16 Jul
2015
16 Jul
'15
1:14 a.m.
It should be possible to duplicate a flat key on something like the Roland Modela 3-d
milling machine. It might take a day to scan and a day to mill but it should be
possible...
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From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Chuck
Guzis
Sent: 16 July 2015 02:04
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Subject: Re: Time to dig out some of my DEC XX2247 keys
On 07/15/2015 05:39 PM, Ali wrote:
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.
Sure, and there are locks for which blanks are not available. I ran into that
with a bit of Mitsubishi gear--I had a loaned key and went around town trying
to get a duplicate for myself. Initially, the reaction was "sure, no problem"
and then the oddball key dimensions sunk in. I ended up removing the lock--
it was simply easiest.
But it sounds as if these XX2247 keys aren't particularly rare, nor are they
beyond the possibility of duplication.
--Chuck