rescom 90 kit

[aviat]

Has anyone ever heard of a rescom 90 locksmith kit,and what it is used for?

[Varjeal]

Never. Where did you hear/read/see it?

[aviat]

"I read it on a news group"alt.locksmithing! someone posted the question and i had never heard of it. he said "it was a fast entry tool for latch locks" i think he was talking about rim cylinder type locks.

[mbell]

Probably a form of mica

[aviat]

Thats what i thought,i asked him this and he said "i must still be living in the 50s"so i thought i would find out for myself if i could!!!

[locknut1]

Rescom 90 is available through High Tech Tools, the people that make all those car opening kits. I have not seen it and it is not shown on their website, but I got a mailer on it and there are clues as to how it works. It says you can open deadbolts and key-in-knob/lever locks without any picking or damage to the lock. But in the fine print it says "A repairable 1/8" diameter hole in door is required". That can only mean you drill the door just above the lock at a downward angle and into the crossbore hole. At that point you can bypass the cylinder altogether by using an ice pick type probe to retract the bolt or latch just as the cylinder would.

Another clue is that their mailer lists all the locks it will open, but they don't list any mortise locks, electronic locks, panic exit devices, or storefront locks like AdamsRite. There are similar bypass methods for all of these, but they vary considerably by type, make, model, and installation, and would require different tools and methods for each. All the locks this tool is good for are very similar in design, bored deadbolts and locksets.

This ain't brain surgery, folks. They might have some specially bent probes but this approach has been around for years. A little wood/metal putty and paint and you're good to go. Just look at a lock assembly in your hand and you can see how its done.

Again, I haven't seen this system, but in 48 years of locksmithing this has to be what it is.

The Locknut

[Squelchtone]

Rescom 90 is available through High Tech Tools, the people that make all those car opening kits. I have not seen it and it is not shown on their website, but I got a mailer on it and there are clues as to how it works. It says you can open deadbolts and key-in-knob/lever locks without any picking or damage to the lock. But in the fine print it says "A repairable 1/8" diameter hole in door is required". That can only mean you drill the door just above the lock at a downward angle and into the crossbore hole. At that point you can bypass the cylinder altogether by using an ice pick type probe to retract the bolt or latch just as the cylinder would.

Another clue is that their mailer lists all the locks it will open, but they don't list any mortise locks, electronic locks, panic exit devices, or storefront locks like AdamsRite. There are similar bypass methods for all of these, but they vary considerably by type, make, model, and installation, and would require different tools and methods for each. All the locks this tool is good for are very similar in design, bored deadbolts and locksets.

This ain't brain surgery, folks. They might have some specially bent probes but this approach has been around for years. A little wood/metal putty and paint and you're good to go. Just look at a lock assembly in your hand and you can see how its done.

Again, I haven't seen this system, but in 48 years of locksmithing this has to be what it is.

The Locknut

Hello and welcome to the forum. Thank you for the explanation. I think this was actually asked and covered in another thread just a few weeks ago but I cannot seem to find it right now.

Just a heads up, you seem to have replied to a 7 year old dead thread, which is fine, but just heads up, most of those folks aren't around here any more to read the reply, but the rest of us enjoy learning, so thanks for the post.

Enjoy the forums,
Squelchtone

[kerry matlock]

Has anyone ever heard of a rescom 90 locksmith kit,and what it is used for?

Hi I have the RESCOM90 kit, it is for opening virtually any residential or commercial lock without picking or drilling. I bought the set in the mid 90's

[Squelchtone]

Has anyone ever heard of a rescom 90 locksmith kit,and what it is used for?

Hi I have the RESCOM90 kit, it is for opening virtually any residential or commercial lock without picking or drilling. I bought the set in the mid 90's

How can you say no drilling? it requires a hole to be drilled at x degrees on the guide template in order to insert one of the probe tools.

Thanks,
Squelchtone