I want to buy a key cutting machine and I really need advice
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 8:14 pm
So I'm getting pretty crazy into the lock hobby in general. I was thinking of starting a business, but after research and talk with people on here I'm thinking of keeping it a hobby. I was thinking of buying a I want to buy one of the more expensive electronic or key code card ones, but I feel that's getting out of the hobby range and into the holy crap this is insanely expensive 2,000 minimum just for the machine range. You can get for under $500.00 a Jet 9000b manual key cutter and buy some depth and spacing keys to use as your code keys.
Do you really need a key cutting code based machine, or will a manual one do with proper depth keys as a hobby?
The machine I was thinking of buying for using codes is the HPC1200CMB Blitz Code Machine
https://www.clksupplies.com/collections/code-machines/products/hpc-1200-blitz-code-machine
That is 4 times the price though of like this Jet 9000b which I was thinking of to buy on the cheaper end
https://www.clksupplies.com/collections/manual-key-machines/products/jet-9000b-manual-key-machine
Do you really need a machine that uses codes though, or can experience with space and depth keys and a machine like the 9000b work just fine? I'm confused and I appreciate the help?
Do you really need a key cutting code based machine, or will a manual one do with proper depth keys as a hobby?
The machine I was thinking of buying for using codes is the HPC1200CMB Blitz Code Machine
https://www.clksupplies.com/collections/code-machines/products/hpc-1200-blitz-code-machine
That is 4 times the price though of like this Jet 9000b which I was thinking of to buy on the cheaper end
https://www.clksupplies.com/collections/manual-key-machines/products/jet-9000b-manual-key-machine
Do you really need a machine that uses codes though, or can experience with space and depth keys and a machine like the 9000b work just fine? I'm confused and I appreciate the help?