07-27-2012, 06:44 AM | #1 |
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Key Cutting Machine
Welp, it's that time. Need a new one....
Anyone have any recommendations? What to avoid? Preferred brand? Buy or Lease? Thanks! |
07-27-2012, 10:44 AM | #2 |
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I wouldn't spend a bunch of money on one....
Keys are going electronic at a huge pace.... We were able to find a pretty good used one last year on E-BAY |
07-27-2012, 12:29 PM | #3 |
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our local harware store makes and programs chip keys for our competetive brand trade-ins for $80.00. we have a 15 year old machine we bought from Chrysler that cuts by trace or key code.
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07-27-2012, 03:19 PM | #4 |
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Lease
I lease from Barnes. Both a PC+ and a Lazer. The lease on the PC+ covers pretty much everything. The lease on the Lazer does NOT cover the dremel bits, which are RIDICULOUSLY priced.
I wouldn't cut side cuts with the Lazer, even though they really want you too.... I only get about 100~120 total keys out of a dremel bit. |
07-30-2012, 08:09 AM | #5 |
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Just a thought, when I was looking for a key machine a while back, I contacted Barnes. Over a few weeks, they were able to come up with an existing lease, that was defaulting back to them. I was able to lease it for the balance of the origional term. Such a situation might be worth checking into.
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07-31-2012, 02:40 PM | #6 |
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Thank you for the responses.
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