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To measure the
spacing on a tip
stop key like the
high security
Honda key set a
caliper to the
space that you
want to measure
using the space
data on the edit
page and the
measure from the
tip toward the
bow. For a
shoulder stop key,
measure from
shoulder to tip.
To measure a depth
on a high security
Honda key, find the
space for the depth
you want to
measure and
measure from the
edge of the key to
the edge of the cut.
Compare the
reading against the
Cut Depth info on
the edit page.
Now trace ei
ther a blank or OEM cut high security Honda key. It’s best
not to use an aftermarket key because it may not be cut to spec. In this
example we are tracing an OEM cut key.
At the bottom right hand corner of your 3D Pro software is a text box,
and at the bottom of this box are the readings for the trace, one line per
cut. The readings show the space, cut and tracer measurement. The
readings are shown in the order in which they have been traced.
A blank will read all zeroes measuring 352 all the way down the key.
An OEM key should always read ones in both 6
th
spaces measuring 311.
The 6
th
spaces will show in the middle of the readings list and we see in
the example that the key profile is off to the left by 3 thousandths of an
inch. The trace reading shows that the 6
th
space on side A measured to
308 thousandths of an inch when it is supposed to be 311 thousandths of
an inch. This in turn causes the 6
th
space on side B to be off as well. To
correct this we will make a space and depth adjustment to move the cut
profile to the right by 3 thousandths of an inch. This will make the 6
th
space on side A measure 311 and the 6
th
space on side B measure 310.
[
Trace Reading
Example
]
(1,3);283
(2,5);253
(3,5);253
(4,4);268
(5,5);253
(6,1);308
(6,1);313
(5,5);256
(4,1);312
(3,5);256
(2,6);242
(1,4);269
