But how does it work? The other probe follows the key, and the one that cuts so knows how to go? What does hand movement consist of? Is there a risk that if you press harder the key will be cut badly? Or are your movements controlled by the machine?
Yes, it is a probe and a cutter, and they follow each other. You have to control it manually, yes. But if you take it slow and easy you soon get a feel for it (you travel several times). For outside cuts like here, you go from right to left and from strem to tip. On inside cuts it got inverse, quite naturally. Try a wood drilling, and you will fell how it works, Do not know about the Dolphin, but our machine can be locked by height, and thus you just follow, until finished. (On the link below, I see you can set and stop height movement - so yes, it very much like a copy of the Silca Matrix. Basically it is the same machine, but on a much lower price-point). I would like to have an electronic, yes. But I will never loose the manual one. When the day come and you do not have the data, then the manual will fix it. The most problem with a manual is, if a bad key comes in, a bad goes out.
The way I use it is I go slow and follow the original key pattern, I move slow, you will need to get in there and clean up areas that the manual movement didn't get, I'm a total novice at using these machines and so far every key I have cut has worked in the cars I cut them for.
@@garbagepicker Yeah, slow and easy does it. We will all be novice in/every some stages: Just start to get more confortable with programing keys, than before. The top drill machine is no longer a problem, but the first ones - gosh, those were nervous ones...... Just keep on as you do, calm and easy.. Thanks for the video.
This should work for copying older mercedes key blades, yes?
@@ceasarspalace if they’re the flat style key that looks like this key yes. I have only cut Honda, Toyota, Lexus .
But how does it work? The other probe follows the key, and the one that cuts so knows how to go? What does hand movement consist of? Is there a risk that if you press harder the key will be cut badly? Or are your movements controlled by the machine?
Yes, it is a probe and a cutter, and they follow each other. You have to control it manually, yes. But if you take it slow and easy you soon get a feel for it (you travel several times). For outside cuts like here, you go from right to left and from strem to tip.
On inside cuts it got inverse, quite naturally. Try a wood drilling, and you will fell how it works,
Do not know about the Dolphin, but our machine can be locked by height, and thus you just follow, until finished.
(On the link below, I see you can set and stop height movement - so yes, it very much like a copy of the Silca Matrix. Basically it is the same machine, but on a much lower price-point).
I would like to have an electronic, yes. But I will never loose the manual one. When the day come and you do not have the data, then the manual will fix it. The most problem with a manual is, if a bad key comes in, a bad goes out.
@@kimnilsson7501 Thank you. 👍👍
The way I use it is I go slow and follow the original key pattern, I move slow, you will need to get in there and clean up areas that the manual movement didn't get, I'm a total novice at using these machines and so far every key I have cut has worked in the cars I cut them for.
@@garbagepicker Yeah, slow and easy does it. We will all be novice in/every some stages:
Just start to get more confortable with programing keys, than before.
The top drill machine is no longer a problem, but the first ones - gosh, those were nervous ones...... Just keep on as you do, calm and easy.. Thanks for the video.
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