"InstaKey" cylinder info?

[Peter Martin]

I saw this brand on a cylinder--aluminum door mortise lock. I never heard of InstaKey before--does anyone know who makes it?

[Chucklz]

http://www.instakey.com/

[Chucklz]

Now, the analysis.
They appear to offer three options, regular cylinder, SFIC, and Medeco. I can't even express my amazement at the SFIC option. Seems like a no brainer to me, just use the control key to change the core, why even bother with this system. Medeco, well this sound interesting. Regular cylinder... if quick rekeys are an issue.. why not have an IC lock.

Picking... It appears that not too much force is needed to shear one of the "special" pins in this lock. Seems rife for vandalism for me, and a pain to pick. A novice could possibly screw up a lock if too much tension were used. Security? Well if your only changing one pin at a time, how much security do you really have? Fire one employee with a clue... and well, they can get back in rather quickly.

[ballek]

So what you're saying Chucklz is that the Instakey lock only has one pin in the cylinder? I am rather new tho this but if that is true why even make a lock like that if someone can turn it with a screwdriver and shear the pin in the lock. Are they just betting that someone doesn't know or are they that cheap, or am I not understanding.

[Chucklz]

Some of the top pins appear to be shearable. You couldn't just screwdriver open one of these locks, but these could be vandalized rather easily. My main thought was on the SFIC locks. Why the h--- would you have this AND have SFICs?