Visually Decoding a BiLock
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magician59 wrote:While rekeying a large apartment complex in Cincinnati, I was approached by a maintenance man, who said they had lost the keys for a storage shed. The lock was a master #19, new, with the code still inked on the bottom.
This was long before lap top computers or notebooks, and code software; I had to call the shop to look up the code. (We didn't have cell phones yet, either!)
I grabbed the appropriate key blank out of my van and clampped it in a small vise grip plier; I also grabbed my pippin file.
In less than a minute I had a key, hand-filed; without the aid of any guide or key gauge--just by sight (and the experience of producing thousands of keys in that manner).
The maintenance man was stunned. I told him it was a good idea to erase the code after recording it, so others couldn't use it to make unauthorized keys.
Just a little brag (thanks--I needed that!)
Nickinator wrote:
So even letting people see your keys puts you at risk even with a BiLock, scary stuff. Anyone have a BiLock they know the bitings of that could post a photo and we can all have a go at visually decoding it?
barbarian wrote:Here you go.
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