Copying Keys via a Mold and Cast Attack

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There are a variety of ways to copy a key... a simple duplicator with a blank is what most folk have used when they've needed a key in the past. In our training courses, we also talk about stamping, hand-filing, and using code-cutter machines.

But all of these techniques rely on your ability to source (or at least replicate) a particular manufacturer's key blank. What if you encounter a particularly obscure lock design or are trying to duplicate a key from a system where the blank is not readily accessible to you?

In such instances, making a negative mold of the target key and then reproducing it with hot metal casting is a technique that can work... right there in the field!

DeviantOllam

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Just a tip: If you are using a softer metal, put a small paperclip down the center of the mold when casting, it will help it not break or split

Oscar_delta

Wait, this isn’t the LockPickingLawyer?

Knightrem

Ive been a locksmith for almost 20 years and always thought this would work but have never seen it done! Fucking awesome job sir!

howeyfeltersnatch

That was like... better than any half time Super Bowl commercial! It was rewarding, soothing, therapeutic! We have the Bob Ross of locksmithing! Ultra awesome and free ( generous nuggets! ) the vent was badass too! Thank you so much. So kind with the info, etc!

JerryLynch

i love Arts and Crafts time with Deviant. Fun for the whole family.

miraclo

You know I always loved the idea of doing physical pin testing as a legit profession, and I think about it often when I see blatant security issues around town. Sadly I was a little too adventurous in my younger years so I have to settle for youtube videos. Keep up the good work!

gedion

You need to give it a few taps with something metal as well (higher frequency shock waves for dislodging smaller bubbles)

ChadDidNothingWrong

Last time I employed this technique, I looked into buying the "Key Clam". But the vendor was so difficult to buy from so I abandoned a professional kit for an improvised set up. So, if Red Team starts selling the mold trays, I'd definitely be interested.

ContingencyLabs

"The tiniest vent is all you need" thats what the Death Star engineer said

sdoc

Thanks again, you deviant tyke 😜
I've not only acquired and practiced the intriguing hobby of lock picking over the last couple of years, but now you've enhanced my metallurgy knowledge.
Please keep up the interesting work.

markhowards

"Close enough for government work" I'm going to start using that

Some_Beach

4:55 use baking soda as a mold release. It will keep the key from sticking to the clay on top of allowing the two halfs to seperate before and after molding.

14:00 Im sure you could get a second or third key cast from the same one mold. Granted it will degrade as you go and depends on how much you damage it on removal.

Shiro_Amada

Excellent video! Thank you for showing how it’s done! Best technique I’ve seen yet!!

abcstardust

back in the day i used a small electronic enclosure from radio shack for a cast mold enclosure. clay from michaels arts and crafts. molten metal from a toy kit from toys r us. butane lighter from a local electronics shop... nowadays you can buys most these things from amazon, ebay, etc and don’t have to drive around town and spend a day collecting “stuff” for projects.

iblackfeathers

Cast the first one like he did, then use the hey to make a plaster mold, melt the low temp alloy out and pour in brass or aluminum for a much sturdier key.

archangel