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American locks with removable cylinders?

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American locks with removable cylinders?

Postby Gordon Airporte » 28 Feb 2007 0:14

I want to get an American padlock purely for picking, but they have 1000 different models and none of the sites I've been to is clear about which ones are rekeyable. The product search function on their corporate page is completely hopeless.
So, bluntly: what the cheapest American with five or six pins and a removable core? (But not a proper IC format.) One of their under-$20 locks must fit the bill.
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Postby Gordon Airporte » 28 Feb 2007 0:34

Oops, spoke too soon.
The A1305 model is an aluminum, rekeyable 5-pin which I got for ~$12 with free shipping from http://www.jmlock.com/
I'm plugging them because their site clearly listed all relevant properties of the locks, and I really like free shipping :-).
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Postby keysman » 28 Feb 2007 2:37

>>The A1305 model is an aluminum, rekeyable 5-pin which I got for <<

Check the cylinder , I have gotten a bunch of those that were actually six pin .. keyed 5 pin
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Postby Isakill » 28 Feb 2007 9:27

Actually from what I understand almost all the cylinders in those locks are drilled for 6 pins, but, are pinned for 5. Cuts cost that way i'm sure to just go ahead and drill for 6 instead of 2 lines drilling 5 and 6 pin cylinders.

Just my 2 cents
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Postby n2oah » 28 Feb 2007 17:34

The 1105 is rekeyable.
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Postby Gordon Airporte » 28 Feb 2007 22:41

Oh, it would be great if I could add a 6th stack, even if I have to use non-serrated pins. I'm trying to work up to picking this keyless American 2000 I've had laying around. Talk about a paperweight :-P.
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Postby Gravity36 » 7 Mar 2007 1:21

If you go to http://www.americanlocks.com/search_cat.htm and search through that site though it is easier to just call these people they can help you find the right cylinder for your lock that you can install. Note, this vendor is a distributor not the actually American Lock company's website. I have also heard that some 5 pin cylinders that are sold already have a 6th pin slot already drilled so all you have to do is put a spring and set of pins in.
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Postby Gravity36 » 7 Mar 2007 20:02

I just went and checked with an american lock I have and all 5 pin cylinders do have a 6th pin hole already drilled.
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Postby Gordon Airporte » 7 Mar 2007 22:01

Mine has room for an extra stack too, and I managed to find a spring and pins that fit it (not security pins.) Maybe it's just the pins I used, but having the extra stack in doesn't make the lock any harder to pick.
Oh well. Maybe I'll find a way to cut grooves in my pins.
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