brightonkeys Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 Just been trying to cut some Yale Superior keys - this time using genuine blanks because SKS were out of stock of the JMA ones. Yep. The cutter broke. So frustrating! There's any profit margin gone from the job straight away. Are you supposed to cut the 'snake' cut in a few depth passes? I find with the JMA blanks this wasn't necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamparker Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 Your supposed to do three passes of the snake cut. DO NOT USE genuine blanks. Buy the NW keys 1.5mm cutter they are shorter in the blade and although they blunt eventually i never had one snap. https://www.nwkeys.co.uk/Product/jakey-mustang-1-5mm-cutter-for-magnum-keys-1-5mm-x-45-0-long So pleased i finally bought the tilting jaw for my triax, i cut over 50 of these before i had to replace the cutter using Silca blanks. The Keyline blanks from NW keys are pretty soft as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brightonkeys Posted April 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 Anything else I should order from NWKeys at same time Mr Graham? I don't order from them more than once a year so might as well get it all at once if they do stuff nobody else does. On that note, anyone got stock of the cheap Oxford padlocks and chains? SKS used to do them but they don't seem to have any stock anymore. They retailed out at between £10-£20 and were great value. Popular sellers. Gone. Looking at buying from NWKeys Keyline YE75 and Keyline MGN1SP instead of the genuine Yale Superior keys which have caused me so much woe. Are they a good buy or would you recommend Silca all the way? I'm aiming for soft steel...soft as butter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamparker Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 SKS discontinued all Oxford products, i think it is down to the new business owners as to why this happened. Silca, Keyline and JMA blanks have all been used by me for Yale superior with no issues at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brightonkeys Posted April 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 the new business owners At Oxford presumably? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamparker Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 At Oxford presumably? JMA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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