Hello hope you well can I ask did you go into the locksmith business did you leave the black cab?

Wouldn't want to spend THOUSANDS to learn with a radio blasting in the background

you will need almost endless bits of equipment, it's all a 'con game' a never ending act of continuous re-investment, no-one will ever manufacture equipment that does pretty much every vehicle that was ever made, each manufacture had their own peculiar design into their locks and security systems, you need to get a period of work experience from Locksmiths, something they Guard with their lives, and is passed down from Father to son, that's how it is in virtually everything out there.

Is there someone you'd recommend that teaches online?​@@sollykhan2385

Yep, never doubt yourself you can do anything if you try

@@jezr10 thanks 👍🏽

I'm very dyslexic and I'm on nearly My 5th year now. We have our ways brother.

@ashleybagshaw6645 that is true lol we do dont we

Yes.

Hi did you get an answer, im 47 years old and wanting to get into this.

Buy the most reliable van possible, as in it are your lifetimes investment, your source of income. buying the shittiest and the most unreliable workhorse is to say the least brain numbing and meaningless akin to throwing money down the drain.

Fellow autosmith here. I agree.

Nicely put, well thought out response. in every trade you do need to do the most significant 'investment' that being; A high level of skills' as without the adequately time honoured skill set,learning from 'mistakes' on the actual job is a soul destroying activity that will inevitably result in 1 of 2 scenarios, Bankruptcy or, and no customers, regardless of how much clever and alluring marketing/advertising,as in a pretty short time period word spreads like wildfire,with no work equals no finances, lowering your charges to accommodate the most undesirable soul destroying jobs (steering locks and certain door locks on Audi's, Bmw's and Ford/French Vehicles will rapidly resign your best intent to throw the towel in and sign on the Dole! i speak with hard boots on the ground knowledge, the inferred 'Profit Margin' is a pie in the sky, Locksmiths here in the West Mids have all gone Skint with just a few Big Boys whom have got the finances to re-invest in the latest equipment, 25 Grand i'm afraid wont do much in Todays modern vehicles, esp with so much sophisticated Equipment, imagine attempting to remove the Drivers door panels on an Audi A5 without essential skills and the foresight in whats involved, or removing Mercedes ezs Lock at the side of the road, Cloud cuckoo land if you think it's going to be plain sailing, it's a gradual systematic buildup if you possess the tenacity and the patience of a Saint,with 10 years of solid backbone buildup .

Not precisly, I have been building slowly, got a cheap van($500), Low Quality inverter, used key machine. all in less than $2500. And slowly been buying new parts and tools on a job by job basis.

​@@HospitalLocksmithI wish to learn, can you teach me? Or can you recommend where I can learn

@@kolezgarage8029 You would need to speak with a local locksmith in your area, that would be your best method of learning. Some can be learned from books or youtube, but this is a hands on trade, on the job is the best teacher.

You get what you pay for! May be expensive, but it's extensive. And with the backup support available it is second to none!

have you trained with them?@@stratorc2228

I want to know this too! Have you had any joy?

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There's a place in Manchester called train locksmiths that run week long courses, obviously a crash course but a great introduction into the industry. I have personally attended and would recommend them all to anyone