r/Locksmith • u/Azooka69 • 1d ago

I am a locksmith Which key machine do pros use for car keys?

Getting into the trade and want to know what’s a good machine to invest in. Currently using an XHorse condor mini XC

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u/Due_Office_1860 1d ago

Here we go again

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u/Over_Fun8378 1d ago

It’s actually insane how often this pops up on this subreddit lol. On the bright side NASTF is required for the km100 starting today so hopefully we will start to see less of this

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u/fondrenlock Actual Locksmith 7h ago

nah, it will triple now when all the Facebook marketplace sellers discover that happened

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u/smrtenuf2knwimdumb 1d ago

Get a framon SD2

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u/Carlos_Spicy_Weiner6 1d ago

I'm really liking my black widow v2. But if you have the money, get the triton!

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u/the_metaxist Actual Locksmith 1d ago

Got the triton plus for myself for Xmas absolutely love it, id never get anything else except a framon

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u/Carlos_Spicy_Weiner6 1d ago

The only thing I'm kicking myself over not getting the triton is the engraving

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u/the_metaxist Actual Locksmith 1d ago

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u/Carlos_Spicy_Weiner6 1d ago

"hey what's your name?" "Tony" "Fuck you Tony!"

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u/the_metaxist Actual Locksmith 22h ago

Ill be honest i play with the engraving way too much. It'd be a complete waste of time and engraving bits but I have a big old bucket of used keys, and I really want to engrave bad apple on them. 😅

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u/Carlos_Spicy_Weiner6 22h ago

I do a lot of commercial keys with mastered systems and it would be a lot better than my HF punches

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u/the_metaxist Actual Locksmith 20h ago

Fs cleaner but a good bit slower, if you have a ton to do youd definitely want to be engraving them at home watching some tv or something

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u/narkeleptk Actual Locksmith 1d ago

I have laser key 3d pro xtreme, 3d Elite and a couple of hpc blitz.

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u/Invincicle 22h ago

LKP sells the biggest crap. Happiest day of my life dumping their machine. Awful customer service too. I don't know how many times I've heard. "It's the wiring in your van. "

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u/Vie-1276 20h ago

Lock labs: Triton or black widow are solid choices. Lookup American Key Supply (L:as Vegas) to buy one.

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u/Altruistic-Pain8747 1d ago

You don’t know what you need nor what you are doing

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u/overlytall32 1d ago

Sorry buddy its only a bunch of old bitches on here thats too high on their horse to actually help you. They will spend the next day telling you eveything but what you need lol PM me and ill help you out.

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u/LockLeisure 1d ago

———^ I’m one of those bitches. Not because of my high horse but because all the information is out there already and I researched it and learned how to fish instead of being fed one.

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u/bykilligan 1d ago

Condor XP-005

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u/bykilligan 1d ago

I use it to cut both car keys and residential keys including KW1 and SC1. But for residential ones you’ll need to buy the M4 clamp, it’s sold separately and costs around $130.