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- From: eldred@rrunner.jpl.nasa.gov (Dan Eldred)
- Subject: Re: Rekeying locks
- Message-ID: <1992Aug20.171149.26686@csi.jpl.nasa.gov>
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- Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- References: <1992Aug19.213147.36653@watson.ibm.com>
- Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 17:11:49 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug19.213147.36653@watson.ibm.com> margoli@watson.ibm.com writes:
- >In <Bt90Lw.EwD@news.cso.uiuc.edu> tmkk@uiuc.edu (Khan) writes:
- >>
- >> In article <1992Aug18.162602.3058@csi.jpl.nasa.gov> eldred@rrunner.jpl.nasa.gov
- >> >
- >> >You can buy a lock rekeying kit for a number of popular brands (I have one
- >> >for Kwikset) for about $10, which includes enough pins for doing several
- >> >locks (depending on the new key you use) and instructions and a special
- >> >tool for getting the lock apart.
- >>
- >> Question: Suppose I buy one of these kits and rekey my lock. I now have
- >> a lock which my old key no longer fits, and thus I cannot use. How do I
- >> get a key cut to fit this new lock without the assistance of a
- >> locksmith?
- >
- >One way is to key them to a key you already have. Another is to cut a key
- >by hand. A third is to have a key machine and a depth key set, or a key
- >machine that lets you cut a key "by the numbers", and create a new original.
- >
- >Larry Margolis, MARGOLI@YKTVMV (Bitnet), margoli@watson.IBM.com (Internet)
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- The rekey kit comes with 2 keys.
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- - Dan
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