Kwikset 81210-001-6 Pin Extra Random Cut Keys

They come cut. The Kwikset 81210-001 is an extra random cut key, meaning it arrives pre-cut to a random bitting rather than as an uncut blank. That works when you want spare keys that operate a matching lock cylinder keyed to the same random cut, but it means you cannot have these cut to an existing key you already own. If you need keys cut to your current keyway, order an uncut blank instead, such as the Emtek MS4-KEYBLKC blank for the Schlage C keyway.

No. The 81210-001 is a 6-pin key, so it is cut for a 6-pin cylinder. A standard 5-pin Kwikset KW1 cylinder will not accept it. Match the pin count of the cylinder you are keying before ordering.

No. The Emtek MS4-KEYBLKC is a key blank cut for the Schlage C keyway, so it will not enter a Kwikset cylinder. The Kwikset 81210-001 is a 6-pin extra random cut key made for Kwikset cylinders. Keyway profile is the deciding factor here, not pin count, so match the key to the lock brand's keyway before ordering.

Not on their own. These are cut keys only, no cylinder, pins, or rekey kit is included. For multi-unit work where you need several doors operating on one key, you want a rekeying kit and cylinders keyed alike rather than loose random cut keys. Random cut keys are for adding spares to a cylinder already keyed to that cut.

A blank has no bitting cut into it and has to be machined to match your lock. An extra cut key, like the Kwikset 81210-001, is already bitted, in this case to a random 6-pin cut. If you have a key machine or a hardware counter nearby, a blank such as the Emtek MS4-KEYBLKC in Schlage C gives you flexibility. If you want spares that already work with a cylinder keyed to that cut, take the pre-cut key.

The Kwikset 81210-001 ships as extra random cut keys - already cut to a random bitting, so a set of them matches each other but not an existing lock unless the cylinder is rekeyed to them. A blank such as the Emtek MS4-KEYBLKC arrives uncut and has to be cut on a key machine to an existing bitting. If you want duplicates of a key you already carry, you want a blank cut to your code; if you are rekeying a cylinder anyway, random cut keys save the cutting step.

No single key covers both. Kwikset cylinders take a Kwikset-profile key such as the 81210-001 6-pin cut key, while Schlage C cylinders take a C-keyway blank such as the Emtek MS4-KEYBLKC. Property managers standardizing a fleet usually pick one cylinder keyway across the doors and stock only that key; until then plan on two separate key stocks.

Residential. Kwikset lists the 81210-001 cut keys for residential door hardware, so they suit houses, rentals, and light multi-family use rather than commercial Grade 1 cylinders.