Hi Brent🙏🏻🇺🇸Glad be seeing you again & safe and appy as usual, Well this is a very interesting theme about the aftermarked keys or blanks.you did the best out of it trying to make the best copys🛠.Keep up the good work and hopefully see👀you back again soon with new videos.Greetings from the Old🇳🇱 Dutch 🇳🇴Norwegian Hubertus,🙏🏻🍀☮🇺🇸
Thanks Hubertus, always great to hear from you! Yes, often we have to make the best of it with today's aftermarket parts. I hope you and the T3 are doing well, my best wishes to you and all our Norwegian friends!
My first job was at Scotty's and I remember a gentleman coming in with a broken car key. I was able to make a copy of it for him and it worked. Lol. From that point forward I was always asked to cut keys. There was something satisfying about working with a machine that duplicated something as precise as a key. We need a new key for Abbey but haven't gotten around to it yet. Thanks for sharing your process and findings on the blanks. I never would have thought they would be so different.
Cool stuff! I remember being amazed how the pieces could be lined up to make the copy. That's true handy-man skills. The aftermarket dimensional differences are wild but I guess we shouldn't be surprised at this point!
Thanks. I bought some of those VW shaped keys from Cip1. So far, I have only cut one with my dremel using a small stone. It mostly worked. Drivers door, ignition, and slider. 3 out of 6 isn't so bad. I bought five of those keys with the hope of getting at least two good cuts.
Wow, that's an ambitious approach but I love the ingenuity @kenmoyer97604! A small local hardware store may be willing to attempt cutting it for you; the store I worked at many years ago would usually do it if the customer agreed there were no guarantees. However, today's automated key machines may not be suitable for manual cutting like that. You'd have to find an old school scenario. Good luck!
Cool! Hardware stores have "upgraded" to fully automatic machines, so these old manual machines can be found fairly cheap. I see them occasionally on FB Marketplace in my area. Good luck with your search and let us know how it goes!
Hey Robert, always good to hear from you. I have few irons in the fire these days but looking forward to posting more regularly again. There will be lots to share!
Yep, right after I sent this out they contacted me so I'm good to go now. can't wait to get this old motor running again. Thanks to your video on how to inspect these cases found it was really in good shape. it had a blown piston due to a ring breaking and shut the motor down over 40 years ago. Didn't have that many miles on it when it happened is my guess. Got a corvair to build after this one.
looks pretty awesome Brent! Thanks again for cutting these keys for me and for the fun collaboration. Let's do it again sometime!!
Thanks Annie, this was a great project. I'm happy to be a tiny part of the amazing work you're doing, more fun on the way!
Hi Brent🙏🏻🇺🇸Glad be seeing you again & safe and appy as usual, Well this is a very interesting theme about the aftermarked keys or blanks.you did the best out of it trying to make the best copys🛠.Keep up the good work and hopefully see👀you back again soon with new videos.Greetings from the Old🇳🇱 Dutch 🇳🇴Norwegian Hubertus,🙏🏻🍀☮🇺🇸
Thanks Hubertus, always great to hear from you! Yes, often we have to make the best of it with today's aftermarket parts. I hope you and the T3 are doing well, my best wishes to you and all our Norwegian friends!
Been missing your content, Brent. Hopefully we'll see more of you in the future!
Thanks @atomicmellon1712 !
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That cutter brings back some memories. We had one in our hardware store when I was a kid. It was one of my favorite toys 😊
Nice! What a cool place to be during your early years.
That was fun watch...then went watched Annie put all your work to the test. Annie miss you on UA-cam following your build has been motivational.
Thanks @DWaugh I'm glad you hopped over to Instagram to check out Annie's post, she's doing amazing work over there!
Awesome to see a new video. Hopefully all is well with you. Looking forward to seeing another video soon
Thanks @kyridgejumper, all is busy and busy is good!
My first job was at Scotty's and I remember a gentleman coming in with a broken car key. I was able to make a copy of it for him and it worked. Lol. From that point forward I was always asked to cut keys. There was something satisfying about working with a machine that duplicated something as precise as a key. We need a new key for Abbey but haven't gotten around to it yet. Thanks for sharing your process and findings on the blanks. I never would have thought they would be so different.
Cool stuff! I remember being amazed how the pieces could be lined up to make the copy. That's true handy-man skills. The aftermarket dimensional differences are wild but I guess we shouldn't be surprised at this point!
Thanks. I bought some of those VW shaped keys from Cip1. So far, I have only cut one with my dremel using a small stone. It mostly worked. Drivers door, ignition, and slider. 3 out of 6 isn't so bad. I bought five of those keys with the hope of getting at least two good cuts.
Wow, that's an ambitious approach but I love the ingenuity @kenmoyer97604! A small local hardware store may be willing to attempt cutting it for you; the store I worked at many years ago would usually do it if the customer agreed there were no guarantees. However, today's automated key machines may not be suitable for manual cutting like that. You'd have to find an old school scenario. Good luck!
Good job Brent!!! Thanks for your videos!! Greetings from Cyprus 🇨🇾!!!
Been trying to find/buy a used key cutting machine since I saw the first key episode to do the same thing you are doing now with the cool VW key.
Cool! Hardware stores have "upgraded" to fully automatic machines, so these old manual machines can be found fairly cheap. I see them occasionally on FB Marketplace in my area. Good luck with your search and let us know how it goes!
did ever try that paint safe pb blaster on your bare metal to keep it from rusting??
Yes! I used PB "Surface Shield" and it seems to be working well.
sveeeet! glad that worked for ya. 😊
Hey Brent! Where have you been hiding? Good to see you posting again.
Hey Robert, always good to hear from you. I have few irons in the fire these days but looking forward to posting more regularly again. There will be lots to share!
Thanks for putting a doggy cameo there at the end.
Gotta do it, Roadie is a good helper
Does anyone know where I can find new exhaust guides for my old 40 horse. Everyone seems to be out of them and on back order
Hey Tim, it looks like CB Performance and CIP1 has them right now. Good luck!
Yep, right after I sent this out they contacted me so I'm good to go now. can't wait to get this old motor running again. Thanks to your video on how to inspect these cases found it was really in good shape. it had a blown piston due to a ring breaking and shut the motor down over 40 years ago. Didn't have that many miles on it when it happened is my guess. Got a corvair to build after this one.
Originals are key😂😂😂😂❤
I see what you did there... keys... got it. Missed you at Bug Jam this year, going to VDub Getaway?