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Rekeying Mills lock

Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2019 6:33 pm
by treefrog
Did a very basic guide to rekey Mills locks as came up on a Facebook group and I sat down and did 8, so am now locked out... Saves throwing them away.

Any criticism welcome.



I remember about 8 years ago someone selling a snake key cutting machine, around 1000 blanks and books and guides on all key examples... I was so tempted, weren’t expensive either. :#:

Re: Rekeying Mills lock

Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 9:24 am
by brigham
Love the music!

Re: Rekeying Mills lock

Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 11:12 am
by pennymachines
Thanks for the guide. With original Mills locks costing upwards of £50 on ebay, this should be useful.

The back door on a Mills machine I have is locked. I've made some half-hearted but unsuccessful attempts to open it with my lock pick set. Any advice would be gratefully received.

Re: Rekeying Mills lock

Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 12:11 pm
by badpenny

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Re: Rekeying Mills lock

Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2019 11:22 pm
by treefrog
Something I have never owned until now and only seen once before, is a snake key lock from Sega with Sega serial numbers. I acquired a machine recently that had two locks with matching keys with Sega style codes on both snake type. Must have been only used on their very early machines before the ace style locks took over....

Re: Rekeying Mills lock

Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2019 12:53 am
by 13rebel
Don't know how I missed this thread. Never mind the locks, just groove to the Chicago Deep House music!

Re: Rekeying Mills lock

Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2020 2:42 pm
by richardfarber
If i have used that guide earlier i would save money from calling rochdale locksmith near me for re keying.

Re: Rekeying Mills lock

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 2:22 pm
by pennymachines
brazoot wrote:...it ain't easy picking a Mills lock. They are pretty high security for being from back in the old days. It took me about an hour and a half. You have to be gentle and "feel" the pins. You need to move the TOP pins DOWN from the very top of the keyway and the BOTTOM pins UP from the very BOTTOM of the keyway. Look at a Mills key to get a feel for it. There are eight pins you have to compromise at the same time. Two to the upper right, two to the upper left, two to the lower right and two to the lower left. It is still a difficult task for the average person. I got lucky. Shouldn't have to force it.

You need to apply the proper pressure to the torque handle to rotate the cylinder at the same time you are picking at the pins.
https://coinopcollectorforum.com/viewto ... f=6&t=2277

Re: Rekeying Mills lock

Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2022 11:18 am
by elliotm
It's much easier to call a locksmith north west london. Honestly I've been looking at this tutorial a couple of times, and I still do not understand what and how should I do. A good locksmith will do this much faster and the price for a service of that kind won't be as much as we think

Re: Rekeying Mills lock

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2022 9:00 am
by treefrog
Please do share your success with the locksmith as I doubt they will have ever come across one of these locks… If you're struggling with the instructions, just ask a question. !THUMBS!

Re: Rekeying Mills lock

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2022 11:27 pm
by pennymachines
This site recieves quite a lot of Spam from locksmiths... SkEpTiCaL

Re: Rekeying Mills lock

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2022 2:25 pm
by elliotm
elliotm wrote: Fri Mar 25, 2022 11:18 am It's much easier to call a locksmith north west london Honestly I've been looking at this tutorial a couple of times, and I still do not understand what and how should I do. A good locksmith will do this much faster and the price for a service of that kind won't be as much as we think
I do not see here any spam. I am sorry if it looks like a spammy message but I this is not what I wanted it to look like

Re: Rekeying Mills lock

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2022 3:50 pm
by pennymachines
I'm sure it's not what you wanted it to look like, but inserting a link hasn't helped dispel suspicion.

Please be more specific about what the locksmiths in North West London can provide which would be useful in the context of vintage slot machine restoration.