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
