Need Desk Key...

[Keebler Elf]

I have a desk that was purchased as used office furniture and it's missing the key that locks the drawers. The lock has R183 punched into it.

Is there somewhere I can go to get a copy of the key?

 

[tboy]

I take it the drawer is open? If so, you can just replace the lock with one that has two keys for it.

Depending on what type of lock it is, it can be quite easy.

Is it a cam lock? (with a flat bar that flips up to a slot in the underside of the desk? If so, a pair of channel lock pliers and a phillips screwdriver is all you need to replace it. Homo Depot sells them for $5.95 I think.

Does it lock all the drawers simultaneously or does it just lock itself? Then it might be a straight lock (a single flat bar move up out of the drawer into a slot into the underside of the top).

Is it the centre drawer or one to the side of the leg opening?

Is there one small and one large drawer?

 

[Keebler Elf]

There are four drawers, two on either side (one small and one large on each side). The lock is in the centre of the desk, but it's encased in a metal box that extends to the drawers. So I can't see the locking mechanism beyond where you put the key in. It must lock all the drawers simultaneously b/c there are no other locks. The desk itself is made of metal except for the top which is made of some kind of wood. It sorta looks like the kind of desk you'd see in a school.

I took a look at the drawers and I can't see any locking mechanism so it must be hidden.

 

[spatial_k]

I was in the same situation about a month ago... I took the code to a locksmith (call first to make sure they know what you're talking about- the one I went to was near college and St George) and they cut a key for it no problem.

Edit- this is the place @ 38 Baldwin, Toronto - (416) 597-1212