abababa Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 The title is the best description of how these look. Does anyone know the reason a key would do this? In a box of 50, I would get maybe 5 -10 that go like this when giving them a brush at the end of cutting. Ive over brushed this one to show what's happening. Has anyone ever seen this before or know the reason why they are peeling like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Friend Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 I assume poor electroplating or poor preparation prior to plating kobblers and abababa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobblers Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 I think Mick is correct. I've had this problem on motice keys in the past - I just brush them a bit harder to get rid of any loose bits so they don't get stuck in the lock. Rick. abababa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abababa Posted September 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 6 minutes ago, kobblers said: I think Mick is correct. I've had this problem on motice keys in the past - I just brush them a bit harder to get rid of any loose bits so they don't get stuck in the lock. Rick. Probably get away with it more on mortice keys than cylinder. I'm chasing my tail brushing these boyos. As soon as you smooth one bit another starts peeling off. kobblers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamparker Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 I will hazard a guess that they are not Silca blanks ?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abababa Posted September 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 33 minutes ago, grahamparker said: I will hazard a guess that they are not Silca blanks ?. They are not Silca. I've alerted the manufacturer and am waiting to hear back. In the mean time, I was curious if anyone has the same issues and the cause. Looks like less than perfect quality control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auto Key Wizard Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 Quite possibly JMA, I try not to stock them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 My guess would be J.M.A., I've had this a few times with their mortice blanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Muppet Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 My guess would be HD had it happen plenty of times on their cylinder blanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lock&quay Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 5 hours ago, Auto Key Wizard said: Quite possibly JMA, I try not to stock them. I've been finding that jma blanks are more accurate than Silca recently . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Friend Posted September 24, 2019 Report Share Posted September 24, 2019 9 hours ago, lock&quay said: I've been finding that jma blanks are more accurate than Silca recently . which is strange as the are broached so the process should not differ- however if quality control does not check and the machine runs out- who cares? not them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locks and Cobblers Posted September 24, 2019 Report Share Posted September 24, 2019 You get what you pay for I guess I use Silca and don’t get any problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon1 Posted September 24, 2019 Report Share Posted September 24, 2019 Damascus steel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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