Download or read book Geometry of Safecracking written by Jeremy Reeder and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-01-20 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jeremy Reeder explains the mechanics of modern combination locks and reveals the math behind the magic of professional safecracking. He demonstrates how, with the right tools and a specialized application of geometry, safes can usually be opened with no more than one little hole.

Download or read book Techniques of Safecracking written by Wayne B. Yeager and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Every safe is vulnerable, and once you know how to drill, punch, and peel a safe, it's only a matter of time and determination before those vulnerabilities can be exploited". -- Reflex No safe is secure, because locksmiths must be able to get inside if the lock breaks. This book ilustrates every known method for breaking into safes, vaults and safety-deposit boxes: -- Combination Guessing -- Combination Theft -- Drilling -- Punching -- Peeling -- Torches -- Explosives. For all those fortunate enough to have something worth keeping safe, Techniques of Safe-racking is eye opening reading.

Download or read book Safecracker written by Dave McOmie and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-07-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like a character in a Hitchcock movie, Dave McOmie travels the country breaking into bank vaults, cracking jewelry store safes, and decoding unbreakable codes secured deep in government facilities. He’s never been arrested or charged with a crime—because it’s his job! Safecracker reveals a shadowy world where tumblers are twirled, skeletons are exposed, and longstanding mysteries are solved. You’ll ride shotgun with Dave for one crazy week, beginning with an impenetrable vault in Vegas with a midnight deadline, and ending with Prince’s ultra-secure music vault in the basement of Paisley Park. In between are factual stories that read like fiction: drilling the same model ATM from the notorious episode of Breaking Bad, meeting a mystery man from the Department of Defense at a remote location to crack two high-security safes, chronicling the corruption and ineptitude that dogged efforts to develop the first electronic safe lock to guard our national secrets, tackling a hundred-year-old antique bank vault in downtown Salt Lake City, and more. What’s in all these safes and vaults? Gold and silver, drugs and cash, guns and ammo, family heirlooms and X-rated paraphernalia . . . and a few secrets that should have remained secret. Shhhhh!

Download or read book Safecracking 101 written by Thomas Mazzone and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking to start a new career in locksmithing and security? Nothing is more prestigious than being a safe technician. Safecracking 101 is a self-learning beginner's guide to manipulating and drilling safes. Written in lesson format, this easy reading manual introduces the beginner to the nomenclature, techniques, and methods used for opening safes; and are demonstrated using early model Sentry fire safes. For more information on starting a career in locksmithing, go to: -The Society Of Professional Locksmiths (http: //www.SOPL.us), and -The Security Technical Institute (http: //www.securitytechnicalinstitute.com)

Download or read book Safecracker written by Ryan Wick and published by Thomas Dunne Books. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this wicked debut, safecracker Michael Maven must pull off the most dangerous theft of his long career—or his friends and family will be killed. Safecracker Michael Maven's latest job should be simple: steal a rare coin from a New York apartment. Except the coin's owner comes home with a beautiful woman, who murders him, nearly murders Maven, and takes the coin herself, and then Maven's life gets really complicated: the woman's boss, a sadistic drug lord, forces him to take on a far more dangerous job. If Maven fails to crack the safe of a rival cartel boss in Miami, his friends and family will die. If he succeeds, he might. Which means he not only has to somehow pull off an impossible heist, but also outwit two crime bosses as well as his reluctant new partner – the woman who started it all. Ryan Wick hits the right combination in Safecracker, unlocking a fast-paced, action-packed, cinematic thriller.

Download or read book Surely You re Joking Mr Feynman Adventures of a Curious Character written by Richard P. Feynman and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most famous science books of our time, the phenomenal national bestseller that "buzzes with energy, anecdote and life. It almost makes you want to become a physicist" (Science Digest). Richard P. Feynman, winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, thrived on outrageous adventures. In this lively work that “can shatter the stereotype of the stuffy scientist” (Detroit Free Press), Feynman recounts his experiences trading ideas on atomic physics with Einstein and cracking the uncrackable safes guarding the most deeply held nuclear secrets—and much more of an eyebrow-raising nature. In his stories, Feynman’s life shines through in all its eccentric glory—a combustible mixture of high intelligence, unlimited curiosity, and raging chutzpah. Included for this edition is a new introduction by Bill Gates.

Download or read book Master Crook s Crime Academy Classes in Kidnapping Safecracking for Students written by Terry Deary and published by Scholastic UK. This book was released on 2019-09-05 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Train at the world's first crime academy! Laugh-out-loud stories from the bestselling author of HORRIBLE HISTORIES. 2 books in 1! Want to rob the rich and give to the poor? Worried about getting caught? Then why not train at the world's first crime academy! Book 1: Classes in Kidnapping Book 2: Safecracking for Students

Download or read book A Peculiar Combination written by Ashley Weaver and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first in the Electra McDonnell series from Edgar-nominated author Ashley Weaver, set in England during World War II, A Peculiar Combination is a delightful mystery filled with spies, murder, romance, and the author's signature wit. “Filled with wry humor, tight suspense, and a delightful cast of characters.”—Alyssa Maxwell, author of the Gilded Newport mysteries FIRST RULE: DON’T LOSE YOUR CONCENTRATION. Electra McDonnell and her family earn their living outside the law. Breaking into the homes of the rich and picking the locks on their safes may not be condoned by British law enforcement, but with World War II in full swing, Uncle Mick’s locksmith business just can’t pay the bills anymore. SECOND RULE: DON’T MAKE MISTAKES. So when Uncle Mick receives a tip about a safe full of jewels in an empty house, he and Ellie can’t resist. All is going as planned—until the pair is caught red-handed. But instead of arresting them, government official Major Ramsey has an offer: either Ellie agrees to help him break into a safe and retrieve blueprints crucial to the British war effort, or he turns her over to the police. THIRD RULE: DON’T GET CAUGHT. Ellie doesn’t care for the major’s imperious manner, but she has no choice. However, when they break into the house, they find the safe open and empty, and a German spy dead on the floor. Soon, Ellie and Major Ramsey are forced to put aside their differences to unmask the double agent, and stop Allied plans from falling into enemy hands.

Download or read book Safecracking for Everyone written by Jared Dygert and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes you from not knowing anything about safe locks to cracking your first one!

Download or read book North Carolina Reports written by North Carolina. Supreme Court and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 918 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of North Carolina.

Download or read book Sleuth or Dare written by Robin Benway and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-02-27 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Former safe-cracking spy, Maggie Silver, likes her new life as a regular high-school girl. Mostly. Okay, so there's the usual cliques, bad lunches and frustratingly simple locker combinations, but there's also her new boyfriend, Jessie, and insanely cool best friend, Roux. So when her parents are falsely accused of a crime, Maggie and her new team flee to Paris where she will have to use all her skills as a spy in order to clear their names. Too bad it only puts her and everyone she loves in danger.

Download or read book The Lock Artist written by Steve Hamilton and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2010-01-05 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steve Hamilton steps away from his Edgar Award-winning Alex McKnight series to introduce a unique new character, unlike anyone you've ever seen in the world of crime fiction. "I was the Miracle Boy, once upon a time. Later on, the Milford Mute. The Golden Boy. The Young Ghost. The Kid. The Boxman. The Lock Artist. That was all me. But you can call me Mike." Marked by tragedy, traumatized at the age of eight, Michael, now eighteen, is no ordinary young man. Besides not uttering a single word in ten years, he discovers the one thing he can somehow do better than anyone else. Whether it's a locked door without a key, a padlock with no combination, or even an eight-hundred pound safe ... he can open them all. It's an unforgivable talent. A talent that will make young Michael a hot commodity with the wrong people and, whether he likes it or not, push him ever close to a life of crime. Until he finally sees his chance to escape, and with one desperate gamble risks everything to come back home to the only person he ever loved, and to unlock the secret that has kept him silent for so long. The Lock Artist is the winner of the 2011 Edgar Award for Best Novel and a 2011 Alex Award winner.

Download or read book Locksport written by Jos Weyers and published by No Starch Press. This book was released on 2024-03-19 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive, fully illustrated guide to the fascinating sport of picking locks, Locksport is authored by five of the field’s foremost champions. Together, they’ll show you how to ethically, efficiently, and effectively bypass anything—from simple locks and safe dials to deadlocks and vaults. Welcome to the world of locksport, the sport of defeating locks. Whether you’re new to the challenge of lockpicking or aiming for championship gold, this book serves as your definitive guide, packed with practical advice from a team of experts. DIVE INTO THE ESSENTIALS WITH LOCKSPORT FOUNDATIONS How various locks work and how to maintain and disassemble practice locks What makes some locks more secure than others The laws, competitions, and communities that make up the world of locksport MASTER YOUR CRAFT WITH HANDS-ON TECHNIQUES How to pick pin tumblers and lever locks, make impressions or craft a working key from a blank, and manipulate open combination safe locks How to work with picks, rakes, tension wrenches, files, magnification tools, safe-lock graphs, and depth-measuring instruments The intricacies of security pins, wards, dimple locks, keyways, and antique locks GAIN THE COMPETITIVE EDGE WITH COMPETITION INSIGHTS The ins and outs of competition setup and tools and how to host your own competitions Expert strategies for managing your nerves and gathering lock intel What it’s like to participate in timed head-to-head competitions, PicTacToe™, escape challenges, and other lockpicking contests From mastering your first padlock to conquering a competition, Locksport will show you how to take your skills to the next level—and have endless fun doing it.

Download or read book High Security Mechanical Locks written by Graham Pulford and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2007-10-17 with total page 613 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High-Security Mechanical Locks comprehensively surveys and explains the highly technical area of high security locks in a way that is accessible to a wide audience. Well over 100 different locks are presented, organized into 6 basic types. Each chapter introduces the necessary concepts in a historical perspective and further categorizes the locks. This is followed by detailed 'how it works' descriptions with many pictures, diagrams and references. The descriptions are based on actual dissections of the real locks.The scope is limited to key operated mechanical locks, thus keyless combination locks and digital locks are not covered. The book does not deal with routine locksmithing topics such as installation and servicing of locks. The sensitive area of picking and bypassing of locks is dealt with only at a high level without giving detailed information that would be unacceptable in the wrong hands.* Comprehensive coverage of over 100 different types of 19th and 20th century key-operated locks, unified in a simple classification scheme* Detailed operating principles - clear 'how it works' descriptions* Manipulation resistance rating for each lock on a scale of 1 to 5

Download or read book You Can t Win written by Jack Black and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-07-18 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An amazing autobiography of a criminal from a forgotten time in american history. Jack Black was a burgler, safe-cracker, highwayman and petty thief.

Download or read book Jelly s Gold written by David Housewright and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2009-05-12 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rushmore McKenzie, a retired St. Paul policeman and unexpected millionaire, often works as an unlicensed P.I., doing favors as it suits him. When graduate students Ivy Flynn and Josh Berglund show up with a story about $8 million in missing stolen gold from the ‘30s, McKenzie is intrigued. In the early 20th century, St. Paul, Minnesota was an open city —a place where gangsters could come and stay unmolested by the local authorities. Frank "Jelly" Nash was suspected of masterminding a daring robbery of gold bars in 1933, but, before he could unload it, he was killed in the Kansas City Massacre. His gold, they believe, is still somewhere in St. Paul. But they aren't the only ones looking. So are a couple of two-bit thugs, a woman named Heavenly, a local big-wig, and others. When Berglund is shot dead outside of Ivy's apartment, the treasure hunt turns unexpectedly deadly. In this hard-boiled mystery from David Housewright, Mac McKenzie is looking for more than a legendary stash from seventy-five years ago---he's looking for a killer and the long hidden truth behind Jelly's gold.

Download or read book Safecracking written by Richard Byrne and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-12-11 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with hilarious anecdotes and astonishing tales from those on both sides of the law, Richard Byrne's absorbing history of the safecracking industry reveals the whole fascinating story. From the earliest strong-boxes to today's hightech alarm systems, from standard dynamite to complex thermic lances, the battle between burglar and protector is timeless. Illustrated with photos, Safecracking is the definitive study of the history of that notorious criminal activity.