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Two Open Source Projects Combine to 3D Print a Working Replica Key Using a Flipper Zero
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I saw the video too and I found it somehow stupid to 3d printing a key when you can go to locksmith
How many people know a locksmith versus how many people know a 3d printer?
You just need a picture of a key, a key blank, and a file.
It's always been extremely easy to copy standard keys.
Yes, this automates some of it, but honestly if you're smart enough to know how to use a flipper Zero and a 3d printer, you can cut a key by hand (assuming no disability prevents you from having fine motor skills)
If you're copying keys like this, you probably don't want a paper trail or additional witnesses.
if you have a 3D printer it ~~denies~~ saves you a trip to the hardware store
plus you could print fun... novelty keys. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
you could even print them from dissolvable filament so that if your idiot guests lose them outside they're likely to dissolve in the rain
or maybe there is such a thing as self destructing filament that doesn't require water? like some kind of heat activated depolymerizer that takes a few days to break down after printing. that could be really useful for like an AirBnB
There's a chocolate printer 🤷