Yeah, Scruffy, that can work. However, drilling through a lock is much harder than what I'm talking about, and of course if you drill through the lock, then you have to change locks. The method the professional boxes use is a little different. You don't drill through the lock, but instead the back of the box (with a very small drill bit). I said you could then change the lock and all, but only if that's necessary (keys permanently lost). Not even the manufacturer can (or will) supply new keys for those locks. However, the most common problem is that a mechanic will unlock his box and drop the keys in one of the drawers until he's ready to lock it again. But the first time all the drawers are closed completely, it locks automatically and if he has put the keys in the drawer instead of his pocket, then he calls the distributor to come get into it.
Awhile back, I delivered a used box for my brother. I had it unlocked and had the keys in my pocket. The buyer was off that day, but had told me the name of another mechanic to give the keys to. I did, and too quickly for me to stop him, that mechanic dropped the keys in the top drawer and slammed it shut./w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif
I don't suppose many people, except professional mechanics, know the differences between a Craftsman and boxes like Matco, Mac, and Snap-on, but those differences are considerable (and of course, so is the price)./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif
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