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Lesson 9 Why Bump Keys Work.
In this lesson you will learn why bump keys work.  A this lesson you should be able to make bump keys and also exp[lain to you customers how they work and how to modify their locks to prevent bumping. 

One of the best kept locksmith secrets is finally out.  Now anyone can open a lock if they have a bump key for that lock.

The reason that most locks can be bumped is simple physics.  Its the same reason that a pick gun works. Energy is transferred from the bump key through the bottom pins to the top pins and they move upward.  then the key can be turned. 

The video below illustrates this action.

 

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