Re: First Impressioning Attempt
you have to watch to make sure you are keeping the blank fully in the keyway but it works and its good to know because sometimes you don't have the vice grip with you.
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GringoLocksmith wrote:Great post, rai. I think it was you who recommended the Grobet 4 cut in another post. I bought one and impressioning has become much easier.
I also want to second that advice about starting by running a Sharpie over the top of the key. I only use that to center my cuts. Thereafter it just kind of obscures the marks for me. Sometimes at the very start of the process when I've blackened the key and jiggled it around in the lock for the first time, it makes clear marks on the sides of the key that don't perfectly align with the fainter ones on the top. The marks on the sides are almost always in the wrong spots.
Lastly -- and maybe I'll be scolded for admitting this -- sometimes when I don't see any marks, I whack the bow with the handle of a screwdriver as I turn it with the other hand. That usually marks it pretty good.
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