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by Raymond » 29 Apr 2015 21:10
I have an old Sentry safe using a cruciform type key. I only have one key and would like to rekey it and cut duplicates. I know I can order cut keys by code from Sentry but do not want to use this approach.
Does anyone know from experience which Silca blank might fit a Sentry?
Thanks
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by billdeserthills » 29 Apr 2015 21:28
Like I tell my customers," I really have to see it to say"
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by Squelchtone » 29 Apr 2015 21:35
billdeserthills wrote:Like I tell my customers," I really have to see it to say"
or if you don't know you could just not reply... 
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by kwoswalt99- » 29 Apr 2015 21:47
Hi, I also have a sentry cruciform key, so I assume it's probably the same as yours. I tried to find it in the cruciform catalogue here http://www.silca.biz/en/catalogues/124088/silca-keys-catalogues.html I couldn't find one that had the exact same dimensions, but the keyway on mine looks very similar to the yale XY4P, except that it doesn't have the cutout on the tip.
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by billdeserthills » 29 Apr 2015 21:58
Squelchtone wrote:billdeserthills wrote:Like I tell my customers," I really have to see it to say"
or if you don't know you could just not reply... 
I actually tried that a couple of times, but since I was on the phone, just they kept saying "what, hello, are You still there?"
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by GWiens2001 » 29 Apr 2015 21:58
Used a XY4P in one before, and just cut the whole blank down at the length of the cutout side.
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by Raymond » 30 Apr 2015 18:39
Thanks Gwiens2001,
Great that info was exactly what I needed. Cutting the blank down is no problem. I just had to know if the other dimensions were approximately correct.
That is why I asked for anyone specifically with 'experience' who had used one. Now I do not have to order several blanks with very little possible future use for the ones that do not fit.
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by ivebeenthere » 29 Oct 2023 16:57
Who sells the xy4p Cruciform blank? I can't seem to find it anywhere. Thanks, John
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