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HOW TO - Duplicate keys by hand

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Nak posted up a good starter in the MAKE Instructables group on duping your own keys... - "This will explain the process I went through to copy a key with a vice, a file and patience." - Link.

Related:

Join the MAKE Instructables group - Link.
Bump keying - Link.

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Posted by: matthewmachinist on October 8, 2006 at 5:43 AM

never use a file without a handle over the tang (the pointy part at the end) It can easyily catch and dig into your hand.

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Posted by: planetjay on October 8, 2006 at 6:24 AM

Now if someone would post some .pdfs of bump keys...

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Posted by: Shadyman on October 8, 2006 at 9:12 PM

And don't use double-folded sandpaper, it rips your skin off. Learned that the hard way. Had a blister the size of my thumbnail

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Posted by: Bob on March 21, 2008 at 9:42 AM

i need bump key templets

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