They're probably going to be better for house, padlock, or moped keys... like what they mostly use them for over here in asia. Great advice and explaining ❤

My first key was a freak until I watched Ralf's automotive diagnostics , thanks .

Nice video with practical comments. Wish this guy was my friend down the block! You can get some valuable information about using and adjusting a manual cutter like this one by reading the manual for a Foley-Belsaw 200, which was a simple high quality American made machine.

Was looking at getting me one of these myself not long from now or the ilco Manuel machines if people wasn’t bidding them up so high. If I were a locksmith Ild drop a few grand on a machine but just for fun I can’t justify that.

They are good machines if you know what youre doing and have been trained properly.

Well done

I bought the 368A model for around $70 and it works fine.

They are affordable and do the job.

The reason you go towards the machine first is to not destroy the cutting wheel. So yeah, it works, but it won't before too long as the teeth will be eaten up very quick. It's like putting a blade in a circular saw backwards and trying to cut with it.

On that type of ford transponder key you can program a new key to the car yourself if you have two working keys. I realize that most people who want a another key probably only have one though.

There is no need to remove the original key from tracer jaw and flip it, key alignment can be lost the both sides of the original key carry the same cuts.

Thanks for the video. I was seeing these machines on eBay for under $200 and wondered how cheap they really are. I do locksmith on the side and wouldn’t need it to make hundreds of keys, but would like the keys I do make to be quality cut. I now know NOT to buy this, I’ll just spend the $500-600 on a Foley Blesaw key cutter. Thanks.

Just like the JET8000 but manual, it only have 2-way jaws instead of the generalist duplication machines w 4-way jaws.

Can use to car key or not

Perpendicular was the word you were looking for. Not horizontal.

I use a Rytan in my business, 120v. 15:38 That latch is called a Tip Stop

IM LIVING IN HOPE HERE BUT DO YOU HAVE A WIRING DIAGRAM FOR THE MOTOR ON THIS KEY CUTTER

Do this machine cut mailbox keys?

This machine can only cut for side type key blade right???

Is that the original cutting blade or what type is needed for automotive keys?

Muito obrigado pelas orientações, eu estava buscando um manual para minha maquina de cortar chaves e encontrei seu video .

Hey, can this machine duplicate most types of House standard keys? Thanks

So, in a nutshell... key orientation is paramount. The machine will do everything it was designed to do. But the results depend solely upon the user's attention to detail. And that is where this machine lacks: it's ability to accurately align both the blank, and the key to be duplicated, at whatever angle/distance/depth, etc. In other words... you get exactly what you put in.

Will this machine do any side milling?

Hallo Ralf , ich brauche eine Maschine für schrägnuten, kann ich bei diesem Model den Tasten und Fräser auf dünne umrüsten?

I have the same exact machine. And it's not cutting correctly and I change the blade. Does it needs a adjustment

Can you help me that we're can i gate this machine

I'm just curios as to why this machine couldn't be used to provide a key cutting service as a side-service to something like a gift shop... I don't know a lot about this stuff... would this machine work if you expected to only be cutting maybe a couple keys a day?

I'm a locksmith and I use this machine. You really don't know what you're talking about. 🤣🤣 yes each to their own opinion but this made it easier than hand filing keys. Yes it's not the best but it works. So you may wanna rethink your statement about locksmiths buddy. Also your key is crooked cuz you did not set it correctly. You did not even calibrate the machine correctly. You have to do it for every style of key so it works

Can u send a link where u bought it play and than you

Where you buy it,

Wow, this guy can talk. Why use 1 word when 500 will suffice

You go from left to right because of the shape of the cutting wheel. Right to left you can get stuck and bend your key with an imperfect cutting blade. Fyi.

Not a bad video buddy 👌 just one question can it cut civil key's as well as car key's? I'll be looking for more content...thank you . Robbie from huyton Liverpool UK

I know this is an old video but I only want to make keys for a classic car, meaning pre-64ish will these work ok for the old keys like that? Reasoning is I got the run around everywhere I went on getting the usual places to cut the blank I bought that looks like the original keys. One said no they can't because we don't know what metal it is and might tear up our machine, another said only if you buy ours which they didn't have anything that went back that far, blanks, and the last one the machine wouldn't cut old keys. I ended up going to an old lumber yard kinda hardware store and they wouldn't use mine but lo and behold they had 2 keys that look like they'd been there since the 60s so bought both and they cut them. Then i went to a regular locksmith and had him cut the blanks I had. I even asked if i showed ID and my title to the car! It was just ridiculous. Even the locksmith thought the same. Sorry bout the book!! But it shouldn't be this difficult and nothing after market is made with better metal than the old one I wouldn't think,. Nothing else repop is! lol

Are you Steven Avery's brother?

this was exessive talk, just get to the cutting and express your opinion or tested on a lock period,p max 3 minutes

Annoying 😧😧😧

It's not a good demo if you can not mount your camera on the one you demonstrating

maybe you should post videos and actually do something instead of running your mouth with meaningless comments and stupid banter

They are not cheap machines by quality because they do cuts just as good as an expensive brand.