A car key has snapped off in a door (unsure what car, but it's either an R reg Astra, or a Suzuki Ig.). The piece has been extracted. Is it possible to join the pieces (silver solder?)? Could a key cutter make another one (like they did for my '95 Cavalier)?
Unsure whether this should go in "Discussion" or "Technical", BTW.
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depending what the key is made of it could possibly be braised if such a skilled man still lives
remember keys have chips in these days though and some like astra keys dont like giving these chips up out of the plastic casing without breaking
maybe take the key to a master locksmith and ask his advise or just try timpsons,you never know he might be an ole ex jail breaker who could copy your key onto a blank with nothing more than a nail file and a silly hat on (silly hat days are usually half days Wednesdays)
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A good key cutter could make a new one based on the two pieces. Might need the lock to be at hand for fine-tuning purposes.
Not all key cutters are any good though. Ideally they should be experienced burglars who have gone over to the other side.
:o}
Brazing or welding could work too but it would have to be very finely done. Forget solder.
Edited by Lud on 21/01/2010 at 17:40
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i was reminded of a padlock key i tried to weld the lug back onto and everything went into a gloop of silver the other day
those chinese certainly have a lot to answer for
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those chinese certainly have a lot to answer for
... using precious metals when mild steel would do... as bad as the Americans...
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a padlock key i tried to weld the lug back onto and everything went into a gloop of silver
Heh. Zinc alloy? It is irritating when that sort of thing happens.
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Brazing or welding could work too but it would have to be very finely done. Forget solder.
Silver soldering is not like soldering using a copper/tin or tin/lead solder. It is more like brazing. I could try and braze the pieces together, but I'm not going to try and do it using bronze rods (unless the key is made of steel rather than brass).
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the last time this happened to me , the locksmith simpley put a blog of superglue on , to hold the bits together , then mounted it in his machine , and cut from it
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I'm terribly sorry FT.
I never realised you were a, ahem, experienced locksmith...
I'd go to one of those myself. There's a place in Praed Street.
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Ach. It's an Astra (R reg) key. There's a chip in it.
£120, or make another plain one, and keep the old key head (with the chip in it) on the key ring?
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We had this problem on a Proton of my son's. Locksmith used the old key parts to cut a new one.
Oddly, the key had a chip in it but the car would start for around 9 months without the other part anywhere near the ignition. Then the battery needed disconnecting and it would not start. The chip was hidden in the steering column near the ignition.
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Happened to me. years ago.
Superglue the halfs together, when dry clamp in the cutting machine, and bingo the cutter makes a duplicate.
easy peasy
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Happened to me. years ago.
Superglue the halfs together, when dry clamp in the cutting machine, and bingo the cutter makes a duplicate.
easy peasy
Thu 21 Jan 10 17:58 Key repair. - freddy1
the last time this happened to me , the locksmith simpley put a blog of superglue on , to hold the bits together , then mounted it in his machine , and cut from it
thought i had read that before?
Edited by freddy1 on 22/01/2010 at 11:03
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