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Where can I get 2A Best pins exact length measuments?

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Where can I get 2A Best pins exact length measuments?

Postby pacoman » 8 Dec 2007 19:06

I looked everywhere online and cannot find a template or chart. I have three IC core kits that the previous locksmith mixed up into one. All different brands. Please help!
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Re: Where can I get 2A Best pins exact length measuments?

Postby lostlink » 8 Dec 2007 20:10

pacoman wrote:I looked everywhere online and cannot find a template or chart. I have three IC core kits that the previous locksmith mixed up into one. All different brands. Please help!


Here be a picture..........................

http://www.lab-lockpins.com/images/kit_ ... ge_750.jpg
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Re: Where can I get 2A Best pins exact length measuments?

Postby lostlink » 8 Dec 2007 20:13

pacoman wrote:I looked everywhere online and cannot find a template or chart. I have three IC core kits that the previous locksmith mixed up into one. All different brands. Please help!


You could try to Google A2 NOT 2A.......O.K.
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Re: Where can I get 2A Best pins exact length measuments?

Postby pacoman » 8 Dec 2007 20:47

pacoman wrote:I looked everywhere online and cannot find a template or chart. I have three IC core kits that the previous locksmith mixed up into one. All different brands. Please help!


Thank you lostlink I took your advise and found a spec service manual for small pin IC Schlage fully campatible with Best.
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Postby Raymond » 9 Dec 2007 2:21

Here is a small chart I made up to keep handy as a reference.

BEST A2 Pins
Bottom Top Pins Control Bottom
Pins 2 0.025 Cut Stack Total
3 0.038
0 0.110 4 0.050 9 347
1 0.123 5 0.063 8 335
2 0.135 6 0.075 7 322
3 0.148 7 0.088 6 310
4 0.160 8 0.100 5 297
5 0.173 9 0.113 4 283
6 0.185 10 0.125 3 270
7 0.198 11 0.138 2 257
8 0.210 12 0.150 1 245
9 0.223 13 0.163 0 233
14 0.175
15 0.188
16 0.200
17 0.213
18 0.225
19 0.238
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Re: Where can I get 2A Best pins exact length measuments?

Postby WOT » 11 Dec 2007 11:01

pacoman wrote:I looked everywhere online and cannot find a template or chart. I have three IC core kits that the previous locksmith mixed up into one. All different brands. Please help!


This post is assuming Best A2 system.

With a calculator/excel. If you're old school, with a pen and long division/multiplication.

The A pins are all, except bottom pins.

For all but bottom pins, the height of pins in mils is the pin number x 12.5
For bottom pins, it's 110 + (pin # x 12.5)

10A = 125mils = 0.125"
5B =110+62.5 =0.1725"
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Re: Where can I get 2A Best pins exact length measuments?

Postby WOT » 11 Dec 2007 11:13

And for the technician type...

Image
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