On Nov 21, 6:48*pm, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:
You're right, that is uncommon small town service.
Now, may I offer some advice on your padlock situation? Master, and American
both make some very good padlocks that will handle outdoor weather
reasonably well. And have keys which can be copied. If unauthorized
duplicates are a concern, some padlocks have removable cylinders. And at
least one company makes cylinders with an odd keyway, not found on key
racks. And sold only to locksmiths. I can get one particular keyway called
"JS" at fairly close to regular cylinder prices. And all the keyblanks I
want.
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"DerbyDad03" wrote in message
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Customer Service is alive and well - in some places.
A youth sports organization that I am a part of bought a shed to store
some equipment. One of the board members bought a lock with 2 keys,
with the plan to have a dozen more keys made later on. When I asked
her for my key, she said she can't find a store that carries the
correct blanks. She tried the borgs and one local hardware store.
I told her I know of a lock shop that will either have the blanks, or
worse case, will sell us a new lock for which they can supply a dozen
keys.
Taking over the "project", I took the key to the lock shop and
explained the situation. Here's how he handled it:
He found 3 blanks that were really close. 1 is a bit shorter than the
original, 2 are a bit longer. He cut keys out of all 3 blanks, handed
them to me (along with the original) and told me go see if any of them
work. If any of them do, he'll make the rest, it not, we'll chose a
new lock.
Can you imagine one of the borgs letting a customer walk out with 3
keys to test, all on the verbal promise that he'll come back if they
do? I think not.
(And please don't suggest a combination lock - that ship has sailed.)
Thanks for the advice. As it turns out, all 3 of the keys work just
fine. The shortest one seems to be the smoothest, but that might just
be a specific key thing and not due to the length. In any case, even
if I get a mix set, I know he'll have enough blanks for the dozen or
so I need.
The lock that was chosen is supposed to be weatherproof and has a
shrouded shank so you can't get a bolt cutter on it.
It's similiar to this:
http://www.wesecure.com/Merchant2/gr...us-padlock.jpg
Trust me, if I have to open the shed in the winter, I'll be sure to
bring my propane torch with me.