What Did You Impression Today?

[GWiens2001]

Impressioned a key for an S&G safe deposit lock. It was easier than you might expect.



I did not cheat.

Did not even open the lock to make the key.

That said, maybe I did take advantage of any visual clues that were available.





Clear factory demo lock. 4110 series.

Gordon

[Robotnik]

Fraim 4 pin padlock. Glad I nailed this one first try, because I was using my only F2 blank to impression . Not particularly impressive, but still honing my skills right now.

[Robotnik]

Impressioned a key for an S&G safe deposit lock. It was easier than you might expect.

Clear factory demo lock. 4110 series.

Gordon

That's an awesome lock; never seen a clear demo like that before.

[GWiens2001]

Nice Fraim, too. Guess this thread has now been Fraimed.

Gordon

[Protec2]

Robotnik - nice Sargents!
Protec2 - can I get a nice clear shot of the code stamped on the keyway? It looks like it says GE - Y4 is the master for the G series.

It's 1264 then GF

I'll probably stop in my local 'smith and get some blanks for it this week. Kwiksets fit but I'd rather get Yale blanks for it.

[jeffmoss26]

OK so it's GF keyway. That code is for a 5 pin lock.

[Protec2]

Don't have the Yale blanks yet so I tried a 5 pin master that is a difficult pick for me. Got it to pop but the key is very tempermental- wiggle ,wiggle, wiggle, lift wiggle, pop. Pretty cool for the first working key but it definitely needs to be redone to work nicely. I pulled the plug and checked the pins visually and they all seem to line up correctly but it just doesn't work nice.

[GWiens2001]

6 pin Yale.



Gordon

[Jacob Morgan]

First key I've impressioned: a disc tumbler to a steel lock box from the junk store.

I'd grown discouraged with impressioning but Gordon's Impressioning Different Types of Locks post got me to try it again. Now on to pin tumblers.

[GWiens2001]

Congratulations, Jacob_Morgan! The first time taking a blank and ending up with a working key without taking apart the lock. It is a big step! Kudos!

Gordon

[C locked]

Somebody has to be impressioning around here other than me and Robotnik!

Nothing fancy today. Just some Master locks I got without keys. Master M1, Master No. 15, and two Master bicycle locks.



And if any of you are trying to figure out the blanks for the Master bicycle locks, the CG17 fits perfectly.

Gordon

Gc17 produced by who? ilco?/3(

[Robotnik]

Mini (sub-1") Yale five wafer padlock. Photographed next to a full-size Yale 850 for reference. Hard to pin down the tight spacing on this one initially, but my first attempt was successful.

[Protec2]

Took advantage of the rainy weather today and impressioned this little bitty Corbin 4 pin from the estate sale. Don't know the correct key but a reverse m1 fits and functions just fine.

[GWiens2001]

If it fits, sounds like the correct keyway to me. Good job on impressioning.

Gordon

[Jacob Morgan]

First successful impression of a pin-tumbler. After filing each time took some 400 wet-dry sandpaper wrapped around a wooden q-tip and published each cut. And polished the edge with 400 grit sand paper to start off with. That made it a lot easier for me to see marks. Still getting the hang of making the pippen file cut where I want it to. Thinking about using a triangular file next time to make the very first stroke to hit the exact spot, then all other cuts with the pippen file.

Spent some time organizing the garage this weekend. Moved last summer and a lot of my tools have been in boxes since then. Found this hand vise and thought it might help with impressioning. Had used vise-grips before but I did not like the way they tore up the key. Put some sand paper between the vise jaws and the key and that held it steady. Next time I may see if I can find my powdered rosin and try some of it. Using powdered rosin to help metal stick together is an old gunsmith trick. I think a person can buy a small quantity of it at bowling alleys.