15 Jul
2015
15 Jul
'15
8:17 p.m.
On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 8:39 PM, Ali <cctalk at fahimi.net> wrote:
> Surely any competent locksmith could turn out one
of these for less
> money, complete with the stamp...
The key is "easy" (from the right place). The stamp is a little
harder these days, since not everyone has the stamps.
Maybe on the DEC keys but trying to make a key for an
IBM lock proved impossible (i.e. make a key from the lock - not copy a key). Most lock
smith I talked to said they did not do that kind of work.
The entire point of "XX2247" is that's the code that a locksmith needs
to cut a key from a blank. They need an ACE code cutting machine.
You have to go to a "real" commercial locksmith, not a hardware store
that copies house and car keys.
I've done it. ISTR it was around $8-$10 for one key. Might be $15
now. Copying pretty much always cheaper than code cuts, but you have
to find someone that can cut ACE tubular keys at all (vending
machines, etc).
-ethan