Keyosk Dual Purpose Key Machine G888C

People need copies of their house keys. They are good to have as backups and loaner sets, if you need neighbors or family members to watch your house while you are out of town.

Copies of keys are usually obtained at hardware stores and locksmith shops. Few of these key making videos on YouTube give you any description of what is going on. I assume it is supposed to be self-explanatory. Insert a blank key and the original key into the machine and as the operator moves the carriage along, the shape of the original key gets traced as the cutting wheel creates the cuts onto the blank key.

I found a video on YouTube of the Keyosk Dual Purpose Key Machine G888C. I like this video because it shows the cutting of a skeleton key, or mortise/bit key are more proper terms. If you’ve read my earlier postings, you know I am a fan of skeleton keys. This model of key cutting machine is recommended as a basic entry- level model and is designed for the cutting of cylinder keys, mortice and bit keys that do not have sideward cuts, Abloy half circle keys, Abus, Ford Tibbe, and Chubb Ava Keys. Standalone mortise key machines are required if your key needs sideward cuts.

Electronic Key Impressioner in the works to eliminate key codes.

Designed by Steve Randall and Ted Schwarzkopf, to help locksmith’s create car keys with out the key cut codes, the Electronic Key Impressioner (EKI) device is designed to scan the inside of a car lock and return the code to the operator of the device. Retrieving the code must be done through an internet connection through the USB port on the Key Impressioner. The device and its software are still in development and presently said to only work on Ford cars. Once you have connected the device to a car door and selected a car model type on the software, the key code will be retrieved.

When it is released, the EKI will be made available for purchase by licensed locksmiths. Of course, there is always the potential threat of car thieves using these devices to their advantage. Security will be handled by the fact that the EKI must be connected to the internet to function properly. Any device that isn’t properly registered will be remotely deactivated when it attempts to get key codes. If the device makes it out to market, we will see how true it is. And even if a thief gets the key, many cars now have secondary devices required for the car to start.

Regardless of potential security risks, the EKI does appear to be a handy little gadget that will save locksmiths some time in getting replacement car keys to their customers.

Times To Drill Out a Lock.

Though not a proper form of lock picking, drilling a lock is a means to an end. Your clients may have accidentally closed a lock for which they no longer have the keys. If the locks are cheap and not regularly used, it might be better just to break the lock instead of trying to pick it. Cheap locks may be difficult to pick, since they lack the precision of higher quality locks.

The steps to drilling out a lock are:

1. First things first. Select a drill bit that is roughly the size of the keyhole. With this drill you will begin to bore through the key pins.
2. Take your time and patiently drill through the lock pins.
3. In most cases, you are hoping for a simple lock. Such is the case with some file cabinets and desks.
4. After drilling through all of the pins, reverse your direction and pull it back out. If you successfully bored through all of the pins, you should be able to turn the lock’s cylinder with a flat head screwdriver.

If the lock still resist opening, then you need to get a bigger drill and drill out the lock again. This time the lock will be virtually destroyed. The locks should not be a problem after it has been pretty much removed by drilling.

There are different kinds of key cutting machines. They all share the same goal of reproducing a key. The newer the style of machine, the better the accuracy of the copied key will be.

1. Manual Key Cutting Machine- Places a blank key next to an original key and then applies a blade to the original key which in turn cuts out the key blank.
2. Semi-Automatic Key Cutting Machine—Places the original key and a blank key in their designated areas. The original key gets traced by a micrometer which duplicates the shape on the blank key with a cobalt steel blade. Any metal burrs are cleaned off with a spinning wire brush. The machine is semi-automatic since it requires adjustment from the user.
3. Automatic Key Cutting Machine—Similar to the Semi-Automatic Machine. A user loads in the two keys. This time the original key get measured twice for improved accuracy, then blades cut out the pattern on the blank key.
4. Laser Key Cutting Machines—Do the same work as an Automatic Cutting machine, but uses laser beams for cutting the key. Laser Machines are used to make keys with special security designs like dimpling.
5. Key Card Cutting Machines— Hotels used to use a plastic key card that had a pattern of holes punched into it. The room locks were set to these patterns so that the door would unlock. When duplicating these keys the original pattern card is inserted into the machine. The user would then adjust the machine’s hole punchers to the pattern of that card. Key cards are widely used in hotels because it makes changing the locks easy. There is no need to worry about keys or people copying keys. One just has to change the code on a card.

Slim Jim's were seen often opening car doors in 80's movies.

They still are used today, but are probably harder to use with all of the new car door locks, or lack thereof.

A Slim Jim is basically a thin piece of spring steel with a hook on one end. The idea is that you could slide this piece

of metal in between the door and window and maneuver it in a way to hook on to the door lock rods.

Once there you would pull on the rods, which would raise the lock on the door.

So if you lose your keys this is one option to get in your car.

Be aware however that if you don't know what you're doing, you can seriously damage your car.

Moving the Slim Jim recklessly can cause you to break your window, destroy wiring, or mess up the door lock so that even a key won't open it.

So ultimately, learn how to do it for yourself or hire a professional to do it for you.

Today we'll look at another tool that is combined with the Air Wedge. This is the Lasso tool. It is good for older vehicles that have the vertical peg style door locks.

Keep with the theme of the previous video , I am showing a series of video clips that show the use of car door opening tools a locksmith would use.

As mentioned in the previous video , an Air Wedge is the essential tool to use all of the other hook and grabbing tools.

Here is a video of the Air Wedge in use.

Here is a quick look at some of the tools a locksmith would use to open a car door.