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cloning a kwikset or schlage?

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cloning a kwikset or schlage?

Postby New York Novice » 31 Jul 2004 22:53

I have a few cheap cylinders that I would like to re-key and continue practicing my picking skills, Is there an easy way to tell if they are Kwikset or Schlage clones? Also I have a Kwikset key depth guage do I need different ones for different lock makers or are key depths universal.

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Postby CaptHook » 31 Jul 2004 23:00

Until you learn them by sight, try a key from each company in the cylinders and see if they fit. Generally speaking, the kwikset plug face shows that it is a rough casting (then you can memorize the keyway itself :P ). The schlage plug is machined smooth.
As for the depth gauge, you will need one for each manufacturer, they use different pins/depths.
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