Key Cutting

[Peter Cook 6Participant @petercook6]

Just an update, and thanks to everyone, especially Richard whose measurements were very helpful.

The key blanks arrived today, and after a bit of experimenting to work out how to hold the blank in the mill (two 2" toolmakers clamps held in the vice was the final solution), the keys were cut.

I left the first a bit (0.2mm) wide, not realising that that was as important as the cut depth, but a bit of judicious filing sorted that. The other two worked straight off the mill.

Thanks again for the help. Some of the posts were most enlightening.

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