Chubb Cruiser blanks - Asec vs originals

[Growster]

They are these funny brass ones with the offset blade.

The Asec one cost something like a quarter of the original version.

However: for us, the copies engender at times non-working keys, whereas the originals don't.

Has anyone else experienced that?

[kobblers]

Sometimes you have to grind the end down slightly to get them to work as the bit sometimes overhangs the shank - I've had this issue on multiple occasions, even on originals.

 

Rick

[grahamparker]

Never had any issues using copied blanks on these and we still see quite a few, we do sometimes have issues if copying a copy but generally we get them right first time.

Hand filing the curved angles is essential.

[kobblers]

On 3/30/2020 at 4:41 PM, grahamparker said:

Never had any issues using copied blanks on these and we still see quite a few, we do sometimes have issues if copying a copy but generally we get them right first time.

Hand filing the curved angles is essential.

That's something I've never had to do - I normally just use the Lancer's up and down motion.

Rick.

[grahamparker]

We use a blade vectis machine rather than using the lancer plus just found it to be much more accurate.