High Security Locks...

Feb 06, 2004 Last reply: 22 years ago 41 Replies

In practical terms: NO.

Not for a "real" Medeco, anyway. The cam-lock simplified version is merely very difficult; the proper design is not worth attempting.

Definitely not, I'm afraid. Yes, a restricted blank makes life more difficult. But something like an Assa or Primus, with a blank that is specifically coded for limited distribution and that has a more complex interaction with the lock than simple keyway wards, really is a difference in degree great enough to be a difference in kind.

And even the contract-enforced is actually a higher level of protection than what's normally available for Bests, if I remember correctly.

Of course it's all a continuum. You can draw the line wherever you please... but the place you're trying to draw it is not the place where the industry consensus draws it, and you're risking confusion at best by persisting. Your choice, of course. Absolute is the right of any man to spell his name "Jones" and insist that it be pronounced "Smith", but also absolute is the right of any man to think him a twit for doing so.

Drill resistance seems to be most peoples first and formost concern, including mine. Drilling requires very little to no skill and only a very small bit of knowledge. Your other criteria and points are good also. Thanks.

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