Forget lock picking, clone/copy the key and be a spy

Step 6 Use the key!

Insert the key into your lock of choice, do this slowly, you may need to wiggle it very gently, but if your copy is good then it WILL go in fine. Now you must use a tension wrench or otherwise to turn the lock because the metal is not strong enough. You may need to gently move the key in and out of the lock by a few millimeters. Its amazing when you see it turn!

The tension wrench is simply an L shaped flat piece of strong metal which can be inserted into the keyway allowing me to turn it. You can construct this from a paperclip, or use a thin flat screwdriver.

I have made four different keys using this method, and they all work!

If you find your copy isn't quite working, compare it to the printout again. If this looks fine, then watch the way the key interacts with the pins as it enters the lock... if you find it moves to the side of them, then bend the teeth in a bit to compensate.

Comments

[toftej]

I think this is great! Thanks for the instructable. BTW, I took a blacksmithing course a few years ago.

[access_yogesh]

I don't think James Bond might have used this technique to become a spy.
Its bit confusing and time consuming even for a spy.

>>> Duplicate Keys by machine <<<

Still Thanks