The Basics of a Car Key Cut Machine

A car key cut machine is a car key duplicator. Like a photocopier that copies a paper, this machine copies a car key to reproduce it. A basic key cut machine is capable of cutting automobile keys, commercial and residential keys, motorcycle keys, dimple keys, tubular keys, and FO21 Tibbe keys. This machine works well with iOS and Android and the standard size specifications of 52 x 37 x 46cm is an advantage to this cut machine. Read on the following hardware and software features of the machine to discover its wonderful features.

What are the hardware features?

The car key cut machine speaks of portability, ease, and functionality. 

1. It has small display screen that shows what the work status of the machine is.
2. It is light weight, hand carry, easy to transport, and the LED moves with the working. Thus, it is flexible.
3. It is portable and aesthetic.
4. It is packed with cutters, calibration blocks, decoders, and blank keys.
5. The DC motor manipulates directly the cutter which makes higher force output.
6. It cuts and duplicates different keys such as automobile, residential keys, dimple keys, and other keys.
7. Its production capacity per month is from 1,000-5,000 pieces.
8. It duplicates a key even without the original. 
9. It cuts different sorts of keys like flat milling, internal milling, and external milling, and vertical milling.
10. It measures key measurement automatically by smart calibration; code, decode, cut, and copy.

What are the software features?

Moreover, this car key cut machine features the following support:

1. The applications that support the machine is Android and iOS. Thus, it is easier, stable, and quicker upgrade.
2. It is supported with key code search function. It inputs the key code to find bitting number for cutting in the machine.
3. It is supported with key photographing which assists reading key bitting number by camera.
4. It supports duplicating keys even without the key data in database which include double external groove, internal groove, double standard, single external groove, single standard, and tubular keys.
5. It functions in ten languages such as English, French, German, Czech, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish.
6. It is supported with free updates and upgrades.
7. It keeps the key cutting records through its memory function.
8. It engraves a logo on your key to make it personalized.

What are other important features?

In addition, other software is important for automotive locksmith’s knowledge. Thus;

1. Key Code Conversion

Having a key code from the lock itself or from the key code broker is not enough to convert that code to cuts. The most useful codes are instacode, Genericode, and Codes online from Blackhawk. Progressioning and code card printing for your HPC Blitz are the added benefits. 

1. Fill Progressioning

When for instance, you do not know all the cuts of your key, use the progressioning to determine the depths for the spaces missing. Doing this, saves you a lot of time and a lot of keys. Fill Online Blackhawk is a very effective and at the same inexpensive solution.

1. Key Blank Cross-Reference

KBX of Blackhawk shows all the names of a key used from companies with pictures most of the time. On the displays are the same key blades but have different shaped heads. When a certain car key model runs out, like when you run out of Toyota TR47 keys blanks, a good key blank cross-reference is the GM B80 with the same blade. (American Key Supply, 2022).

How is the car key cutting done?

Furthermore, a locksmith uses a coded key cutting in performing the action of duplicating a car key. Coding is a car key cut machine technique. It is important in the process of key cutting procedure. The process is done in two ways, namely, blind codes and bitting codes. The bitting code is the information a locksmith uses on a blank key. A special software can extract the blind codes from the bitting information. Most of the car keys today use blind codes. You may be able to know the key code of your new car because it is part of the car label or inscribed on the lock’s front plate (standard older vehicle models). In addition, as the car owner, you may get the code from the car dealer by requesting for the Vehicle Identification Number (Door N Key Locksmith, 2021). 

However, for your own safety, call a professional locksmith to do the work for you. It is not only for relieving you with the work but for having that peace of knowing that a locksmith knows what he is doing and that your car key is cut skillfully and professionally. Lastly, having a professional doing the work is like having an insurance to the quality of such work.