Timeline for How to get a new tumbler pattern to re-key existing locks?
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| S Aug 6 at 16:00 | history | suggested | n8henrie | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 31, 2014 at 15:44 | history | edited | Tim B | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 31, 2014 at 15:43 | comment | added | Tim B | A key can be cut by numbers. A specific length (top) pin in the cylinder corresponds to a specific depth cut on the key. So you must have a new key cut to this new pattern. And the new key can either come as part of a rekey kit, or can be cut based on the new pins in the cylinder. | |
| Jan 31, 2014 at 15:30 | comment | added | ThePopMachine | @TimB: I don't see how this explains how you get a key to match the new pattern. You need to extend or clarify the answer. | |
| Jan 31, 2014 at 15:17 | vote | accept | Raystafarian | ||
| Jan 31, 2014 at 15:17 | comment | added | Raystafarian | Ah, so a re-keying kit will come with a new "master" pattern? That's what I was missing, I think. | |
| Jan 31, 2014 at 14:53 | history | answered | Tim B | CC BY-SA 3.0 |