Every workshop, what it costs, and how long it takes.

Locks and keys

4.5 hours  ·  $325

How a pin tumbler lock is built and why one key turns it and another doesn't. The tools, the common knobs, levers and deadbolts, and hands-on rekeying so an old key stops working.

Install and fix

4.5 hours  ·  $325

Replacing a lock, installing on a new door, and the door, strike and alignment problems that get blamed on the lock. Getting back into your own place when you're locked out.

Smart and specialty locks

4.5 hours  ·  $315

Smart and electronic locks, and specialty hardware for the home.

Commercial hardware

4.5 hours  ·  $375

How commercial hardware differs from residential. Commercial cylinders, levers and deadbolts, and storefront hardware.

Commercial install and repair

4.5 hours  ·  $375

Installing and replacing commercial hardware, rekeying by hand, door closers, and door and strike problems.

Master keying

4.5 hours  ·  $375

Why one key opens one door and another key opens all of them, how a master key system is put together, and how to work out why one isn't behaving.

Access control

4.5 hours  ·  $375

What access control is made of: keypads, card and fob readers, electric strikes and mag locks, and the reader technologies behind them.

Install and troubleshoot

4.5 hours  ·  $375

Wiring for strikes and mag locks, power, and working through the problems that come up on an install.

Vehicles, manufacturers and key ID

4.5 hours  ·  $375

How platforms differ, the key types from mechanical to transponder to proximity, and identifying blanks, part numbers and FCC IDs.

Sourcing, cutting and key electronics

9 hours  ·  $595

Where keys, blanks and codes legitimately come from. Duplicating, originating from key code information, high security and laser cutting, hands-on cutter use, and transponders and immobilizers.

Common problems, repair and replacement

4.5 hours  ·  $375

A key that won't turn, worn and damaged keys, ignition and cylinder symptoms, and telling a mechanical problem from an electronic one.

Tools, programmers and dealer software

9 hours  ·  $595

The common tools and programmers and what each is for, adding a key, all keys lost, OBD programming, and manufacturer differences.

European vehicles: identification and tooling

9 hours  ·  $895

Identifying European car key systems and the tools they take.

European vehicles: programming and security access

9 hours  ·  $895

Programming European vehicles and working through their security access.

Module and board diagnostics

4.5 hours  ·  $375

Diagnosing modules and circuit boards.

Micro-soldering

9 hours  ·  $595

Soldering and rework on small components.

EEPROM, flash and module repair

9 hours  ·  $595

Reading and writing module memory, flashing, and repairing modules.

Safe combinations

4.5 hours  ·  $375

Mechanical and electronic safe locks, and changing combinations.

Keypads and safe access

4.5 hours  ·  $375

Replacing and servicing safe keypads.

Safe manipulation

9 hours  ·  $795

Opening a mechanical dial safe without the combination.

Tuning fundamentals

Reading and understanding tune files, HP Tuners and VCM Scanner, datalogging and reading the data, fuel and spark, MAF and VE, air/fuel ratio and wideband, closed and open loop, knock and timing, and idle and drivability.

Performance calibration

Bolt-on tuning, cam and airflow changes, forced-induction fundamentals, injector and fuel-system changes, throttle and torque management, and transmission tuning fundamentals.

Your own house

Locks and keys. Rekeying, installs, and door problems that get blamed on the lock.

Your own car

Vehicles, manufacturers and key ID. Identifying a key and the system behind it.

You already work on cars

Auto electronics. The bench side, under a microscope.

You like mechanical puzzles

Safes. Mostly mechanical, even the electronic ones.