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	<title>Locksmithing and Security &#187; snapped key</title>
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		<title>Snappy Keys</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Locksmith</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[latch]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How much of an appetite do readers have for locksmithing suggestions, I wonder. After all, you don&#8217;t want to go through a flight length checklist as you leave. But here&#8217;s a one-off check for right now if you have your keys; and it&#8217;s something to check again when you move into a new place. It [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How much of an appetite do readers have for locksmithing suggestions, I wonder. After all, you don&#8217;t want to go through a flight length checklist as you leave. But here&#8217;s a one-off check for right now if you have your keys; and it&#8217;s something to check again when you move into a new place. It concerns any kind of pin tumbler like the venerable Yale latch.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s a greater than one in ten chance that your latch key (your &#8220;Yale&#8221;) has a deep cut near the bow end. That&#8217;s no problem if the lock is working smoothly. However, if the lock is stiff or if you need to &#8220;jiggle&#8221; your key before it will start to turn, there&#8217;s a not insignificant risk that your key might snap off in the lock one day.</p>
<p>If your situation is the &#8220;jiggle&#8221; one, you could just try being careful (and sober); otherwise there isn&#8217;t much you can do except replace the cylinder and get good keys or sort out why the lock is stiff.</p>
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