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I got tired of having to pay dealership and locksmith prices just to have a simple key made. Was this option more expensive? Absolutely. Will it be cheaper in the long term? Possibly. Why pay for someone to do it, when you can make sure it is done right on your own time. I have only tried this on Ford keys so far. I would assume it would work for any side “laser” cut keys.
Ignore the junk in the background. The workbench needs cleaned up from past projects.
The key duplicating/cutting machine is model 368A. They can be purchased around $110 on eBay. Some assembly and tightening of loose bolts required.
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Great video, but what I don't understand is what's the name of the machine or manufacturer? I bought one of these machines to do simple key cutting at my shop. Please do a video on what is the correct bit for cutting what key thanks.
your key machines from 1940 man, get a new one
does this work for tumbler
How did you program the key?
What are the major tools someone's need before cutting any key sir?
Nice one! Where did you find the extra cutting bits?
Get the HU101 key fixture, easier and more accurate then doing it that way with a paper spacer. Only $17 on eBay for a set of the key fixtures for the machine to make the H94/HU101 style Ford keys.
I agree it was a good video and I too appreciate you sharing it with everyone, but what I like even more perhaps and can appreciate as well is how you have interacted with the viewers and your response to their comments weather it be a question or just a comment they left you’ve made it a point to respond to them and that’s something to be said because it goes beyond the time you’ve already taken to create and post this informative video in the first place. I know you spent a lot longer than the 9 min and 14 seconds shown in the timeline to create such a video for us and if it wasn’t for people like you many of us would still be in the dark on this machine or anything else we may have turned to youtube for seeking knowledge and explanation. I admire your dedication and wish I could do the same. Thank you for sharing this with us.
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Excellent one of the most comprehensive videos B
Thanks for the video Bro I wish you would actually cut the key though so we could see how it's actually really made a real cut that we actually can see but thank you so much for the information the knowledge the free wisdom and knowledge and information using a piece of paper and loose screw and just everything Bro Appreciate it Mann…
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At $30 to cut each key around here, it should pay for itself quickly. All of the defu 368a listed on ebay are over $150 when I looked today. Even with best offer, I doubt they can be bought for $110 anymore.
Nice video! I have one of these machines I bought years ago and never really used. Also I’ve seen comments about why a lot of locksmiths won’t cut customer provided keys and say they will mess up their machines – there is some truth to this – some of the keyblanks you buy online are made of different metals (cheaper manufacturing I suppose) and they can chew up milling bits on key machines. Some of these bits can be pricey to replace – a way to check is to check a key with a magnet (most keyblanks are usually made of brass so they are not magnetic). If it sticks it’s likely to damage the cutter. Now another thing is I don’t cut customer provided keys mainly for these reasons: Often customer provided keys don’t always work (they won’t program wrong part #/cheap defective junk). There’s always a chance that a key gets cut wrong by mistake and that’s a problem. Also if we cut a customer provided key and it doesn’t program customers often want to blame the locksmith and swear there is nothing wrong with their key. Lastly – being purely mobile we don’t make enough money off cutting and programming customer provided keys plain and simple. It’s like bringing your own hamburger meat into McDonald’s and asking them to cook you a burger! Now of course if you want to buy a machine online and all the stuff to do it yourself as a lot of people have done on here all the power to ya! I choose to not do it because I don’t want to deal with the headache that often results from these types of service requests.
Not a laser…
Great vid man. I was debating on getting a manual cutter. Now I'm about to
Why pay a locksmith because there's alot of people who'll screw up eventually have no one to blame it upon (jk)
Great tutorial.Thanks ,nice tip.
how would you know what cutter to use for what key ???????
Use old key blanks instead of paper
I was able to cut 2012 Honda Civic laser cut keys and then borrowed an Autel Mk808 to program them and saved myself a few hundred dollars and made 3 keys instead of the 1 that a locksmith charged the same price as the machine. This video by Jack Myers is all I needed (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaR-u_EgO4I&t=38s) , was really helpful and did 3 keys out of 4 total because I messed up slightly on the first one. Just make sure you really double check everything while cutting and before cutting
I have the same cutter. Works good once you learn the quirks.
So does Ace not cut keys? Why do they advertise that they do?
I love when people deny the common man. Because that means you have to create yourself and train yourself to reach higher
got the same f-off from ace. thinking about going the same way
where did you pick this up at this price ?
Do you change the bits for different keys? Or will the same size bit work for all keys? I just ordered one of these and I have to cut keys for a 2018 Sierra, 2015 Civic, and a 2016 Fusion.
Did the same then went on to programming the key and remotes xhorse vvd1 max works OK easy to use but still not mastered the remotes side but the cars I have Peugeot and Citroën are not that easy to do made the remotes but will not connect to the car but good video
thanks for sharing, i have the exact same machine, where did you buy the bits?