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Tips for cutting Everest and Everest 29 keys
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Tips for cutting Everest and Everest 29 keys
After cutting several keys of each key section the procedure will become familiar. However, for the first few keys, please observe
these important details:
• Push the die carriage all the way to the right before inserting a key blank. If you clamp an Everest key before moving the
carriage, its large bow may prevent the carriage from travelling far enough to allow the first cut to be correctly positioned. (Cut
position will begin at #2 and incorrectly cut the key.)
• Closely observe the proper engagement of the top jaw into the key section. If the jaw clamps on the surface of
a rib or into the very bottom relief on an Everest key, the key jaw is not able to square up the blank in the vise,
incorrectly cutting the key.
C124
S124
C124, S124, C135, and S135 have tiny
grooves. Be sure jaw engages into a
groove.
C145
S145
The position of the groove on C145, S145,
C245, S245, C345, and S45 blanks
requires loosening the knob and pushing
the jaw toward the cutter to securely
engage the groove.