The Crippler Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Hello, i have a new route and one of the keys I have is a tubular key with the word “OAK” on it. I only have one key and it is starting to degrade and crack. It fits into a star shaped tubular lock. Does anybody have these? Is there a source for these? I can’t seem to find anything listed on the secondary markets. There are 40 to 50 machines with this key and I would hate to have to drill all of those when this key eventually breaks. Thanks much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orsd Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 37 minutes ago, The Crippler said: Hello, i have a new route and one of the keys I have is a tubular key with the word “OAK” on it. I only have one key and it is starting to degrade and crack. It fits into a star shaped tubular lock. Does anybody have these? Is there a source for these? I can’t seem to find anything listed on the secondary markets. There are 40 to 50 machines with this key and I would hate to have to drill all of those when this key eventually breaks. Thanks much! See if a locksmith can duplicate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSVEND Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 While your still able to unlock the machines with that key, I would get some camlocks made up with your own key code and re-key all the machines. http://www.camlock.com/EN-US/bulk-vending-locks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhfisher Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Post a picture of lock and key - It would help identify who made it or a substitute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumball guy Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 15 hours ago, The Crippler said: Hello, i have a new route and one of the keys I have is a tubular key with the word “OAK” on it. I only have one key and it is starting to degrade and crack. It fits into a star shaped tubular lock. Does anybody have these? Is there a source for these? I can’t seem to find anything listed on the secondary markets. There are 40 to 50 machines with this key and I would hate to have to drill all of those when this key eventually breaks. Thanks much! I bought a route a few years ago that had alot of those locks. I ran into the same problem.....1 key that was deteriorating. I called Oak and they told me those were very old lock sets that were made exclusively through Fort Lock Company. It was a proprietary situation where you could only order the keys/locks through Oak at the time they were being used. Oak no longer carried them and Fort Lock was bought out so no luck there. I was unable to find a locksmith with those blanks and as you know they are almost non existent online. Hopefully you'll have better luck than I did but ultimately I ended up replacing the locks before the key failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crippler Posted September 5, 2018 Author Share Posted September 5, 2018 Gumball Guy, Thanks for the reply, as this was my fear that it was a one off. I appreciate the history and now know that the drill will eventually come out as the key is almost to the point of breaking. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orsd Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 1 hour ago, The Crippler said: Gumball Guy, Thanks for the reply, as this was my fear that it was a one off. I appreciate the history and now know that the drill will eventually come out as the key is almost to the point of breaking. Oh well. If you know the key is gonna break, get new locks now and swap them out, so you don’t have to drill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crippler Posted September 5, 2018 Author Share Posted September 5, 2018 Thanks, since there are 40-50 machines to open I expect I will be doing some drilling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orsd Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 33 minutes ago, The Crippler said: Thanks, since there are 40-50 machines to open I expect I will be doing some drilling Did you already break the key? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crippler Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 The key lasted only 6 machines before it cracked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orsd Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Did you see if a locksmith can make it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crippler Posted September 18, 2018 Author Share Posted September 18, 2018 Yep, because of the pattern it is not a cut key, it is cast that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titandist Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Do you have a picture and key number? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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