Copy a key with a Coke can

Copy a key with a Coke can

This is a how-to video explaining how to copy a key with a can of cola. All you need is an aluminum soda or beer can. To make it come out better, add a additional side to the one piece. This technique works well when you don't have time to get a new key cut. Watch this video tutorial and learn how to duplicate a key with a Coke can.

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thejehosephat 8/4/08 3:30 PM
Would it really be strong enough?
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firehead (-14) 4/16/09 6:36 PM
Is it really to week?

Cas it looks really week!
-2
Billabong658 (-4) 5/12/09 3:04 PM
weak not week
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woodsy (-6) 8/5/08 7:21 AM
Can't seeing it getting you out of trouble
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C0D3R (11) 8/5/08 11:21 AM
I'll try it over the weekend. There are a couple of doors I wouldn't mind opening...
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wolfy777 (-4) 8/20/08 4:35 PM
doesnt work , i tried it, the aluminum is too weak to turn a lock
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kw_y03 1/11/09 8:32 PM
it pushes the pins up.. you only need an extra piece to turn it
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Tehtru3Enigma (-1) 4/21/09 8:57 PM
the turning piece is called a torque wrench, you can use a flat head screw driver for that
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firehead (-14) 4/16/09 6:38 PM
Man this whole vidieo was a waste of 1 minut and sevon seconds. :~(
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kutzak (-2) 10/30/09 7:13 AM
man, then what the #$%@ are you doing on the internet?
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jc1315 (2) 11/28/09 4:01 PM
it would probobly get stuck and you would pretty much be screwed
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bird crick (55) 9/25/08 10:06 AM
tried it double layered
works
1 layer's too weak
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blade93 (22) 2/13/09 12:10 AM
2 layers might not be sufficient enough, i would recommend 3 layers or even 4...think about the thickness of the original key, it is at least as thick as 3 or four layers....
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ooISAACoo (-2) 9/25/08 9:01 PM
its very weak
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Bryan Crow (54) 9/26/08 11:24 PM
Did it work?
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hhurme (1) 10/17/08 2:25 PM
why even bother, when you can just go get a key copied?
-1
HartKat (1) 11/26/09 3:13 PM
Maybe if you dont have enough money or time.Duh
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jc1315 (2) 11/28/09 4:01 PM
yeah
-1
CheesyQuaver (-1) 10/20/08 1:05 AM
if you look at the video at the end where he use's the key, it looks like the normal key with a round bit of coke can stuck to the end
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DudeRun (3) 10/27/08 1:12 PM
Nah... might work the more you layer the key
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jamesbdunn (-1) 11/5/08 7:16 AM
Nice. Personally more work than a $1 is worth.

But for backup keys for serialized keys (Master lock, ...) that can't be copied legally by a locksmith, this is an excellent alternative.

A small screwdriver could assist in providing the torque needed to turn stubborn locks.
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jamesbdunn (-1) 11/5/08 7:20 AM
I would probably make the folds first and then use an Exacto knife to cut the tumbler lands afterwards. There are only 0.023" difference between each of 6 tumbler locations.

To accurately cut these surfaces with scissors or a knife would be time consuming.
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PLAY_GURRL (-1) 12/14/08 7:37 PM
iv already tryed it itz to weak
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HartKat (1) 11/26/09 3:14 PM
Add more layers it worked for some people.:)
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PatF 12/24/08 5:49 PM
good.. now i can make a copy of that apartment gym key
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DistortedVoid (-2) 2/27/09 11:41 PM
The copy would just move the pins above the shear line. Then you could use a screwdriver or something hard and small to turn the tumbler. [for all you complainers of weak turning ability]
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yankz (-3) 3/1/09 5:48 PM
Noobs
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Joel (11) 3/3/09 9:40 AM
There is a great how to make a bump key video on WHT, that might be a more successful route to take; I wouldn't mind keeping one of those on my keyring.
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firehead (-14) 4/16/09 6:36 PM
Is it really to week?
-1
Billabong658 (-4) 5/12/09 3:09 PM
no its TOO WEAK
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insaneloonatic (-1) 5/6/09 12:44 PM
i wonder if a thicker can like a slimfast can would work better
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mrarmada (-1) 6/16/09 4:51 PM
if u use a thicker can then it will be harder to cut out and also shape the ridges in the can.
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HartKat (1) 11/26/09 3:17 PM
Just get a bunch of cans .Then make the same key over and over again.take some super glue and glue it or hold it together.Simple.
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goldfinger (-1) 8/9/09 8:46 AM
I do not work at all
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zigzig24 (-1) 9/9/09 9:22 AM
then get a job
-1
danashford3 (-1) 10/17/09 10:33 AM
lololol
-1
revomex (-1) 9/9/09 12:49 PM
does the crop after the yielding process taste better with organic nutrients?
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AlexBowman007 (-1) 9/30/09 10:07 AM
the aluminum is too weak and on top of that your gonna rip the top of the fake key off leaving your door stuck until you find a way to get it out
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grey398 (-1) 10/4/09 2:36 PM
try using a steel can instead of aluminiumand still doubleing it as above mentioned
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danashford3 (-1) 10/17/09 10:35 AM
How many more times do people have to say... It will be to thick to add the ridges! n00b
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HartKat (1) 11/27/09 9:16 PM
Smart smart we have a smart on here.Listen to him hes right itll be to hard and thick,its STEEL that is some hard metal.
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necrit (1) 12/12/09 1:01 PM
Use the multiple copy key method above. Then use tempering to harden the individual slices of aluminum that have been preshaped and clamped together. at that point the "Accelerated Aging" of the alloy will harden it as its repeatedly heated and then immediately cooled. it'll be harder than the original and work for even side indented tumbler keys as well.
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