Awl --
The past cupla days have been one of those periods where the wisest thing is to just pull down the shades and curl up in a fetal position under the covers, without venturing *anywhere* for about a week. Goodgawd, even the
*bathroom* poses risks in periods like this. I was actually scared to go to work, or even drive!! Hadda been a poltergeist....So I had a bunch of keys made, on a key that I had a very hard time getting my hands on. It was an *unbelievable* ordeal just to get them made... part of that bad cupla days..... and wouldn't you know, when I *finally* found a hardware store to make them -- in a decidedly "unfriendly" Bronx neighborhood -- they made them on the wrong effing blank -- which of course I didn't realize until hours later. One of the grooves was way too small. And the guy took so long to make them, I said, Yo, dude, what'reyadoin,
*autographing* them??????The only thing that went right -- the next day -- was the milling out of that key groove, which bleeeve me is quite pushing the envelope of my matchining abilities. Turned out perfect, and the key works! I thought f'sure the karmic balance/payback for that very unlikely successful event would be a subsequent car wreck.....
The set up is not straightforward -- for example I had to use a carpenter's pencil on the moveable vise jaw on the teeth of the key, etc. Fortunately I have one good eye.....
Still and all, I think those 3 keys, at an original total of $6 -- which I thought was pricey -- wound up costing me about $150, in time, agony, and
1/16" endmills. Not counting that car wreck I fear is still looming....I think I'll just drive with my hazard blinkers on, for the rest of the week.... goodgawd.....
Heh, but $2 for a key f'sure beats the $450 you gotta pay for new Prius keys..... God sure has a wicked sense of humor, eh?