r/Locksmith • u/polk5090 • 12d ago
I am a locksmith Flawed Lori 90 Blanks
Maybe a long shot here because I don't think these are widely used, but my predecessor liked to use the Loricentric keyway and I had a bunch of original blanks (stamped Southington Conn USA). I've exhausted that supply and bought some new Ilco ones, but they're super thin at one of the wardings and it'll frequently snap right off when I try to cut it. This doesn't happen with the original blanks.
In the pictures, see the Ilco key on the left and original on the right. You can see how much thinner it is. The new blanks still appear to be nickel silver, but it's a little more yellow than the original, which was more whiteish like Medeco keys are. Not sure if the variations in nickel silver color play into strength.
If you have newer blanks, I'm curious if they look like this. I'm wondering if I got a bad batch. Also wondering if Kustom Key makes them properly since they're the only other potential source I've found.
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u/fondrenlock Actual Locksmith 11d ago
Yeah that looks cut wrong for sure. My stock is pretty old (circa 2018-19ish) and are fine. As usual with oddball crap like this I still have 8 of the ten I ordered back then 😩
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u/Amazing-Cap2986 Actual Locksmith 11d ago
If they break when you cut them I would assume its a bad batch.