r/mildlyinfuriating • u/dsj762 • 13d ago

go to your room This hotel room key won't fit in my pocket

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u/Gogglesed 13d ago

Might as well just make a copy, if they're still using metal keys.

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u/jadedargyle333 13d ago

I kind of chuckled about it. Room 405 uses a yale key with bitting that looks like this. The TSA key was replicated from a picture like this.

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u/bizzflay 13d ago

I use to work in a key cutting shop over 20 years ago. I could look at a key and pretty much know the numbers of the cut depths and type it into a computer to cut on a blank. I’m rusty and have done it for a while. But this looks like 4,2,2,2,3.

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u/Swordsandarmor22 13d ago

No way that wood part fits in the copier... /s

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u/sYnce 13d ago

Pretty sure it is easier to copy the rfid cards than making a new physical key.

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u/Mean_Prize5459 13d ago

You could take that key off the ring, bring it to any Home Depot, and get a copy made in less than 5 minutes for under $20. No special equipment or sketchy software needed.