Miracle A9

[lock&quay]

I've already have a viper that covers & a couple of dimple machines & a HPC blitz , I've see that there are a few of these come on the market with Hickleys & NW keys as  failed HP agreements & seem a good price . I was wondering if they'd be a good choice for the occasional dimple key & locker key to code & as a back up , Or wait until I see  used silca Futura or keyline Ninja ?

[chrisorros]

I've had a A9 for years & it's a great machine for the money. Cut magnums, ultions, astral ect ect with no problem. Great also when lazer keys come in.  Down side it's not great for cutting cylinder keys but i have a 399 for those, & it's slower than a triax e code but they are worlds apart in price. 

Also a side note if i have had issues with the machine the service from Lockdecoders has been great over the years.   

[mrkeys]

On 11/3/2018 at 7:38 AM, chrisorros said:

I've had a A9 for years & it's a great machine for the money. Cut magnums, ultions, astral ect ect with no problem. Great also when lazer keys come in.  Down side it's not great for cutting cylinder keys but i have a 399 for those, & it's slower than a triax e code but they are worlds apart in price. 

Also a side note if i have had issues with the machine the service from Lockdecoders has been great over the years.   

I was just gonna post about this machine as I'm thinking of getting one next year, do you need instacode with it or are any codes programmed into the machine? sorry I know that for those or you who are using computerised key machines this may be a very basic question but I'm new to this part of the key cutting world

Any other recommendations of machines very welcome

 

[chrisorros]

9 hours ago, mrkeys said:

I was just gonna post about this machine as I'm thinking of getting one next year, do you need instacode with it or are any codes programmed into the machine? sorry I know that for those or you who are using computerised key machines this may be a very basic question but I'm new to this part of the key cutting world

Any other recommendations of machines very welcome

 

I don't have instacode. I use Silva for other machines to get the heights for cutting by code. Then search for the blank on the machine to get the key card for the a9, then put the heights in. This doesn't work 100% of the time but good enough system. Really should pull the finger out & get instacode as I've had the machine for some years now

I would always say go to a show or call the reps from different companies so you can gets a feel for a machine before you get purchase one. If your new to it as well I would see if they will train you a bit on the machine so you can get the most out off your investment 

[Mick Friend]

If you want a 'feel' then Lockexpo is the place to be 2-3 March 2019 - usual venue EMCC Nottingham see the website www.lockexpo.co.uk

[lockdecoders]

the A9P and A9S and A9S auto have codes built into the machine. It is not every code but as we go along we will be adding more