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Originally Posted by John Mercier
To have locks mater keyed... we have to special order them.
Most want off the shelf... much less expensive.
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Owning three properties, I have each property "keyed-alike".
Schlage makes an excellent lock, and I key them myself.
With the correct key inserted, they disassemble easily, but the center needs a 1/2" o.d. "follower" as the key is withdrawn. A short section of ½" copper (or CPVC) pipe will work. Only because it's handy, I use a cartridge case of
.243 Winchester caliber. (Whitetail).
The tumblers can be removed and re-inserted to fit your selected "master key". You can "mix-and-match" loose tumblers from the other locks. One shortcut is to grind the exposed tumblers to a smooth fit, but I don't recommend this shortcut in corrosive/salty environments.
A second shortcut is to remove the shorter tumblers completely--but no more than two. Nobody would know of these modifications unless you'd told them.
Now that I've reviewed these fixes from long ago, a default to an especially-focused Grandchild might be in order!
