How to Value Your Time I’ve recently had an object lesson in time management and the value of an individual’s time. It taught me that you can spend your time in productive or unproductive ways. I learned that you can value your time in dollars or that compensation for your time need not be measured in dollars.

Take for instance the enormous amount of time it takes to produce this newsletter. Consider its caliber. And there’s the LSA web site. There’s a lot going on there behind the flickering LCD screen. How do you compensate someone for the value of, not only their time, but their time away from other interests, and production values, and talent, and diligence? What is fair remuneration for the value of these powerful information resources delivered every month?

Or, take for instance, the time required to teach a class. Did you know that for every hour of class time, as many as eight hours of preparation is made by the instructor? Not to mention the time and effort in making all the arrangements to hold the class in the first place. What would be equitable compensation for this behind the scenes drudgery?

What about the time and effort expended in maintaining an association? What’s the tab for that?

Well, if we measured in dollars we’d be in the thousands in no time. But, instead we are fortunate to have dedicated professionals in our association and our industry who accept far less in dollars than they deserve. They instead receive other forms of compensation.

For them, the quiet satisfaction of contributing to their industry picks up the shortfall. They bank on classrooms full of motivated students, an engaged readership for the newsletter, and a membership that participates at local and national levels. They take stock in the knowledge that their contributions are an investment in a strong and dynamic association where dividends are paid with every new certification, every new skill acquired, and every new member inspired to con-tribute his own time and effort in return. There’s a lesson in that to be sure. Rob Rovinsky, CPL—President

LOCKSMITH SECURITYASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN

LSA REPORTER VOLUME 20, NO. 2

EDITORS: William M. Lynk, CRL * Alvin Moebus

OCTOBER, 2006

NEW & Improved LSA Website: http://www.LsaMichigan.org

Publication Deadline: Submit items Two (2) Weeks (14 calendar days) prior to the LSA meeting date.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE—ROB ROVINSKY, CPL

President—Rob Rovinsky, CPL (248) 644-7933 Education Chairman—Robert Noble, CML (810) 385-9329 Vice President—Kevin Thompson (586) 716-1177 Membership Secretary—Alvin Moebus (313) 885-9365 Secretary—Michael Buda (313) 730-1075 Public Relations—John Hubel, CML (586) 615-3969 Treasurer-John Shamass (586) 296-2438 Librarian—Larry Williams, RL, CPP (248) 894-8294 Sargent-At-Arms—Ken Morgan, Sr. (734) 729-5372 Board of Directors: Newsletter—William M. Lynk, CRL (313) 884-9800 Maurice Horne, CML ; Larry Walker, CRL ; Robert Noble, CML ; Newsletter—Alvin Moebus (313) 885-9365 John Hubel, CML ; Larry Williams, RL, CPP Webmaster—William M. Lynk, CRL (313) 884-9800

ELECTED & APPOINTED LSA OFFICERS

From the desk of the Education Chairman: Hey Hey Hey! September got the Education Season off to an intense start with two classes: Servicing the S&G 6730 and Brian Lamb from Lockmasters brought in Safe Lock Manipulation. He and his assistant instructor Ryan were kept busy for two days of intense instruction in the fine art of Ma-nipulation. The students had the opportunity to open as many safe locks as they wanted. This was my first time manipulating a SG6730 safe lock and it was a HUGE thrill when that lock gave up and opened. The second and third locks were equally exciting. I heard quite a few “YEAHS!” over those two days from other students.. October shall continue with a hands on class jointly sponsored between LSA and JLM Whole-sale. We included a class flyer in this issue of the newsletter. Please call Bob Noble 810-385-9329 to make your reservations. Don’t forget all classes sponsored by LSA are ALOA approved for points required by the ALOA recertification requirements.

PRP coming OCTOBER 28, 2006. Get your registrations into ALOA now. Take advantage of this opportunity to test your knowledge. The LSA welcomes back Tony Galorneau for the October meeting. Tony, from Bockert & Asso-ciates, will be reviewing OSI Wireless systems. I know this will be an interesting presentation. (I like wireless, I hate running wires). Tha-tha-tha-that’s all folks: See you in class!

-Robert Noble, CML—Education Chairman

Carry multiple toolboxes. Have small ones for the little tasks such as equipment. Keep car-opening tools separate. Carry extra hand tools. Duplication in this case may save many steps.

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NEXT LSA

MEETING THURSDAY,

NOV. 12TH AT 7:30 P.M.

PRP GLOSSARY—KEEPING YOU “IN THE KNOW”

yoke-n. a component designed to secure cylinders or turn disks in both sides of a mortise lock by means of a single setscrew.

combinate-v. to set a combination in a lock, cylinder or key

EDUCATION & PRP NEWS—ROBERT NOBLE, CML

We’re On the World Wide Web! www.LsaMichigan.org

Locksmith Security Association meets at 7:30 p.m., the second Thursday

of the month (Sept. to June) in the Metro Detroit Area in

southeast Michigan: UAW Hall (in Troy)

1640 Stephenson Hwy., just north of Maple (15 Mile Rd.),

on the east side of street.

TECH TIPS—TOOLBOXES

Mr. Oliver Redmond was a shy student in the locksmith night

class of John Hubel and Tom Peloso at Cass Tech of Detroit.

Oliver was near retirement from the Budd Company when

he saw the ad about the class. At that time he had his own

business of installing and repairing wood doors. He felt that

adding this new skill would enhance his door business. Upon

retirement from the Budd Co., he now is his own boss. But

because he is a disabled veteran from the Korean War,

Oliver, in his own words said, “my legs will not allow me to

handle doors, so I just stick to being a locksmith”.

Oliver was born in Lexington, Mississippi, migrated to Illinois and worked for a railroad

company. He then moved to Detroit and found work at Budd. In 1979 he embarked on

this new career and in the early 1980’s joined L.S.A. Oliver held the post of Sergeant at

Arms for one term. Unfortunately, his wife contracted cancer and Oliver chose to drop

L.S.A. to care for her until she passed. His other immediate family member is a son.

Oliver has been back with us now for about eight years and says his is not that shy any

more.

Oliver also does a lot of community volunteer work and assists many members of his

church in time of need. So take time greet this not-so-shy and stalwart member at our

October meeting.

-by Al Moebus

PAGE 3 LSA REPORTER

Sponsors—Check out Door Safe Systems

Tech Manuals—Added: Door Handing, Single Door Spec Sheet, Door Loca-tions

Officers-See whose running LSA

Newsletters– See past newsletters and the current one

FOR SALE—New items to sell. Get them fast!

We’re On the World Wide Web! www.LsaMichigan.org

UPDATE ON THE NEWEST LSA WEBSITE ADDITIONS!

LSA MEMBER OF THE MONTH—OLIVER REDMOND

October 12 - LSA Meeting 7:30 pm; Tony Galorneau, from Bockert & Associates, re-viewing OSI Wireless.

October 14 - Electronic Lock Access Control Workshop; Mary Hester, JLM Wholesale; HI Express, Roseville, MI

October 28 - PRP Sitting; 8:00 am; Mark Blum, CML, CPS Proctor; Holiday Inn Ex-press, Roseville, MI

November 9 - LSA Meeting; 7:30 pm; Will Spaninger - ILCO, New and upgraded equip-ment

December 14 - LSA Meeting; 7:30 pm; Gene Simon Presenting LAB and Major Manufac-turing

Interchangeable Core Tools—When combinating I-Cores, two factors are of the utmost importance: Accuracy & Effi-ciency. Xperinetix, the R&D division of Ultra Security, has developed a series of IC tools that can be used by a 10-year old to pin cores with little difficulty. There are many ways to approach the same re-sult….some easy and some difficult. Are you using the best choices to com-binate to save time? A reduction in er-rors = time better spent, which = more money. A full line of unique IC tools, cores and key retainer devices are available through ICLS, an LSA Sponsor.

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“Qwik-Qwiz” Q) Which of the fol-lowing is considered by NFPA 101 as a “place of assembly”? A) a retail store B) a classroom C) a theater D) a hotel suite

[answer on next page]

WEB LINKS

IC CORNER—WILLIAM M. LYNK, CRL

CALENDAR OF LSA EVENTS—SEE WEBSITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE LIST

ALOA www.aloa.org IDN-Hardware Sales, Inc. www.idnhardware.com ClearStar Security Network www.clearstar.com LAB www.labpins.com LSA www.LsaMichigan.org

“Education, Knowledge & Cooperation—LSA”

Caesar & Marcus—LSA Mascots

PUBLIC RELATIONS—JOHN HUBEL, CML

See Additional Page for FOR SALE Items

PLACE YOUR AD HERE FOR FREE $$$

Free: LSA always has free items for members who attend the meetings!

533 Fisher Road Grosse Pointe, MI 48230

Phone: (313) 885-9365 Email:

amoebus@LsaMichigan.org

LOCKSMITH SECURITYASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN

LSA CLASSIFIED ADS—SEE LSAWEBSITE FOR UPDATES

Associate Members of LSA

JLM Wholesale, Inc.

3095 Mullins Ct. Oxford, MI 48371

www.jlmwholesale.com

(800) 522-2940 FAX: (800) 782-1160

Bockert & Associates 18 Fort Monroe Industrial Parkway

Monroeville, OH 44847

(800) 321-7550 FAX: (419) 465-4216

Manufacturer Reps for:

ABUS, ARROW, ASSA, DON JO, H.E.S., HPC, LOCKCRAFT,

CANSEC, SECURITRON, CBC, MERIT, TAKEX, MEDECO

Gene Simon Hardware Specialist

Phone: (708) 799-8783 FAX: (708) 799-4322

P.O. Box 51 Flossmoor, IL 60422

Representing: Jet Hardware Mfg. Corp. LAB Security Products

Major Manufacturing, Inc.

RITTNER/FRENCH ASSOCIATES 150 S. Elizabeth

Rochester, MI 48307

(800) 732-4773 1-800-RFA-4-SPEC FAX: (248) 651-2650

IDN-Hardware Sales, Inc. 35950 Industrial Road

P.O. Box 510624 Livonia, MI 48150

Livonia: (800) 521-0955 FAX: (800) 272-4409

http://www.idnhardware.com

Warren: (800) 468-7490 FAX: (586) 755-5145

Your Key to Security Hardware

LAB THE CHOICE OF

*Professional Locksmiths *Finest Lock Companies

www.labpins.com

700 Emmett St. Bristol, CT 06010

(800) 243-8242 FAX: (860) 583-7838

ICLS Interchangeable Core

Lock Systems

William M . Lynk, CRL IC Spe cialist /IC Author ALOA, ASIS, ILA, LSA, ClearStar Certified ALOA A.C.E. Instructor

♦ IC Products ♦ IC Tools ♦ Dist. For Xperinetix/Ultra Security

Phone: (313) 884-9800 E-mail: icls@earthlink.net

Web: http://home .earthlink.net/~icls

Answer. c Qwik-Qwiz:

Ultra Security / Xperinetix

Manufacturer of Premium Interchangeable Core Systems, Innovative

IC Service Tools and Ground-Breaking IC Products

17560 Matinal Drive San Diego, CA 92127-1240 Phone: (800) 698-7477

www.UltraSecurityUSA.com E-mail: ultrasec@san.rr.com

DISTRIBUTOR: ICLS * Phone: (313) 884-9800

Bookmark the NEW LSA Website.

www.LsaMichigan.org

9950 Freeland Avenue Detroit, MI 48227

Phone: (313) 931-7720 FAX: (313) 931-7758

Michael Wiener ————————————— Fine Quality Key Machines,

Key Blanks, Locks, Hardware

Safe Door Systems Inc. 631 Kingston Rd.

Toronto ON M4E 1R3

www.safedoorsystems.com

Toll Free: 1-866-627-7560 Telephone: 416-691-6400

Fax: 416-691-6050

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“Education, Knowledge & Cooperation—LSA”

ROGUE’S ROW—PIX FROM MEETINGS, LSA CLASSES & ALOA IC IN VEGAS

PAGE 7 VOLUME 20, NO. 2

Locksmith Security Association of Michigan presents

LSA Key Club Attendance Awards September 2005 - June 2006

100% 90-80% 70-60% STAINLESS STEEL NICKEL SILVER POLISHED BRASS Maurice Horne Lynn Brancheau Aron Boag John Hubel Jack Briggs James Fyn Al Moebus Elmer Carver Len Miller Bob Noble John McElreath Ken Morgan Larry Walker Ken Griffin Aaron Rogers Mike Wisniewsk Bill Lynk Ronald Rovinsky John Paull Kevin Smith

Oliver Redmond Bob Rovinsky Jacob Scott John Shamass Ray Sinai Mike Smolerek Kevin Thompson Jim Widden Larry Williams

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

61 members attended at least one meeting which is 57.5% of our membership.

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ITEMS FOR SALE—FROM LSA MEMBERS

Items For Sale

Offered by: Robert Noble, 810-385-9359

1 $650.00 FRAMON EXPRESS: Lever manual duplicator. Used but still a FRAMON. This excellent machine is value priced for many years of service. This quality machine is perfect for use as the duplicator in your shop without the high cost of a new quality machine. 110V ac. Framon has a 12Volt DC Motor if you prefer or run it off a power inverter in your service vehicle.

2 $75.00 Foley-Belsaw manual duplicator/code machine. This is the one that comes with the Foley-Belsaw correspondence course. This rugged little machine is de-pendable and durable. 110V ac.

3 $50.00 Curtis Manual Duplicator, This older but good machine still produces accurate keys. Complete with cover and chip guard. 110V ac.

4 $75.00 NEW IN THE BOX: BENCH TOP DRILL PRESS. Delta.

5 $40.00 NEW IN THE BOX: 4 way adjustable vice for the drill press.

6 $100.00 A set of TEN New 4443 S&G Safe Deposit box locks. All have two keys and includes one copy of number 62 guard key. We have included a hand full of replace-ment parts and a couple used locks at no additional charge. These locks dealer cost approximately $20.00 each. If you need this type of lock, don’t miss this garage sale price.

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Offered by: Bob Rovinsky, 248-514-3096

Van Shelving: Quietflex brand shelving for full size vans.. Brand new. Three 37" wide units; one with drawers and dividers, and a 14" wide unit. $350.00 for the unit with drawers; $250.00 without drawers; $150.00 for the 14" unit. $850.00 for all.

Electronic Security Hardware Wiring:Hands-On TrainingSaturday, October 14, 2006 ~ 9:00 am to 1:00 pm

This hands on class will be wiring security hardware components into typical system scenarios. Products used include magnetic locks, electric strikes, power supplies and a variety of access/egress controls.

Prerequisite:Familiarity withwiring diagrams.

CALL 810-385-9329 to register NOW!Class is limited to 16 students. Register by October 7th.

Materials needed:Digital multi-meter useful,but not required.

Cost of Class...................$50.00Time...............................4 HoursEffort...........................Hands-onValue.......Lifetime of Knowledge

The class will be held at the: Holiday Inn Express

31900 Little Mack, Roseville, MI 48066

"This class has been approved for .5 pts towards the ALOA PRP Recertification requirements"

DOOR PRIZES!

Are pleased to present:

$650.00 FRAMON EXPRESS: Lever manual duplicator. Used but still a FRAMON. This excellent ma-chine is value priced for many years of service. This quality machine is perfect for use as the duplicator in your shop without the high cost of a new quality machine. 110V ac. Framon has a 12Volt DC Motor if you prefer or run it off a power inverter in your service vehicle.

$75.00 Foley-Belsaw manual du-

plicator/code machine. This is the

one that comes with the Foley-Belsaw correspondence course. This

rugged little machine is dependable

and durable. 110V ac.

$50.00 Curtis. An older but good manual

duplicator still producing accurate keys.

Complete with cover and chip guard. 110V ac.

FOR SALE

For more information contact: Robert Noble, CML 810-385-9329