#Vending machine master key how to#
#Vending machine master key code#

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#Vending machine master key code#

Unfortunately, the number stamped on the lock face is not useful and will not help you determine which key code is required.

#Vending machine master key how to#

If you don't know the 'key code' then you will be forced to drill out the lock ( click for instructions on how to do this). Once the key has been fitted correctly in the keyhole, it will depress the key pins to the correct depth and the key can be turned opening the lock. The shape of the key is circular, open in the center, and has grooves that are cut into the outsides of the circular shape. Check the face of your lock, if it has KT followed by one of the available numbers stamped into it, I can supply a key.

Wizard Spiral Gumball Machines - click to buy A commonly found lock on many VMC, Vendo and other soda vending machines.

Carousel - no longer produced and now considered an antique.

The following manufacturers sell individual keys without locks: If you happen to know the manufacturer of your machine AND know the 'key code' that was stamped ON the key (not the lock), then you might be in luck. How'd you like it if your competitor 'serviced' your machine and cleaned out your hard earned cash each month? For the thief on the go, all you need is some paper money and packing tape.Just like the old coin-and-string trick (which has been shown time and time again not to work), you stick the tape at one end of the bill and insert it into the machine. This practice is to prevent route operators in the same area from having the same key. Vending machine manufacturers have many versions of lock and key sets and they assign key codes to distributors and end users randomly across the country. The flat key looks like your typical house key and can have teeth on one or two sides, the latter being more secure. These grooves cause the pins in the lock to slide to the end of the groove and open the lock. The tubular version, sometimes referred to as a barrel key, has a hollow, cylindrical shaft with grooves of varying length cut into the exterior surface at the end of the shaft. The first thing you need to know is that there is no such thing as a universal key that will open all machines. The most common vending machine keys are either tubular or flat.

Do you have an old gumball or candy vending machine that you've lost the key and want to buy a replacement? It happens all the time.