On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 8:39 PM, Ali <cct...@fahimi.net> wrote: >> Surely any competent locksmith could turn out one of these for less >> money, complete with the stamp...
The key is "easy" (from the right place). The stamp is a little harder these days, since not everyone has the stamps. > 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. The entire point of "XX2247" is that's the code that a locksmith needs to cut a key from a blank. They need an ACE code cutting machine. You have to go to a "real" commercial locksmith, not a hardware store that copies house and car keys. I've done it. ISTR it was around $8-$10 for one key. Might be $15 now. Copying pretty much always cheaper than code cuts, but you have to find someone that can cut ACE tubular keys at all (vending machines, etc). -ethan
