Angles on Dimple Keys

[cobblerjoe]

Hi People,

 

Can anyone tell me if it is possible to get the angles on dimple keys etc., such as ISEO and Garrison. I have several tracers and cutters with my machine and it is difficult to find which tracer to use on said keys.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Regards,

 

Cobblerjoe.

[grahamparker]

What machine are you using would help.

 

Most machines require a specific cutter and sometimes tracer point and that is why they have so many different types

of cutter.

 

For my triax i have a 113 cutter for garrison, a 106 for iseo and so on.I currently have 10 different cutters and have

just ordered 2 more so i can cut the millenco magnum keys.

 

If you check out this site there are hundres of cutters listed for all manner of machine.

 

http://www.foselect.com/catalogue-en.html

[cobblerjoe]

Hi graham thanks for that i have a mustang tm303 and it came with 4 double side cutters will try nearest to those you mentioned thans

[derek]

i use a 105 degree cutter from sks for my multi-lock and kabba blanks, not had any problems with them, i have a hd punto

[Antonio Gonzalez]

I recently .bought a mustang key cutting machine ,I was told to use 95 degrees for mul t lock s keys . 

dont really know what to do. Is there a way to know which cutter and tracer to use for different kind of dimple keys.

regards

 

[Lock Stock]

Its only really the base of the cut which is important on dimple keys. Within reason the angles don't really matter. 

95 or 105 degrees you shouldn't notice any difference on the keys  your doing

[grahamparker]

Angles do matter if you have a full height pin next to a full depth pin, if the cutting angle is to wide the high pin may not drop further than it should.

It depends on how close together the chambers are and the thickness of the key and the number of pin depths.

My mustang came with seperate cutters specifically for mul-t-lock unless you are referring to the Mul t lock garrison keys.

[Technical Tony Davenport]

On 8/3/2012 at 3:41 PM, cobblerjoe said:

Hi People,

Can anyone tell me if it is possible to get the angles on dimple keys etc., such as ISEO and Garrison. I have several tracers and cutters with my machine and it is difficult to find which tracer to use on said keys.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

Cobblerjoe.

Hope this helps,

for ALL Dimple keys I have used 90o or 95o cutters for over 20 years , for the main reason you can NEVER over cut a dimple key as long as machine settings are correct . 

On the cuts that are wider , just wiggle the carriage as such when at the bottom of the dimple, and this will widen the dimple always to the correct size . 

these cutters below are a good example for 1 for ALL ... 

 

 

Tony Wilkin  : Business Development Manage / Customer Support   :Tel:  07572 216446    Email: twilkin@davenport-burgess.com   w:  www.davenport-burgess.com 

                

[CummingsLocks]

3 hours ago, Technical Tony / Davenport said:

Hope this helps,

for ALL Dimple keys I have used 90o or 95o cutters for over 20 years , for the main reason you can NEVER over cut a dimple key as long as machine settings are correct . 

On the cuts that are wider , just wiggle the carriage as such when at the bottom of the dimple, and this will widen the dimple always to the correct size . 

these cutters below are a good example for 1 for ALL ... 

 

 

Tony Wilkin  : Business Development Manage / Customer Support   :Tel:  07572 216446    Email: twilkin@davenport-burgess.com   w:  www.davenport-burgess.com 

                

I also use this combo of T/C to do Magnum, Iseo, Hooply etc, not had one back yet