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Compact Van Keys

Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 6:26 pm
by Lockboy1691
I went through so many ways of carrying my keys. I had a lanyard for awhile, i clipped them to my pant, i had just a regular ring with my keys but nothing felt right. So i decided to make my own key holding mechanism. I always liked the convenience of a swiss army knife so i decided thats how i wanted my keys to be.

I started with a strip of aluminum that was about the same width as the keys i was using, sex bolts, and washers (Brass)
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Then i cut the aluminum into equal sized pieces to hold the keys in between them
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At this point i have made 3 but my most recent one i did i painted
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Then i cut the keys for my van and shaved them down to fit flush with the aluminum pieces
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Finally i put it all together along with my house key that i also shaved down and this is the final product
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Re: Compact Van Keys

Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 6:38 pm
by kings-x59
Very cool. Considering how many pocket knives I've lost over the years, that'd probably be a bad idea for me.

Re: Compact Van Keys

Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 6:38 pm
by lockdoc
Awesome! I know what I want for my birthday!

Re: Compact Van Keys

Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 6:49 pm
by Lockboy1691
Haha i am the same way and surprisingly i have been able to keep it with me and not lose it

Re: Compact Van Keys

Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 6:58 pm
by ihatemybike
Pretty cool. Need to add a knife to it.

Re: Compact Van Keys

Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 7:04 pm
by Lockboy1691
i probably could but i find my self playing with it alot and i think if there was a knife in mine i would slice my finger every time i went to start my van but it is definitely possible to pt a knife in it

Re: Compact Van Keys

Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 7:37 pm
by astroturf
Time to go to the Patent Office...

Re: Compact Van Keys

Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 8:01 pm
by dunedog
and all those years I thought those little bolts were called 'Chicago Screws' only to find out now they're called "SEX bolts"....
Hadn't heard that one before Billy :cheers:

Re: Compact Van Keys

Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 9:25 pm
by mdmead
astroturf wrote:Time to go to the Patent Office...
Seriously.

This is a very unique idea. Definitely useful.

Re: Compact Van Keys

Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 6:36 am
by Cobra
that is very cool i like it, if it had a switch blade design and a button for each key i'd buy one

Re: Compact Van Keys

Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 6:43 am
by astroturf

Re: Compact Van Keys

Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 7:13 am
by Cobra
lol yeah something like that i want but the good things about lockboy's is it exists

Re: Compact Van Keys

Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 7:23 am
by astroturf
That's whay he oughta get over to the Patent Office...

Jim

Re: Compact Van Keys

Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 9:02 am
by Lockboy1691
that link bummed me out but i have to admit that is what i was going for they just neat me to it #-o :cry:

Re: Compact Van Keys

Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 10:31 am
by astroturf
LockBoy,
Don't let it bum you out.
The keys also have to highly customized to work in that device. And did you see the price tag of 3 hundred bucks?
Your idea is better.
Protect it, Patent it.
I would like to be put on the list for 2 of your key management devices.
Jim