Amazing Locksmith Trick! Copy Any Key! 1932 Ford Ignition and Column Lock Explained!
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- Опубликовано: 9 мар 2023
- We showcase our new tool at the shop and explain the in's and out's of the Early Ford Steering Column Lock!
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And im young again, watching old guys run the magic machines. Carry on young men, Carry on
You have a good format using the old tools and showing how thay work when you do builds.. Keep it up, I don't know why you don't have at least 100K subs.
The garage is getting better all the time! Love your show.
Love these old timey tools you guys are acquiring. The fact that you restore them to working condition and actually use them makes for the best (actual) tool porn out there.
Certainly never knew there was a locking column in ‘32. Nice work fellas!
Now Scott from CWM knows where to get keys made for all of his cars.
Matt + Jim, from age 15 to 22 I worked for an independent hardware store in Baltimore county. I cut hundreds of keys on a similar machine built in the early 1950s. I think your machine was made in the 40s due to its manual feed operation. The one I used from 1957-1964 was auto-feed (worm-gear drive) after you set it up. Your "new" brake machines are also very cool additions to your time machine oh I mean your garage! Great video!
In a place called Narracoort South Australia they were still using those manual key machines in the 80's, all the best to yous all
As a locksmith, this definitely blew my hair back.
Cool videos.
What! No comments yet? Your show always takes me back to a simpler time where a handshake was as good as an agreement drawn up by some high priced lawyer. Keep up the good work fellows.
It's like going back in time. cool tools.
I love the old shop. I spent many days in the 60s hanging out in a garage like yours. Used a lot of the old vulcanised bike tire patches that you lit on fire and fixed them right there.i can smell the old oil all the way to Memphis. Loved it😎😎
I remember when those key stations with the milk glass globes were everywhere very neat!
Great to see you restoring abandoned old tools back to functioning machines. You guys will soon have enough artifacts for a second channel called "Strong's Museum".
Thanks again from Columbus Ohio USA ❤️
Back when I was a kid sixty years ago every hardware store had a key cutting machine and many old time auto parts stores did too.
Very nice additions to the shop.
Excellent work on the key and drum guys. Did not know a key was there plus the steering wheel interlock is pretty high tech for 1932.
I love the old tool Restorations!! I just finished a full restore on a Souix model 655 Valve refacer think it's from the 40's 50's That brake drum lathe is More than cool. especially with the ratchet feed
Just fantastic lads, loved it , not just a key cut but how the locking system works. So good that the Dominion lock equipment has been saved AND put to use. I so look forward to your videos
Matt, Jim, love the show. You guys have the coolest stuff in your garage. Love the old sound of the keys being made.
Took me back 45 years. Can't believe I'm that old.
Lorie and I have moved so my usual tag has changed from cheers from Ohio to cheers from Wisconsin.
So cheers from Wisconsin and have a great day.
Now you just need a 1930s era immobiliser programmer and you're all set!
After all the work to salvage that broken key, I was really hoping to see the original key get spliced and repaired, but the new key cutter and brake drum cutter did not disappoint!
Can't picture Jim with his "hair blown back"--after all he always has a high level of enthusiasm!😆
The sound of that key being cut brought back a memory of a key cutting machine I used at an aviation repair shop in mid-1980's in northern California, USA. We were a Cessna and Piper aircraft dealer. The key blanks for both aircraft door and ignition switches were similar to each other. I could buy a household cabinet lock kit for $6 or so and use the locks in the baggage doors. Key cutting machine was probably from the mid-50's when boss started the company.
Thanks for posting this interesting video.
Great to see the old tools working.
Great addition both pieces of equipment
Nifty shop you guys have going. 👍
You guys are a genuine treat to watch!
Matt and Jim, you really made a great channel. I enjoy all the tools and old auto repairs, finding your videos interesting on how cars long ago work. The most interesting tool is the coffee maker, keep up the great work and the garage is really a time machine.
Thanks gents, for sharing these spiffy new old tools!
Nice equipment, always like to see this stuff being used.
Always look forward to great new episodes
Great show
Congrats, gents. Those tools have found a good home at Strong's Garage. This was another very interesting video from you guys!
I worked in a hardware store/lumber yard in the 90s and we had a ilco key machine very similar to that one. This style of cutter never changed much
That brought back memories. I started cutting keys when I was around 12 working at a hardware store. Another very useful tool for Strongs Garage.
I don't have any, but I bet if you publish a list of what key blanks you are short of, folks will send you some. :)
Thanks for repairing and using these old machines which I wouldn't know what it is and for what use, much of the time.
The key cutter and the brake machines are great, but the crown jewel is the coffee grinder!
Local hardware had a duplicator when I was a kid. Cool stuff.
Thank you for sharing . I used a similar key cutter in the 70's at my father's Western Auto store.
My uncle was a locksmith I recall him having one of those machines, his son still runs the business.;love all your antique machines your getting quite the collection cool
I watch so many resto youtubers so patreon is not an option but I always look forward to watching your latest!!
Neat.
Man, I wish I had 10 bucks for every key I cut on a setup like that.
Back in the late 80's while in high school, I worked at a Family owned True Value Hardware store. They still had a manual key cutter not that different to the one you have there. They had it for probably 30 years already at that point.
There was a local landscaping company that had about 40 Ford trucks they used. The company owner would come in 2-3 times a week over a month or so with a handful of Ford keys to have copies made. Even at 16, I was the only guy in the store he would allow to cut keys for him, because he said whenever I did it, "they always worked".
Cutting keys accurately is a minor art form, especially the double sided ones.
I really enjoy seeing all the old tooling you guys are collecting. Demonstrations on how you repaired them and how they are used is fascinating to me. They just don't make stuff like they used to may be cliché, but it really is true. Cast iron, tool steel, and giant electric motors will last damn near forever if you take care of them..
A good item to have. Keep up the good work 👍
Some suspenders and more eh’s ! Perfect Canadians
Great find on the key cutter and the older brake drum refinisher. You guys are doing a grand job on outfitting your shop. I love your explanations of the use of the original tools you have collected for the shop.
Another sweet video, Thanks for sharing.
Many years ago I lost the only key to my 64 VW bus. For about a month I drove with wires hanging out from under the dash (poor man's switch) because I thought I would find the keys. Once it became obvious I would not find them, I took the ignition out and brought it to my local locksmith. He was able to make me a set of keys just by the impressions made while twisting a blank against the tumblers.
I'm still a little bit mystified and fascinated by how keyed locks work.
Saving that steering column was probably very tedious work. Finding a old key grinder is something you don't expect to see anymore. I love the break drum cutter cause these are invaluable when you work with older vehicles.
As a kid, went to drive in with older brother in his 1940 Ford coupe (another brother and I would ride on the large back window shall) the key got stuck and couldn’t start the car after the show. Don’t remember how we or the car got home. You just reminded me of that experience. Tks
Cool stuff. Strong's is becoming a one stop shop. 😁👌
glad to see the tools and you guys continuing the "Automotive Machinist" trade. ya gotta a crank grinder? (big fun).
Great content, guys!
I can remember relining brake shoes as an apprentice in the 1960’s.
Back in the 30's theft of cars was uncommon.
Clyde Barrow of the "Bonnie & Clyde" fame actually wrote Henry Ford & told him how much he admired the Ford Flathead V8...
Of course he never bought one ...but when he stole a car , it was the Ford V8 because once they robbed a bank , they made their getaway by out running the law in the Ford V8..
True story !
Great video!
You can bet Scott all his buddies will be over for keys😌
🔑🗝️ well done . 👍🏻💯🇦🇺
Just finished watching Scott’s video. Happy birthday Jim. It’s awesome what you and Matt put together. The sheet metal you have at home is just as cool. Nice winter beater as was your other, keep them running.
Cool that lock is better than any new car new cars are stupid so easy to steal I used to work for a locksmith called all night lock and later he changed it to nightmare lock because it was a nightmare going on in the ghetto at 3 in the morning have a great day thanks for the great video that's a nice key cutting machine😄
The 41 Continental used a Hurd key. You IBM assembly card for the car will have your key number. If you have the spare tire lock, the number is on the back.
Love the show!
Amazing
awesome
Hey, Jim! Heard you had a birthday. Hope you had enough puff for all the candles. 😏
This was great. Neat secure steering lock and key cutting machine. I'd sure ;like to see you all put some new braking linings on with the riveter some time.
In the beginning Matt looks like plaid stemmed mushroom with that hat.
Hope you can find more key blanks for vintage cars.
Great addition to your toy's/tool's they look excellent, thanks for sharing, all the best to yous and your loved ones
Happy Birthday Jim.
Thank you, from Australia.
You got a set of old Cryco keys?? Great video!!!
They could have filmed episodes for The Waltons in this shop. Jimbob would have been right at home here!
Hiya Matt and Jim
You boys are the best!
Ah but I mean, in any country, any language YOU are the best! Love from Ireland 🇮🇪
NICE!!!
You guys rock!
I need to bring my brakes by
Such a cool shop!
I bought a used key cutting machine on ebay a few years back. I have older AMC and AMC JEEP vehicles. The local hardware stores never have the proper blanks for my old junk. After buying several used blanks also on ebay over the past 20 years it was always a hassle trying to twist the employees arms to cut me some keys with the blanks I provided since they did not have the correct ones. They always told me that if the store did not have the blanks they are not supposed to cut blanks provided by customers and were told to direct me to a locksmith.
Well I got tired of playing that game and took the plunge and got my own key cutting machine with no regrets.
I have already made 4 sets of keys for each of my fleet of obsolete vehicles and figure I can always sell the machine for at least what I gave for it , a win win for sure. Luckily for me I was able to find sellers on ebay years ago who offered large lots of AMC key blanks at a very reasonable price, these days the blanks are getting harder to find and are also getting rather expensive, especially if they are factory original blanks.
My dad told me when I got my 41 ford with that lock mech. they would push the car front wheels against a curb and the pin would break off so you could get the steering back !
New subscriber here. Hello from Dawson Creek bc. Very cool old tools, guys. The wife and I have a few projects of our own, so we are looking forward to watching your videos, guys.
Love the channel and the shop
Great post gents, very interesting.
A very. nice and informative video gays, I really like it.
Great stuff fellas!
love your channel,,, cool stuff
Don't laugh but I broke a key in half. So I used jewelry silver brazing solder to put it back together. The older guy at my local hardware store when I brought it for him to copy he was totally shocked. He never seen someone repair a key. I fix musical instruments so for me it was no different then a saxophone or clarinet key. Yes the key worked fine I just didn't trust it since it already broke once. Very cool addition to the shop!! I'd love to have a key cutter.
Car thievery must has become a problem around 1932 for Ford to put locks on the steering columns.🙂
Cool stuff, but held hostage by Patreon again...
Old key machine is so much cooler than today’s laser cutter. With all the old machines your getting there won’t be room for cars 😂
Guys. How do we share this with the Lock Picking Lawyer RUclips channel? It'd be RUclips magic.
You don’t repair shoes as well?
Gentlemen, I'm a bit disappointed in this video... most us kids were filing new keys from a old key that had enough room to match a whole lot of the original key... what I was hoping for was you using the indigo ink for the pressing a new blank against the pins inside of the cylinder and then shaping with a three corner file to fit the old cylinder... What most folks don't know is half of those old keys.. (I said that poorly) meaning every key was the same key in one definitely way. "Half of the key" fit the ignition and the other "half" fit the trunk or boot as you might call it. The first few notches fit the ignition as there were a total of say twelve up and down spots total... and so the first say six were for the ignition and the last six were for the trunk .. all on one blank. You only needed one key for the whole car... As we both know, a lot of cars had to have two different keys as they had definitely different shapes for either position. What it meant was two totally different systems, a ignition and the boot compartment. The best part was only having to use a single key in the pocket! Now I only guessed at how many notches are on a key and this only is for a certain few years of automobiles.
What I was hoping for was the "Lost key", using indigo ink, pressing a new blank key, and pressing it against the brass inside of the tumbler to find those positions of the unit and making it from scratch!! I must assume that you do not want to show other people how to make a key from just some ink and a three corner file. All in all, said and done, cards on the table, no one peeking... how to replace a key that parts of it were separated from each other. I learned how to do this working in a prison autobody shop. I taught many a young fellow how to be a good person or they could be a whole new career in theft/lol. Oh, a piece of a inner tube stretched around the brake drum to cut all the vibration from turning the drum surface to a new flat surface for maximum braking and not have it pull side to side.... a crooked row of corn planted will hold more stocks of corn so that breaks down to a flat side pulling normal and the other side that has grooves from the rivets dragging on the cast drum would have a bit more pull than the good side... so the car/truck would pull to that side of the road. You youngsters have a wonderful day
Got to keep those horse less carriage running 🙄
Old and unimproved.
Great show