Depth and space keys
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 9:27 am
Any recommendations on where to find some?
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Oldfast wrote:A quick rant if I may bend your ear for a moment, lol. I'm SO fed up with JUNK sets!
I've now collected sets from a variety of people and places. Some of them require
extra time/adjustments in order to use... but they are usable (more or less). Most of
them though are worthless to me. I will probably turn them in for brass eventually.
What ever happened to pride?! Making something right no matter how long it takes?
Has it been lost to time and money? Or maybe just plain laziness? I dunno, but these
S&D sets are what gives birth to an original! They should be nothing less than perfect.
The cuts should be smooth. A nice finish for the tracer guide to glide upon. The valleys
should run straight and true. The spacing exact. And most importantly the depths need
to be DEAD ON. Not just the first or last cut (which is often times the case) but every...
single... cut. From bow to tip. I've yet to obtain a set that meets all of these standards.
Out of frustration, I finally cut my own for Kwikset. Out of all the keys there are only four cuts
that are a half a thousandth of an inch too high or too low. All other cuts are dead, DEAD on.
If I was able to do this on an old (and VERY finicky) Foley Belsaw 200... then what the fuck's
goin' on with these people who have high tech, top of the line, computerized key machines?!
jimu57 wrote:A locksmith friend of mine on the west coast (I am on the east cost) makes mine. They are dead on. He usually ships USPS priority flat rate which in a smal box would be about $12 to Canada. Not sure if he would be willing to fool with first class. I do ship first class with some things I have on ebay. If you want several different sets or know others that need some, that would help with the shipping. Not sure why shipping FROM the US is so high. I can buy something from China with $1 shipping. Costs me $26 to ship there.
Riyame wrote:jimu57 wrote:A locksmith friend of mine on the west coast (I am on the east cost) makes mine. They are dead on. He usually ships USPS priority flat rate which in a smal box would be about $12 to Canada. Not sure if he would be willing to fool with first class. I do ship first class with some things I have on ebay. If you want several different sets or know others that need some, that would help with the shipping. Not sure why shipping FROM the US is so high. I can buy something from China with $1 shipping. Costs me $26 to ship there.
USPS small flat rate to Canada is about $22. It was around $12 back in 2012.
Random wrote:Im looking the American Am3 set, Ive got some leads ill see how they turn out. Once again thanks for the advise guys