30 Nov
2018
30 Nov
'18
7:23 p.m.
Or, if you prefer, I can dig through some old posts on
this list, and tell
you the depths of the cuts for XX2247. It has been widely discussed a few
years back.
On Mon, 25 Apr 2011, Ethan Dicks wrote:
1 - 0.0155"
2 - 0.0310"
3 - 0.0465"
4 - 0.0620"
5 - 0.0775"
6 - 0.093"
7 - 0.1085"
8 - 0.1240"
Meaning that the XX2247 key would have depths (in the order you
describe) of 5-1-7-3-7-5-7
Given the "5-1-7-3-7-5-7", a locksmith with a tubular "code cutter"
can
make a key. Most tubular key machines can be used to "code-cut"
But, YES, a prior owner might have removed the lock at some point, and
deliberately rekeyed it to different cuts than it came from DEC with.
Not likely, but possible, particularly in some college CS departments,
where lots of students have XX2247 keys.