On Mon, Apr 7, 2025 at 6:27 AM Van Snyder via cctalk
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 2025-04-07 at 04:23 +0100, Tony Duell via cctalk wrote:
> > use a
> > blank to lift the pins so I can 'shim' it from the rear. Push out the
> > plug with the follower, remove and measure the lower pins, then cut a
> > key.
>
> If you have a key that fits but doesn't turn, putting in new pins for
> that match that key is easier than measuring old ones and making a new
> key.

True.

However the key/blank is a rather odd shape and I have nothing that
will fit in the keyway of the lock.

IF P3800 machines were generally 'keyed alike' then I'd want to keep
the original pins to maintain that feature.

-tony

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