Laser keys or Track keys are cut on a key cutting machine that mills the cuts into the key. The cuts are either milled on the outside edges of the key or the inside of the key blade.
You may have seen these keys duplicated in a key cutting kiosk in a shopping centre. Most key cutters cut these keys on a special key cutting machine that traces the original key and cuts the blank key at the same time.
A locksmith will probably cut these keys on a more sophisticated computer controlled key cutting machine or a CNC Key cutting machine. The Computer controlled machine will generally cut the key to code. First it will decode your original key by using a touch probe then take the information and use it to cut a key that is much more accurate then a traced key.
IF you have lost car keys then a replacement key has to be generated to code. This can be done either by using a Jig or by using a computer controlled key machine.
A Jig is rather simple. You set the correct depths then trace the jig onto a blank key. The computer controlled key cutting machine is more acurate and quicker and more common place in locksmith shops.
Key Cutting Machine on CNC Video
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