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Does anyone have pictures of ALL of the Best Keyways??

Having read the FAQ's you are still unfulfilled and seek more enlightenment, so post your general lock picking questions here.
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Does anyone have pictures of ALL of the Best Keyways??

Postby rdoe » 21 Aug 2006 21:56

I have seen the normal keyways but the core that I have recently purchased does not appear to take any of these keys. From all the reading I have done here I have concluded that it must be one of the W family keys. Does anyone have a chart with the keyways for the W keys? Or if that is not possible can anyone identify the lock in this previous post.

http://www.lockpicking101.com/viewtopic.php?t=14743
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Postby Gordon Airporte » 21 Aug 2006 22:21

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Postby rdoe » 21 Aug 2006 22:28

I have seen that before and the cylinder I have appears to be the REVERSE of a J. So I am hoping maybe its a restricted W keyway and that is why I was looking for additional keyway pictures.
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Postby Omikron » 21 Aug 2006 23:01

Any locksmiths or security professionals with access to ClearStar also have access to a list of all available IC profiles. This list will not be reposted because of copyright issues.
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Postby rdoe » 21 Aug 2006 23:12

Omikron:

So basically I am outta luck and will not be able to buy a keyblank for this lock?
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Postby Omikron » 21 Aug 2006 23:14

rdoe wrote:Omikron:

So basically I am outta luck and will not be able to buy a keyblank for this lock?


If it is a restricted keyway, then yes.
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Postby Krypos » 21 Aug 2006 23:19

i dont follow the previous posts, but i have a list and pictures of a crapload of keyways and their key ID's so ill have a look at that for yeh.
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Postby Krypos » 21 Aug 2006 23:22

well, i didnt find anything. was i looking for BEST keyways?
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Postby rdoe » 21 Aug 2006 23:26

Krypos: Yes to the best of my knowledge it is a Best lock (that was what it said on the lock). I am figuring its a restricted keyway as I have not been able to find anything that looks like this keyway since it seems to be reversed.. as in the large protrusion is going in the opposite way of the normal keyways.

Well I guess you cant win them all, at least I have a paper weight :)
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Postby bpc293 » 21 Aug 2006 23:41

send the company a picture. they will tell you. i think this is it.

http://www.bestaccess.com/index.asp
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Postby unlisted » 22 Aug 2006 3:30

try looking at an ILCO keychart.. that may help..

or not.. :?
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Postby Shrub » 22 Aug 2006 10:17

Just to make sure, when you look in a key book the picture of the keyway is the keyway of the lock and not the key,
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Postby bpc293 » 22 Aug 2006 10:47

thanks for that info i always thought it was the tip of the key.
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Postby Bud Wiser » 22 Aug 2006 12:43

Omikron wrote:Any locksmiths or security professionals with access to ClearStar also have access to a list of all available IC profiles. This list will not be reposted because of copyright issues.


Seems easy enough to gain access, even offers a free trial,
http://www.clearstar.com/obtain/index.htm

Of course you do need to submit some proof you are a locksmith or security specialist.

I'm gonna try the free trial, thx for the tip.
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Postby Omikron » 22 Aug 2006 13:45

Bud Wiser wrote:
Omikron wrote:Any locksmiths or security professionals with access to ClearStar also have access to a list of all available IC profiles. This list will not be reposted because of copyright issues.


Seems easy enough to gain access, even offers a free trial,
http://www.clearstar.com/obtain/index.htm

Of course you do need to submit some proof you are a locksmith or security specialist.

I'm gonna try the free trial, thx for the tip.


I wasn't saying that it wasn't easy, I was just saying that ClearStar is strictly for trading locksmiths, and that they go to reasonable lengths to ensure that. If you're a trading locksmith, then its a great resource.
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