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Subject:Re: hatch lock cylinder
From:Edward Maglott
Date:Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:37:38 -0400

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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