I am a "locksmith" but I don't mess with keys. My knowledge here isn't as deep as those who do.
Many companies that make devices with locks make them in a finite variety. Kkina mentioned finding them on E-bay. Perhaps they are all the same. Maybe there are 20 of them. I don't know. If you could find somebody that works on vending machines you may find that they have a set that includes all of the variations.
Originally posted by a1abdj: I am a "locksmith" but I don't mess with keys. My knowledge here isn't as deep as those who do.
Many companies that make devices with locks make them in a finite variety. Kkina mentioned finding them on E-bay. Perhaps they are all the same. Maybe there are 20 of them. I don't know. If you could find somebody that works on vending machines you may find that they have a set that includes all of the variations.
This. A gumball machine might only have 10 different key codes.....a good locksmith would either have the variations, or could start cutting a key and work his way down the variations and cut a key that will work in it without drilling it. Heck you might be able to stick a flat screw driver the size of the opening in it and turn it. Locks weren't very complex back in those days.
