Where's the best place to buy bulk # of locks?

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i am looking to purchase a pretty large number of locks. where is the best place online or other to buy reasonably priced keyed-alike locks?

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Twisted Quarter has good pricing on locks. They wouldn't be keyed alike though. You would probably have to take them to a locksmith if you wanted them all keyed alike.
 
Twisted Quarter has good pricing on locks. They wouldn't be keyed alike though. You would probably have to take them to a locksmith if you wanted them all keyed alike.

I do believe Twisted Quarter will sell specifically keyed locks. I ordered 8 of the #25 locks and they are all keyed alike.
 
I buy all of mine from chips4sale on here. They are keyed alike, and the best price by a long shot. Shoot him a PM...
 
BobRoberts has 7/8" and 1 1/8" for $3 each, or a set of 2 short/1 long for $8. They are all the same key.

He switched vendors about 7 years ago and the locks went from silver key with rounded lip lock casing (like Twisted Quarter's) to dull brass key with cone-tapered lip casing. The brass keys quickly turn brown from oils on your hand. The locks seem the same as the old locks. I think he also used to include 2 keys per lock and now only includes 1 key per lock.

If only ordering a few, Bob may be cheaper given the initial shipping cost at TQ is around $14 vs. $10 for Bob. Bob has never changed key # and only offers the one. If ordering more than a few and want different depths you can definitely save money at TQ it seems.

Bally/Midway coin doors use 1 1/8" (with non-broken cam catch, otherwise 7/8"), Atari/Williams (CoinCo) wide or over/under use 7/8". Back doors and other uses can vary and will possibly need offset cams or different size of locks. Typically back doors will use 5/8" (1/2" thick backs like Bally/Midway) or 7/8" (3/4" thick backs like Atari/Williams).

You can always bend the cams in a vice but sometimes that ends up with tough turning especially if made to bend inward.
 
Twisted Quarter Tip - If you order something that will ship in a FLAT RATE box... call Andrew ... he'll ship in the flat rate box for you and save you some dough.
 
BobRoberts has 7/8" and 1 1/8" for $3 each, or a set of 2 short/1 long for $8. They are all the same key.

He switched vendors about 7 years ago and the locks went from silver key with rounded lip lock casing (like Twisted Quarter's) to dull brass key with cone-tapered lip casing. The brass keys quickly turn brown from oils on your hand. The locks seem the same as the old locks. I think he also used to include 2 keys per lock and now only includes 1 key per lock.

If only ordering a few, Bob may be cheaper given the initial shipping cost at TQ is around $14 vs. $10 for Bob. Bob has never changed key # and only offers the one. If ordering more than a few and want different depths you can definitely save money at TQ it seems.

Bally/Midway coin doors use 1 1/8" (with non-broken cam catch, otherwise 7/8"), Atari/Williams (CoinCo) wide or over/under use 7/8". Back doors and other uses can vary and will possibly need offset cams or different size of locks. Typically back doors will use 5/8" (1/2" thick backs like Bally/Midway) or 7/8" (3/4" thick backs like Atari/Williams).

You can always bend the cams in a vice but sometimes that ends up with tough turning especially if made to bend inward.

thanks...all good info! i will need a couple hundred or so, so i need a good cheap deal! also, i'm guessing then i will need a lot more of the 7/8 than anything huh?
 
member on here chps4sle seems to have a lot of locks on different occasions.
shoot him a pm
 
A couple HUNDRED?


We're going to have a nice long chat when you come by tomorrow, lol....
 
Thanks for this thread ! I asked my locksmith how much for cheap locks and she quoted me like $18.00 a pop, couldn't figure out why I didn't bite...
 
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