Any locksmiths doing more than one trade??

[CaptB]

Are there any locksmiths doing more than one trade out of workload or choice??

I cover carpentry, groundwork, plastering and most other building/maintenance trades. But enjoy locksmithing the most out of the work I do.

Why do i do the other work?? It pays. I earn upto 30k a year on my general work (although this is increasing due to demand). But with the locksmithing which is now coming to the end of its first year which is showing a turnover of around 6k. Expenses around the same figure but buying a new vehicle will put this into a negative figure.

[jimb]

For the last 9 years I have rented and leased Karaoke and DJ equipmrnt to local clubs. These are systems that I build myself.

[CaptB]

Im looking at adding Bouncy castles to my part-time side. Once ive got my other half through her driving test.

Also buying some key cutting machines to do markets etc.

[raimundo]

For small town locksmiths, there are some other sidelines, the guy who first taught me a few things was called speed, and he had a speedometer repair shop, back in the day when there actually were such things, he also did bicycles and other small mechanics.
I have been a jeweler, and this allow you to create your own art, in a slow locksmith market like a small town, you can work on jewelry and creativity while there are not lock jobs to be done, then when the lock jobs come up, you do them, in one case, you do not need a customer to be creative, and wait for the customer to come in and chose what to buy, while in locksmithing, you are essentially unemployed until the phone call comes in. the tools and skills have some crossover, especially the small files and things that are used in both skills.

[HeadHunterCEO]

sometimes i feel like a part time psycologyst listening to people's problems as i rectify their physical problems.

[pelham123]

Part -time locksmith student , full-time hardware installer.

[ldnlksmth]

full time locksmith,

work for a courier service (owned by a friend) on slow days, evenings, weekends, etc.

[voidCheck]

Hey everyone, (first post )

I work in the financial services industry during the day, and focus on lockouts after 8pm till 2or so in the early morning when i'm up for it.

cheers

[blackfoot]

i work in public housing as a mechanic ,do building trades on the side mostly flooring and crown moldings and restore antique floor safes, and locksmithing im learning more every day.............hoping to make locksmithing a full time deal someday soon.

[RodVT]

Full time towing here, part time lockout specialist (primarily automotive, working on the residential). They work well together, always ready to fly out the door.....

[maxxed]

I install security systems, CCTV systems, card access systems, safe work, locksmithing, repair pill dispensers, and electronics repair.
I started out in electronics ( radio TV repair) went into construction and when the market died I found a job as an alarm installer. The same company also did lock and safe work so I picked that up as well

[keepon picking]

HI GUYS IM FULL TIME LOCKSMITH,BUT WHEN I FIRST STARTED I DID JOINERY AS WELL.BUT A GOOD SIDELINE IS EMERGANCY BOAD UPS,FOR LOCAL COUNCILS AND LETTING AGENCYS,LITTLE OUTLAY REQUIRED,BUT A GOOD RETURN.

[unbreakable]

HI GUYS IM FULL TIME LOCKSMITH,BUT WHEN I FIRST STARTED I DID JOINERY AS WELL.BUT A GOOD SIDELINE IS EMERGANCY BOAD UPS,FOR LOCAL COUNCILS AND LETTING AGENCYS,LITTLE OUTLAY REQUIRED,BUT A GOOD RETURN.

NO NEED TO SHOUT!

Welcome to the site, by the way. Hope you like it here, but there's no need to use CAPS lock all the time.

[freakparade3]

Im looking at adding Bouncy castles to my part-time side.

Can someone clear this up? What is Bouncy castles?????

[Jaakko]

Sounds like those festival things, which are pumped full of air and then kids can go jumping there. Usually the things are shaped like a castle and even the Finnish term for those things includes "castle"