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Is it hard to make a key for a coin door
« on: September 01, 2005, 09:53:33 pm »
I see a lot of coin doors being sold on ebay...but most of them are missing keys.  I wanted to pick one of them up but was wondering how hard it was (and expensive) to make a key for one of those locks. 
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Re: Is it hard to make a key for a coin door
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2005, 10:01:36 pm »
GET A NEW LOCK!!! Locks from happ start at about $2
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Re: Is it hard to make a key for a coin door
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2005, 01:00:45 am »
It is very much hard to get a key for the lock you don't know. Yes, change the full lock with key on the door is the best way.
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Re: Is it hard to make a key for a coin door
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2005, 03:50:23 am »
Quote from: qbert247 on September 01, 2005, 10:01:36 pm
GET A NEW LOCK!!! Locks from happ start at about $2

At the risk of sounding like a noob...how trivial is it to change out a lock?  Also, I don't see any locks listed on Happs site...do I have to special order them?
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Re: Is it hard to make a key for a coin door
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2005, 04:38:25 am »
Swapping out a lock is no big deal.  A pair of pliers and a wrench should do it. (the wrench actually might be overkill)  Now if you had to drill out a lock, from the horror stories ive been told, thats not fun.  I don't know about ordering from happs, ive never done it before.  But look around here for part venders.  Iam sure someone will happily hook you up for a decent price.

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Re: Is it hard to make a key for a coin door
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2005, 05:18:54 am »
Peale has some very nice locks...  :)  Paired sets with matching keys.  I have two on my Mortal Kombat.
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Re: Is it hard to make a key for a coin door
« Reply #6 on: September 02, 2005, 06:11:20 am »
Changing a lock takes about 90 seconds, half of which is taking the new lock out of the package.

Drilling a lock takes about 5 minutes, half of which is cleaning up the metal shavings afterwards.

You don't have to order them from happ's, they take standard cabinet locks available at any hardware store.
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Re: Is it hard to make a key for a coin door
« Reply #7 on: September 02, 2005, 10:11:27 am »
Quote from: HarumaN on September 02, 2005, 05:18:54 am
Peale has some very nice locks...  :)  Paired sets with matching keys.  I have two on my Mortal Kombat.

My cabs all have Peales locks on them. High quality, good prices, quick shipping.

This has been a paid announcement. ;)

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Re: Is it hard to make a key for a coin door
« Reply #8 on: September 02, 2005, 12:38:59 pm »
Just hit your local Walmart for "cam locks"
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Re: Is it hard to make a key for a coin door
« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2005, 01:34:37 pm »
Thanks for the info guys!  :)
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Re: Is it hard to make a key for a coin door
« Reply #10 on: September 02, 2005, 06:21:49 pm »
Quote from: paigeoliver on September 02, 2005, 06:11:20 am


Drilling a lock takes about 5 minutes, half of which is cleaning up the metal shavings afterwards.



Ive heard of one horror story from a local operator that he had to call in for help and i took about 2 hours in the end.  Two guys takeing two hours, and it didn't help that they couldn't hold the drill strait!  On the other hand, guy's such a slacker, how he keeps the manager possition is beyond me.

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Re: Is it hard to make a key for a coin door
« Reply #11 on: September 02, 2005, 09:02:09 pm »
Quote from: Stingray on September 02, 2005, 10:11:27 am

This has been a paid announcement. ;)



* Peale  gets a confused look on his face, and checks his books

Nope, not paid at all.  A 100% satisfied customer!
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