Cutting an eBay key

[LockandKey]

We refuse to cut/programme any ebay blades/fobs - we only use blanks/fobs supplied by ourselves and offer the usual 12 month warranty when we program/cut a new car key, random ebay blades often have crap/hard alloy mixes that kill your cutters.

Also some 'sellers' sell used fobs/keys that simply can't be re-coded.

[rapidlocks]

i refuse to cut any ebay purchased key , we will only cut a car key supplied by us or supplied to vin by the main dealer and supported by the main dealer reciept. doesnt always go down well but its a policy we have stuck with

[Ridgeback]

I used to cut them until this happened with a customer supplied HU92 bladed Rover 75 case.

I set it cutting and walked away to get something from the printer.

It started to make an awful noise and before I could hit the kill button on my 994 the cutter snapped.

I thought the axis board may have been damaged as I had to re-calibrate the jaws several times before it was finally right.

You just can't tell what is soft or hard metal, so I just give them a miss, lesson learnt.

[LockandKey]

I used to cut them until this happened with a customer supplied HU92 bladed Rover 75 case.

I set it cutting and walked away to get something from the printer.

It started to make an awful noise and before I could hit the kill button on my 994 the cutter snapped.

I thought the axis board may have been damaged as I had to re-calibrate the jaws several times before it was finally right.

You just can't tell what is soft or hard metal, so I just give them a miss, lesson learnt.

A point well made - experience & evidence - crap alloys.

[steveishin]

Ouch