John H. Robinson, IV wrote:
Ralph Shumaker wrote:
SJS wrote:
Now, with the keys, I'm suprised. Most people take pretty good care of
their keys. I leave my keys out... in a locked office. Even then, I
often grab 'em if I'm leaving. As do most folks I know.
Having some experience with keys, if I can see them, I can probably copy
them.
A couple of things:
1) You are an expert in the field of locksmithing. Very few other people
are.
2) How good a look do you need? Close examination? Passing glance?
-john
A passing glance might be enuf to tell me which key blank to use. A
close look (about a foot away from my eyes) for about 5 to 10 seconds
would probably be enuf in most cases for me to be able to reproduce it.
Double the time if they are sitting at about arms length. Reducing the
time or increasing the distance will make it more difficult. If the key
of interest is sitting at a good angle while I'm standing nearby talking
to someone, I may be appearing to stare off into space while examining
the pattern. If I can read the 5 or 6 digits stamped on some keys, the
resulting key will almost certainly work. Otherwise, it really depends
on my ability to estimate the pattern I'm seeing, as well as how well
the key I'm examining was cut in the first place. Also a factor is how
well worn the key is. If you have ever seen a well used older-GM
ignition key (where the doors take a different key), that is a good
example of a key so worn that it is difficult to reproduce, even with
careful study.
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