kit)

To Book: Simply send us a message to find out about availability and dates or call us on +44(0)7525639943

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