FWCLA NEWS F l o r i d a W e s t C o a s t L o c k s m i t h A s s o c i a t i o n

Volume 45 June 2016 Issue 6

Florida West Coast

Locksmiths

Association is a

group of

professionals

dedicated to

improving the

quality of

service to the

public through

continuing

education and

shared

information.

FWCLA’s

Affiliations:

Associated

Locksmiths of

America

www.aloa.org

President’s Message . . . Sid Rose

Thank you fellow members for voting me in as President. We

have the ALOA trade show coming up August 5-6 and would love to

see all of you in Orlando.

Don’t forget that FWCLA membership is free this year, so

encourage everyone to join.

We are looking to make FWCLA vehicle decals. If any of you

have any fresh, new ideas for the design please get them to us.

We need each of you to plan on sharing some of your knowl-

edge with us at our meetings.

Hope you all have a wonderful day and can’t wait to see you

at our next meeting. Don’t forget to bring a friend and your knowl-

edge to share with all of us.

Sid Rose

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Meeting Information

First Tuesday & Third Thursday of Every Month

Board Meetings are held the First Tuesday of every month. All members

are welcome to attend. For more information and location please contact

Larry Patton

General Meetings are held the Third Thursday of every month at 7:30 pm,

except March and December. The highlight of the evening is often a guest

speaker or panel of guests who join the group to share knowledge, advice,

tips and assistance with the many issues that face locksmiths today. Vari-

ous educational classes are also provided to members throughout the year.

General Meeting Location

Temple Crest Civic Center, 4242 Miller Avenue, Tampa. From Busch Blvd.

turn south on N. 40th St. Turn left/east on to Miller Ave. It is the white

building in the fork in the road.

1st Vice President

Education

Brianne Patton

Wizard Safe & Lock

727-443-1748

2nd Vice President

Membership

Johnny Cook

Bay Services Corp

813-633-5100

Treasurer

Ken Kupferman

Affordable Lock

& Security

813-232-7600

Secretary

Dennis Sheehan

Countryside

Locksmith

727-796-0292

Board Members

Sid Rose

Tampa Bay Lock & Key

813-232-5625

Joe Wilson

Security Lock Systems

813-874-1608

Dave Clark

Accurate Lock & Safe

813-909-1500

Aaron Cook

Bay Services Corp

813-633-5100

FWCLA Officers & Board of Directors

KP Jones

K & L Security

813-374-8472

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Advertising Rates Per Year:

$150 1/2 Page (6.5” x 4.5”)

$75 1/4 Page (3.5” x 4.5”)

$50 Business Card (3.5” x 2”)

If you are interested in advertising

in the FWCLA Newsletter, please

contact Lynda Kupferman,

lyndakupferman@gmail.com

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By James Roy Green

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General Meeting Minutes

May 19 , 2016

Meeting start 7:30 PM

Presidents report: Sid Rose has encouraged

membership to reach out to other local lock-

smiths and invite them to a meeting as member-

ship dues are suspended throughout the remain-

der of 2016.

Serlac Report: discussed the need to prepare for

the upcoming ALOA show to allow promotion

for the 2017 trade show.

Education: Wayne Battaglia from Southern Lock

introduced some new products by Camden Loci-

nox and GMS.

New Business: Membership expressed interest

in a New logo designed decal for their vehicles.

Membership: Salvatore

Good of the Order: Norm Ritz gave a presenta-

tion on anti ligature products and their uses as

well as some insight into mental health institu-

tions that use this type product.

Meeting ended 8:35PM

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This month we'll cover the mechanical LaGard 3330. Photo 1 is the dial for the LaGard and you will notice right off that instead of a crow's foot they just use a line. At least the change mark is a little smaller but it is still 8-1/3 numbers left of the opening mark. The opening directions are exactly the same as S&G (4L-3R-2L-1R to stop). It usually stops in the 95 area but not necessarily. Of course, like the S&G, if the dial has a key for daylock it usu-ally stops around 80. In photo 2 you will notice that the change key is a different shape. It’s a half moon on a slight an-gle. Now instead of turning CCW it turns 1/4 turn CW or right to unlock the wheels. Instead of having two arms that hold the wheels in place it only has one as seen in photo three. We will repeat the changing directions even though they are the same as two months ago. Open the door and lock the bolts in the open position. If necessary put a piece of tape over the opening mark so that all you can see is the change mark to the left. Now run the existing combination on the change mark (just the first three numbers) and back off to the right 5 or 10 numbers. Insert the key into the opening and turn it ¼ turn to the right. Go back to the front of the safe and enter the new numbers still not set-ting the third wheel in the forbidden zone. And again back off a few numbers. Turn the key ¼ turn left and remove it without any binding. Always try the new combination at least three times with the door open (once right on the numbers, once ½ a number low, once ½ a num-ber high). Then have the customer do it one or two times with the door still open. Then you can close the door and try the numbers again. I keep repeating the same things over and over again but it is necessary until it becomes a good habit.

From the desk of Larry Patton...

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Board Meeting Minutes~ June 6, 2016

Meeting start 6:35 PM Treasurer’s report. General Fund balance $16,155.55 ALOA report

• 60TH Annual ALOA Convention & Security Expo. - JULY 31 – August 7 - aloa.org for more information. Trade Show August 5 & 6.

• All members not working the FWCLA booth will need to register online to gain entry onto the trade floor. SERLAC • FWCLA will share hosting duties with Central Florida Locksmith Assoc. at ALOA 2016 in Or-lando.

Education: June TBA New Business:

Ken Kupferman and Brianne Patton will work on producing brochures advertising SERLAC 2017.

• Tentative date for SERLAC 2017 OCT 21, 2017

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Florida West Coast

Locksmiths Association

is a group of

professionals dedicated

to improving the

quality of service to the

public through

continuing education and

shared information.

FWCLA’s Affiliations:

Associated Locksmiths of

America www.aloa.org

Florida West

Coast

Locksmith

Association

P.O. Box 17944

Tampa, Florida

33682

Calendar Events

June 2016

Thursday, June 16 - General Meeting

July 2016

Tuesday, July 5 - Board Meeting

Thursday, July 21 - General Meeting