Popular Australian Keyways

[Novus]

I'm looking at adding Key Cutting services. I've been told there are half a dozen keys types that will cover 80% of residential keys cut. Are the most common LW4, LF37, CB34R, YA5, LW5? Or am I missing some. Does anyone know is this likely to be the same in each state?
Thanks

[GWiens2001]

Hopefully one of our Australian members will know the answer to this.

Gordon

[blue60]

I reached out to some friends in Australia and the only thing I would add to your list is the LW4R (used for Postoffice box's)

[Novus]

Thanks Blue, I appreciate your help.

[juggle]

theres alot of Yale keyways around aswell

[juggle]

I recently discovered that a Yale yA1 key fits a some Lockwood key ways, Like the YA1 fits into a Lockwood 120n\50, I went a ordered a lishi SS002 to try out aswell.
I let you know the results, Maybe some pics..

[juggle]

Hears a Yale S keyway in a Lockwood 120n/50 padlock, hear IV picked it a heap of times.
Then there's the lishi ss002 in the keyway.
And tell ya, the lishi
don't like the spool pins in this padlock

https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipO ... laMhOw70mL

[GWiens2001]

Hears a Yale S keyway in a Lockwood 120n/50 padlock, hear IV picked it a heap of times.
Then there's the lishi ss002 in the keyway.
And tell ya, the lishi
don't like the spool pins in this padlock

https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipO ... laMhOw70mL

That link is not working.

Gordon

[juggle]

Hear ya go, try this.

https://ibb.co/5xfC15c
https://ibb.co/nrM4syW
https://ibb.co/9GgPhz3
https://ibb.co/1GPv00x

[108CAM]

The C4/LW5 keyway is by far the most common. It was originally created by Lockwood Australia for use in their products. It is still in use today, more than 50 years after it was first produced.
Can't wait to get a Lishi LW5 and decode some old lockwood padlocks so I can create new keys to replace the originals which have long since been lost.