“A2” is a BEST key-system that utilizes 10 different key cut depths...0-9. “7” means that the cores will have 7 barrels (holes) & the keys will have 7 cuts (notches). “TB” is the keyway (keyhole) “name”. BEST has produced dozens of keyways over the years. “Side” refers to the location where the “Coremark” will be stamped. “Face” is another option.
Shown in the chart below are the single CORMAX™ keyways and their multi-milling (sectional) options. CORMAX™ offers 32 unique keyways, 128 level options, and continues to grow and evolve. BEST Premium Cores and Keys Specifications CORMAX™ Keyway Examples General BHMA Standard BEST - SFIC Product Specifications A156.5, Grade 1 Utility ...
Standard Core - BEST
BEST Standard key systems are durable and offer a wider range of options, providing the precise, carefully managed masterkey applications that make BEST one of the industry leaders for masterkeying.
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Key and Core - BEST
With tight tolerances and top-quality materials, our keys and cores set the standard for security and functionality. BEST made the first small format interchangeable core in 1921, setting an industry standard that has been maintained for nearly a century.
CORMAX™ Keyway Examples Shown in the chart below are the single CORMAX™ keyways and their multi-milling (sectional) options. CORMAX™ offers 32 unique keyways, 128 level options, and continues to grow and evolve. For more information on the CORMAX™ offering please contact customer service at 1-855-365-2407. Keyway Family Example X14 Quad ...
What is A Keyway – Lock Keyway Types, Designs & Schlage vs …
Jan 25, 2021 · Check out the lock keyway types (Best, Schlage, etc.) and designs, the difference between Schlage and Kwikset, as well as what is a keyway.
Consumer "Do it Yourself" Guide to Identifying your Keys!
Jun 26, 2014 · Below is a chart where you can compare your key. There are many, many more keys, shapes and keyways and this illustration displays some of the more popular manufactures. Most lock manufacturers use a distinctive bow design to identify their keys. First try to locate one that matches yours.
Interested in Best Keyways. Does anyone have a full graph of them?
Feb 26, 2021 · Some of the lesser seen ones are real but only offered for direct sale to very large system owners. There are also a bunch of other Peaks keyways as well as of course the Cormax stuff, and then there are also some completely end user specific ones that are often the result of multi-milling a blank with two unrelated tools but even then not always.
Best SFIC Keyway Pictures - Lock Picking 101
Jul 15, 2014 · Thought it might be interesting to have a thread with pictures of the different Best SFIC keyways. Most of us have seen the key chart, but thought we could have actual pictures of the keyways. Went through my collection and grabbed what was immediately present, and added a few pictures from locks in the wild.
Using this resource you can clearly see the keyway sections and get a better visual appreciation of why or how certain brand keyways will fit into other sections or keyway profiles. Let's take a look at the Arrow 1179 keyway, and then compare it to the Kwikset 1176.