Fri Aug 28, 2015 9:39 am by Papa Gleb
Love these WBs. This one is the first I seen that I was able to shim to break the shear line and get a good reading of the pins. Which I stopped doing but good thing I decided to get a reading here as you can see pin 3 is at its highest. This one took 30m with easy big marks with every pass. Because I was able to get a good reading, I knew pins 1, 4 and 5 were low so I filed them more with every pass then pin 2 appeared for a few passes and the plug turned.
One important part to note is that if you file with the tip of your file your cuts will be narrow so the marks wont be in the middle but on the sides. Im still figuring out if I widen the cuts as I go or do I continue to use the tip of the file and at the end widen them. I think as I go but Ill explain my thinking next time but its very important to have a good look at the 1st pin and what its condition is. If its flat, round or pointy, this will give you a good idea as to what the marks will be like.
This key is not complete, the blank was too long so I filed enough just for the shoulder to reach and it was already very late. I will take the rest off to make it near the last pin. I also figured out a way to make the cuts dull so it matches these old lucks better.
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