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agreenberg on Aug 27, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: 3-D Printed Keys Can Pick High-Security Locks in S...

"If I have access to a mill"..."rubber vacuum set" These sound more expensive and harder to obtain than a Shapeways key ordered by mail for $5.

valarauca1 on Aug 27, 2014 [–]

The existence of a shapeway $5 key kinda undermines 3D printing a plastic key from a ~1,000 3D printer doesn't it?

agreenberg on Aug 27, 2014 | [–]

Yeah, the story doesn't mention printing anything from your own $1,000 printer. Shapeways sells much higher quality 3D printing as a service, which is why these guys used it.

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