How Do Locksmiths Make Keys Without an Original Key - How to Impression a Key

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You have a lock, but you have no key. How do you make a key for a lock without the original key?

Locksmiths have many ways to make keys when no current key is available. In this video, we are going to talk about how to impression a key.

Key impressioning will work for just about any standard key. It just takes time and practice to learn the technique. The most difficult part for an amature trying to impression a key will be to determine the key blank needed for the lock. Take the lock to a locksmith shop and they'll help you get the right blank.

Don't want to make the key yourself? The current national average pricing to impression or make a key when no working key is available is $30-$40 plus key blanks.

Impressioning will allow you and/or a locksmith to make a tool box key, make a utility box key, make a car rack key, make a padlock key, and so much more....

00:00 How Locksmiths Make Keys
00:37 What is Key Impressioning
01:00 How to Get the Right Key Blank
01:52 Filing the Key
02:20 Make the Impression by Twisting
02:56 Identifying impression Marks
03:11 Tip on Making Marks Easier to See
03:34 Filing and Progressing Impression Marks
04:33 Success!
04:48 Refining the Key
05:00 Transferring the Cuts to a Fresh Key Blank