Steve, I thought about how what I did reduced the security of the lock. I considered that I barely took any material off of those 2, and the other 5 wafers still in original dimensions. That makes sense as to why it works one way and not the other. Nothing like info from a pro... One thing that makes this list great. All my keys work the same way in that lock, they were probably all made from the same bad key. Where can I get a new key made from the # code on the cylinder? Thanks, Edward At 06:42 PM 3/20/2011, Steve Sandlin wrote: >The reason the key works one way but not the other is a miscut >key. That's also the reason you reduced the security of the lock by >filing the wafers (Which are brass). A correctly cut key back to >new specs is what is needed to solve the problem. Copying it will >just result in an indcorrectly cut key on new metal. >Steve Sandlin >Steve's Lock Shoppe |
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