Can a lock be retooled to an existing key?

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Phoenix86

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Originally posted by: Insomniator
28 dollars per lock is expensive?

If I were a locksmith 40 bucks would be like the minimum job... unless I am vastly underestimating how much business the average locksmith gets.

It's a 5 minute job.
 

SearchMaster

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Originally posted by: Phoenix86
Originally posted by: Insomniator
28 dollars per lock is expensive?

If I were a locksmith 40 bucks would be like the minimum job... unless I am vastly underestimating how much business the average locksmith gets.

It's a 5 minute job.

Yep, I used to do it while working at Ace Hardware. It was a free service if you bought the locks from us (as mentioned before, make them all work from the same key), about $8 or $10 otherwise IIRC.