TWENTY YEARS AGO
Tools were the main topic in the December, 1995 Locksmith Ledger. Gale Johnson described various tools for servicing ignition locks. Tom Gillespie explained the lineup of vehicle opening tools by Pro-Lok. Hugh Curry tested the A-1 Service Station system for servicing Medeco locks. Jerry Levine serviced the locks on a Suzuki Sidekick. Sentry Group showed their line of personal, portable security products. The unique Maxis Security Lock High Security key system was discussed. Where are they now? Dave Davis devised ways of troubleshooting safe lock malfunctions. T.C. Mickley reported on the wide range of utility lock products from Olympus Lock. Charles Cole showed the proper way to reassemble an AMSEC Start lift-out door. Sally Fradkin interviewed some Florida locksmiths concerning a locksmith licensing ordinance in Dade County, Florida. Jerry Levine showed how to decode wafer locks by using an R.Q. Associates otoscope. Mark Moneta provided ideas for a successful marketing strategy. Gale Johnson suggested the use of authorization forms on each job. Hugh Curry serviced a Palmer Security Products Pistol Pal gun locker. Jerry Levine installed an AMSEC WS1514 wall safe. Louis George reported on several different auxiliary push button locks. Milt Wolferseder serviced an old Herring-Hall-Marvin safe lock.
TEN YEARS AGO
Tom Gillespie recommended things to consider before purchasing a new key machine. Jerry Levine tested a Rytan RY2000 which punches out key cuts. Gale Johnson checked the Jet Keys line of key machines. Jerry Levine showed how to service profile cylinders. Rod Oden devised ways to determine what a specific master key system bitting array is and then to expand the master key system when all normal key cuts have been exhausted. Tim O’Leary provided a primer on card readers and keypads. O’Leary also suggested biometrics as a new, more secure access control system. Bill Silver, then president of Security Hardware Distributors Association (SHDA), explained a new program called SHDA University. Jerry Levine lock reviewed the CCL super-sized Sesamee padlocks. Gale Johnson commented on rekeyable lock cylinders from Hampton Products. Keysure showed their key control system with owners keys sealed in tamperproof containers. Billy Edwards introduced the various keyways available from American Lock Company. Jerry Levine advocated the sales of personal safes as a growth market. GE offered the Stor-A-Key system for securely storing keys for emergencies. Tiny tested the Ilco Triax-E-Code machine.
New Honda Cycle Key System
A Locksmith Ledger reader alerted us to a new key system which is being used on some Honda cycles. This new sidewinder key system is used on 2014+ Honda CBR1000, CTX1300 and Interceptor 800 models plus 2015+ CBR650F and NC700JD models. Depth and spaces are identical to Honda sidewinder vehicle keys used with the KLMN 000-999 code series. The Honda cycle key has a small central groove on each side of the blank. Projections in the Honda cycle ignition lock plug prevent key blanks such as an Ilco HO01-PT from entering the plug. The only key blank available is an original Honda blank 35121-MGP-A93. A second original Honda blank with a diffrent bow shape is 35121-MJE-A02. No aftermarket key blanks are available at this time. Additional information will be printed in a subsequent Locksmith Ledger.
