Duplicate Keys by Hand

Step 2 Begin Filing

This is where patience comes in handy.
Begin filing down the key blank to the height of the tallest "mountain" on the original. Try not to scrape any metal off the original, this can destroy the key, derp.

Comments

[mr.boom]

it would be easier to use a dremel with grinding bit

[ilikefireworks]

you have a good point. but why would anyone even need to go through all the trouble of duplicating a key?

[nak]

FACT: There are keys that have the words "DO NOT DUPLICATE" imprinted on them

[BigD145]

That never really stopped me from duplicating them when I last worked in a hardware store. It's not as if the key self destructed when I stuck it in the machine. Most of the time it was a property manager that needed some spares.

[Pratty_the_JazzMan]

MOAH HAHAHAHA! EXACTLY! >:-D

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