Locksmith Tip: Impressioning Keys Trick

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4 жыл бұрын

This locksmith tip will help you learn how to impression keys better. Impressioning is a locksmithing skill that can take time to learn. This tip will help you see those marks! After this tip your impressioning skills will be even better! Happy Locksmithing!
Impressioning a key in the locksmith industry can be one of the most satisfying jobs! In Episode # 13 PJ shares a technique that will help you get the job done and will give you the confidence needed to impression keys!
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@bobdobolina6446 3 жыл бұрын

Bosnian Bill does a good video on how to impression with a really good tip 4 getting your initial spacing marks

@yrtuag 4 жыл бұрын

Great tip! Thanks for sharing 🤠

@mmohammedbrr1782 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks alot...I'm going to try this and let you know soon

@clksupplies 4 жыл бұрын

Great!

@alexmorales2449 2 жыл бұрын

This was helpful thanks

@LockpickingsGal 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video and some great tips!

@colinevans7134 Жыл бұрын

Would have liked to watch the whole thing, and making the key

@jeffmoss26 4 жыл бұрын

great one!

@randydowns7554 3 жыл бұрын

Great tip

@WiliamBennettwildarbennett 4 жыл бұрын

PJ as how I'm very new to the Lock Smithing world. By no way an expert in this subject, I would be willing to be wrong if I were not more seasoned at machinist and tooling. The FILE is not designed to used as a saw. Its performance is greatly better by a smooth straight one direction push. Not back and forth sawing motions. To quote Wilford Brimley in an old western movie 'Smooth and easy, and you'll have a more harmonious outcome.' Again Thank You for your instructions. And keep up the great work.

@clksupplies 4 жыл бұрын

Wiliam, Thanks for the comment and the advice, I'll have to start only going one way! -PJ

@AquaTech225 3 жыл бұрын

Tried many times without doing this only to break keys trying to get marks I could see with no luck. Definitely trying this next

@gabrieluribe6902 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful hints! Thanks for making these videos! #lockboss

@jackiemckenzie4200 2 жыл бұрын

Helpful video 👍!!!

@SadisticPicker Жыл бұрын

This is definitely something I want to be able to do!

@cajunlockpick8318 Жыл бұрын

I recently started the impression journey and is actually very fun, and feels good when the shackle pops open!

@chrisx4209 Жыл бұрын

@@cajunlockpick8318it’s also fun with cam locks

@caymanlocksmithandsafespec2185 4 жыл бұрын

impressioning is a skill you develop overtime and you got to be able to read the pibs too.know your spacing.ilove impressioning its my number1 skill

@clksupplies 4 жыл бұрын

Jason, Awesome! - thanks for the comment- PJ

@PROTEK123 2 жыл бұрын

i use a lit candle to blacken the key also , let the soot from the smoke cover the blank . it will help .. trust me

@clksupplies 2 жыл бұрын

Nice, thanks for sharing

@DavidGutierrez-zi4dy Жыл бұрын

great!!!

@Seedthedrummer 3 жыл бұрын

If you have a unocode machine, it helps to cut some 0 cuts on lw4 blanks for spacing purposes, keep them in your bag and that's half your job done ready for impressioning on site.

@clksupplies 3 жыл бұрын

Nice tip! Thanks-PJ

@808Unionist Жыл бұрын

Cut a set of depth and space keys so all you need to do is file down to the key depths that have no marks. Use a black marker to find where to cut.

@danathompson9447 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I don't know if you check these old posts... But thanks for the info. So how does this work on automotive? Specifically Ignition cylinders. Or... what is the best way to cut a key if all keys are lost. I love Toyota, but don't know if any other manufacturers are as nice.

@shaiyehudi526 3 жыл бұрын

Over 25 years ago I had one of those old Hank Spicer videotapes on impressioning. Does anybody remember that old man?

@pauleyedwin6056 20 күн бұрын

#Lockboss. Something I haven’t got into yet.

@happyg.444 Жыл бұрын

Can you use a magic marker to mark the edge for a clearer view of the impressions because the marks would remove the magic marker in those areas? I have to make an ignition key. I've never done this before. Your thoughts?

@clksupplies Жыл бұрын

I’ve not tried that -PJ

@buz375 3 жыл бұрын

I'm going to try this. #lockboss

@garyanvil2354 3 жыл бұрын

Lately I have been practicing impressioning locks with a file... Let's say you have a lock that unlocks clock wise Does it matter what side of the key you make your knife edge from? Should I concentrate on one side of the other? Looks like you did both I really want a Lishi cutter do they make a better end product looks a lot easier. Thanks

@clksupplies 3 жыл бұрын

I would pay attention to the cuts that are showing marks on them and deal with that first, it that does not work I would put a piece of paper under the key and duplicate and start again-PJ

@bernardhaegeman8489 Жыл бұрын

Are these blanc keys original keys or special soft blancs from another material ?

@marksmith-po7wl 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks alot PJ, this helped ALOT! Liked and subscribed!

@clksupplies 2 жыл бұрын

👊-PJ

@RubberBanned 2 жыл бұрын

As a competitive impressioner, that filing was not my favourite. Glad to see more posts about impressioning, though!

@Ghost_Os 4 жыл бұрын

Knife it and smoke it! I've also heard of people using machinists' blue, haven't tried that one out yet.

@clksupplies 4 жыл бұрын

Interesting, I'll have to try smoking it!

@bobdobolina6446 3 жыл бұрын

Smoking it is also something they used to do with warded locks

@Ghost_Os 3 жыл бұрын

@@bobdobolina6446 Zilch! China Clipper calling Alameda - had to, I expect you'll get the reference. At any rate, yes, works great for warded locks 👍🏻

@51-FS 4 жыл бұрын

Does this work for wafer locks to?

@clksupplies 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Bart- Yes, it works for wafer locks as well!

@aptknifethrowerguy8342 Жыл бұрын

Maker on the edge?

@usernamemykel 5 ай бұрын

I've never seen a true craftsman do a backstroke with a file - only forward strokes.

@51-FS 4 жыл бұрын

Jayson at se lock and key only does one side of the key....

@clksupplies 4 жыл бұрын

Interesting! Thanks

@deanstreet1221 3 жыл бұрын

Noticed your filing action was 2 way don't want to be overly criticizing . Was told by a locksmith i worked for once that a file only cuts in one direction pulling back with the file still on the key sounds like it is dragging not cutting could be flattening the knife edge. What do you think? #Lockboss

@clksupplies 3 жыл бұрын

Nice catch, it's a very bad habit of mine I need to stop!-PJ

@SadisticPicker Жыл бұрын

I want to know out of all these comments. Who followed thru and can now impression🤷🏼. Lol and not talking about the guys who already new😜😂.