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Have you ever crushed a customer's original, or a new blank, trying to cut a Schlage Everest key? We have. Since they are made of nickel silver, they need to be clamped securely or the blank can slip during cutting. Clamp it too tightly, and you crush the undercut portion of the key. There goes an expensive blank into the trash, or worse yet, you damaged the customer's original!

On our Hy-Ko Promatic 100 key machine, none of the 4 jaw settings work to overcome this problem. After considerable research, we discovered that the steel pin shim provided by Ilco with their machines worked perfectly to solve the problem. But they are not easy to find, so we are offering our own version here.  Here is your solution, complete with free shipping.

These shims also work with the tricky Best A (BE2), some vintage European auto keys (including Mercedes) and some Sargent keys that tend to tilt when clamped. They are particularly useful if you have a basic key machine with a single jaw setting, such as the Foley-Belsaw.

You get a set of for shims in this listing. These are spring steel and will hold up to years of use.

When used with the Hy-Ko Promatic 100 for Everest, set the jaws to "Wide",  insert the key with the shim on top, gauge the key to the shoulder, tighten firmly, and you are good to go! See picture, above. No more wasted blanks or wasted time!

I have sets of 2 and sets of 4 listed. If you need a greater quantitity contact me.

Additional Product Details:

Quantity per auction: 4

Equivalent Silca Part Number: D401225ZZ

Equivalent Ilco Part Number: BJ0502XXXX

Material: Spring Steel

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Brand: Unbranded/Generic

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Some Schlage keys that use the troublesome undercut design:

C-000, C-100, C-120, C-123, C-124, C-125, C-134, C-135, C-145, C-150, C-200, C-235, C-234, C-245 C-345

C000, C100, C120, C123, C124, C125, C134, C135, C145, C150, C200, C235, C234, C245 C345

S-000, S-100, S-120, S-123, S-124, S-125, S-134, S-135, S-145, S-150, S-200, S-230, S-235, S-234, S-245, S-345

S000, S100, S120, S123, S124, S125, S134, S135, S145, S150, S200, S230, S235, S234, S245, S345

Handy tip: You can use any Everest S blank to substitute for the equivalent C series key (the reverse does not work however).

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