{"id":2785,"date":"2019-07-16T19:31:35","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T17:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackbag.toool.nl\/?p=2785"},"modified":"2019-07-16T19:33:49","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T17:33:49","slug":"key-duplication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackbag.toool.nl\/?p=2785","title":{"rendered":"Key duplication"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Although at Toool, we normally pick locks without having a key, it is also interesting to occasionally look at other ways of opening a lock. I got my hands on a Quick Key Easy Pro kit from Multipick (not affiliated) and decided to test it out. I took it to the Toool meeting with three locks to test it out on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First up was a BKS Janus lock. I combines the two substances to make the mould, but spent too much time kneading it, it was already partially hardened when I wanted to press the key in. The second try, I hurried up a bit more and it worked nicely. I heated up a pellet of metal and poured it in the mould.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After a short wait, out came the key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This key is quite sturdy and is thus easy to create using this technique. But the tolerances are quite small. Does the key work?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yes, it does! And that for the first key I am making with this kit. I’m impressed. Because this key was a success, I decided to take on an even bigger challenge and duplicate a DOM Diamant key. This key is very hard to duplicate, as it has very thin pieces of metal going down the key. The first attempt yielded a key that was incomplete. The metal had not gone all the way in. I melted that key again, made it slightly warmer and tried again. The second time, the key that came out had a hole in the middle, but it had metal in all the important places. And what do you know: this key worked first time around!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jos made a video of me duplicating the key. I hope you enjoy watching as much as I enjoyed copying the key. Sorry for talking Dutch in the video \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n