Squelchtone wrote:not to deviate too much from the OP's question on bumping his padlock, but is JET still a viable company to get blanks from? I know I use to see their stuff all the time around New England, especially the colorful aluminum ones.
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Squelchtone
I've used them and they're OK I guess but I usually only get them if they're the only brand I can find for some particular blank. I prefer OEM blanks but if they're not available or if it's just too expensive for a box of OEM blanks when I only need a very small quantity, I'd take Ilco over Jet if I had the choice. I've seen more bad blanks in my boxes of Jet blanks than Ilco or Silca.
As for the aluminum blanks, I hate the noise my machine makes when cutting them.
I've been told they dull the cutter faster but I don't know if that's true or not.
That's just my two cents. There are guys on the forum who have cut WAY more keys that I ever will, hopefully some of them can provide additional feedback.