ryan christopher fox ([info]boy_asunder) wrote in [info]damnportlanders,
@ 2008-01-29 09:55:00
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Makin' keys
How does one go about getting duplicates of a key with "Do Not Duplicate" on it? Is this something you can even have done?

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[info]littlebluedog
2008-01-29 06:03 pm UTC (link)
I've done it several times. Need a UCLA Law School library key?

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[info]boy_asunder
2008-01-29 06:04 pm UTC (link)
Aw man, I always thought about copying that....

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[info]adamisahippy
2008-01-30 06:45 am UTC (link)
At MSU the "Do Not Duplicate" keys were on proprietary blanks, so you couldn't get copies without calling Best.

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[info]boy_asunder
2008-01-30 06:58 am UTC (link)
Now that's tricksy.

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[info]5brokenfingers
2008-01-29 06:05 pm UTC (link)
i've done it too, no one seems to give a crap what they say.

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[info]boy_asunder
2008-01-29 06:06 pm UTC (link)
Neat. I shall head over to a key-making place.

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[info]oceangrey
2008-01-29 08:47 pm UTC (link)
Yeah, I had some highschool dip-shit make a duplicate for me. No biggy!

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[info]portable_dream
2008-01-29 06:09 pm UTC (link)
Seduce a key-smith?

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[info]encapsulate
2008-01-29 06:12 pm UTC (link)
If you want to get fancy, have someone on standby that you can have the key maker call and give verbal permission.

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[info]beautifulwolf
2008-01-29 06:13 pm UTC (link)
Put something over that, like one of those key covers, or tape is what my Husband has always done.

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[info]ixzist
2008-01-29 06:13 pm UTC (link)
First, you have to join this secret Guild, participate in certain initiation rites...


Actually, no one ever questions it in my experience.

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[info]tragerstreit
2008-01-29 06:49 pm UTC (link)
The keysmiths at Frederick Meyer's, without fail, have never questioned my duplication of "Do Not Duplicate" keys. They're not paid enough to question.

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[info]13skeletoras
2008-01-29 08:25 pm UTC (link)
I second The Frederick Meyer for keys - no one there seems to care and they're usually nice and you can get cute keys :-)

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[info]rat_bastird
2008-01-29 06:53 pm UTC (link)
if all else fails, bribery. I'd also suggest boobs, but that doesn't work in all cases and is really a form of bribery anyway.

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[info]nexusvt100
2008-01-29 07:12 pm UTC (link)
Find a level 7 Thief class with a +4 Lockpicking skill. Roll a 3d6.

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[info]rogueonca
2008-01-29 07:34 pm UTC (link)
<3

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[info]seduce_kar
2008-01-29 11:22 pm UTC (link)
<3333

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[info]photosexual
2008-01-29 07:29 pm UTC (link)
I always thought it was some sort of trick. Those keys with "do not duplicate" are hanging on the locksmith's hook, by the zillions as templates (which means someone duplicated a bunch of them to be made into keys! Ack!) and then some keymaker turns it into an actual tool. It was "do not duplicate" before it was born. I'm forgetting the term that makes an actual difference, where a locksmith or responsible key maker will stop and say "Ho, ho HO, Trickster! I can't duplicate these by law or good ethics without a note from the actual owner of the key, or your mommy!" and refuse you to save themselves. Otherwise, anyone will dupe a 'do not duplicate' key, and if they don't, proudly call them a "dry old douchebag" and march out to the next place with your head held high.

Or something.

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[info]iratepuppy
2008-01-29 10:35 pm UTC (link)
IMO they'll just make a copy on another DO NOT DUPLICATE.

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[info]boy_asunder
2008-01-29 10:36 pm UTC (link)
It's true. Otherwise, it wouldn't be a copy, would it?

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[info]supresmooth
2008-01-30 01:27 am UTC (link)
Go to a locksmith or a hardware store with an engraver and get 'er done.

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[info]supresmooth
2008-01-30 01:29 am UTC (link)
Oh, I totally read that wrong.

I guess I need to get some sleep.

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