DIY home security systems have become a popular ... monitoring often impose multiyear contracts, which usually lock in monthly fees and subsidize the cost of the system hardware.

and we presume that this is the beginning of a beautiful new lock- and safe-picking hobby.

If you have a metal lathe just looking for some work, why not make your own lock nuts? That’s what [my mechanics insight] did when faced with a peculiar lock nut that needed replacing in a car.