New (?) User-rekeyable locks

[HeadHunterCEO]

ultramax knockoff

[ndgreen]

Headhunter,

From what a quick Google has revealed, is it not the case that the Ultramax requires the removal of the plu to re-key, whereas this particular lock does not?

I am curious as to the response from you professional lockies (I just use my skills for work), as I am guessing that a large part of your income is the 'like-keying' of locks. If people can do their own, with a fair degree of security, it may be bad for business!?

N.

[HeadHunterCEO]

unless there is some instructions missing it looks like you can swap out the plugs?

anyone else thinking this?

on say the kw 880 there is the core key that you pull the plug right out of the face of the lock

then you can rekey the core and reinsert it.

no dissasemble of the actual lock required .

or you can just buy another core and reinsert it.

[ndgreen]

Hi Headhunter (& others!),

You don;t actually swap out the core. I used in the day I took the photos, and the core remains the same, it's just the pin settings that are changed.

N.

[HeadHunterCEO]

Hi Headhunter (& others!),

You don;t actually swap out the core. I used in the day I took the photos, and the core remains the same, it's just the pin settings that are changed.

N.

well hell man dissect it and show us how the guts work

[Shrub]

I saw a simular thing at a recent show, it was from the philipeens (sorry for my poor spelling) and the keys had a coloured stripe around them, you used one set of keys and then if they went missing you put a differant key in turned it (i cant remember if you then pull it out or turn it back) you then insert a differant key and then that one worked instead of the original one, i am not sure whether it was a once change lock or whether you could change to a differant key each time or not but i was quite impressed and got a leaflet, when im back at the shop i will have a look for it and get back with a name and web address for it.

[mupet]

They are a wafer lock with a split wafer design and by turning the key to the neutral position and removing the gold key it unlocks the split wafer to allow the combination to be changed when the new key is inserted and turned back.

[webidiot2]

Actually the lock is Italian, not Australian. Their website can be found here the patent can be found here.

[skold]

Hey People,

Here are the images of the new lock I was talking about.

[url]http://www.imageshack.us][img]http://img85.echo.cx/img85/7528/dsc19576cn.jpg[/url]

[url]http://www.imageshack.us][img]http://img44.echo.cx/img44/2489/dsc19581rq.jpg[/url]

[url]http://www.imageshack.us][img]http://img240.echo.cx/img240/2743/dsc19592yo.jpg[/url]

[url]http://www.imageshack.us][img]http://img91.echo.cx/img91/39/dsc19602zk.jpg[/url]

The locks are Australian made (Queensland - Chrispy's neck of the woods!) by a company called RIELDA (model is called Gold Key).

The gold coloured key is the change key.

They also make oval cylinders, spherical locks, "high security' padlocks, double sided locks etc.

Any idea how they work?

N.

I was going to buy one of their padlocks, the package came with no key and said "see service desk for keys".

[webidiot2]

Sorry for the double post but here is a diagram also http://home.comcast.net/~webidiot2k4/rielda.jpg

[skold]

ok, i should of bought the lock..

[skold]

nd- did you have to purchase the key kit seperately, if so -

How much?

I'm off to bunnings to get me one soon.

[devnill]

Sorry for the double post but here is a diagram also http://home.comcast.net/~webidiot2k4/rielda.jpg

now i need one of db's smilies of a head blowing up...looks like a pretty cool design though

[ndgreen]

Skold,

No, the key came with the lock, but I can't remember how much it was.

Cheers,

N.