Wed Dec 04, 2013 8:46 am by GringoLocksmith
I've sorted, labeled, and grouped the keys by their Ilco and/or EZ numbers, segregating the auto keys from everything else.
The next decision is what to stick in my van and how. I have a peg board in there. Each peg is bent up to about 75 degrees. I'm terrified that I'll fill the board up and then someday I'll round a corner too fast and have to pick up 1000 mixed and unidentified keys from the floor of my van. I don't know how to secure them on there without significantly reducing the convenience of having them out and visible.
The board has 160 pegs, while I probably have about 500 unique blank types. As I see it, the purpose of the peg board is threefold:
1) storage
2) fast access to keys
3) view of many blanks when the one needed is unknown.
Doubling up key types on each peg is a possibility, but to somewhat defeats the purpose of having all those keys swinging precariously on that board.
Another possibility is to not use the board at all. I have some boxes of alphabetized baggies; for every key type I have, there's a baggie with at least one (but preferentially 3-5) blanks in it. I could toss those in the van and be done with it.
And there are certain blanks that I'll need a decent supply of in the van (Y1, KW1, SC1, WR5, etc.), but I don't know which ones they are. And should I always be hauling around 2 copies of each 1970s motorcycle key that I have? Preparedness is great, but space and gas efficiency are factors.
There's lots to consider here.