Rotor Shaped Keys
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Rotor Shaped Keys
Someone was selling key blanks for the FC on ebay a while back. They had a machined aluminum head in the shape of a rotor. Does anyone have a link to these anymore? They aren't on ebay and haven't been for a while.
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http://stores.ebay.com/Mazsport
http://www.mazsport.net/html/index.html
He doesn't appear to be selling any right now but. This is the guy that was selling them on ebay. I got one
http://www.mazsport.net/html/index.html
He doesn't appear to be selling any right now but. This is the guy that was selling them on ebay. I got one
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I just heard back from Mazsport. Apparently they don't have these available anymore. Anyone else have another avenue I can explore?
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Last time I emailed him he said he didn't actually make the keys so, maybe you could email him back and see if he will give up his source. 
Of course, if you can find someone with a mill capable of doing stainless they wouldn't be very hard to make.
1. Mill a piece of stainless about 3/16" thick into the shape of a rotor about 1.25" wide. Don't forget to mill the center out .
2. Find something you can use as a rivet (will need to be stainless or alluminum) to hold the key in and drill a hole in each corner of the rotor the same size as the pin's diameter. Bevel all the edges after this step!
3. You will need to cut a slot in one of the corners of the rotor for the key blank to fit in. Make sure you make it the same thickness as the key for a snug fit. Cut the slot deep enough so that you will be able to slide the key in enough to put a rivit through the hole you drilled and through the head of the key.
4. Cut off enough of the key head so that it fits inside the new rotor shaped head without looking awkward. It may also help to try and make a few grooves in the portion that's left so that when you mash it together the blank gets a little bite.
5. Insert the blank snugly into the new head and drill a hole through using the existing hole in the rotor shaped head as a guide. Use the same size bit that you used for the holes in the rotor.
6. Cut your rivet material to an apropiate length for use, insert and mash it with a hammer the old fashioned way. Then just grind off any excess and polish up your new key! If you didn't bevel the edges of the holes in the rotor this may not work as well as it should.
7. Go get your new key cut! OR if you don't like to do your work twice... I would probably cut the blanks before inserting them in the new heads, that way if the key's aren't cut right you can just cut another.
Anyway, I think it would be pretty easy to do with the right equipment.
Of course, if you can find someone with a mill capable of doing stainless they wouldn't be very hard to make.
1. Mill a piece of stainless about 3/16" thick into the shape of a rotor about 1.25" wide. Don't forget to mill the center out .
2. Find something you can use as a rivet (will need to be stainless or alluminum) to hold the key in and drill a hole in each corner of the rotor the same size as the pin's diameter. Bevel all the edges after this step!
3. You will need to cut a slot in one of the corners of the rotor for the key blank to fit in. Make sure you make it the same thickness as the key for a snug fit. Cut the slot deep enough so that you will be able to slide the key in enough to put a rivit through the hole you drilled and through the head of the key.
4. Cut off enough of the key head so that it fits inside the new rotor shaped head without looking awkward. It may also help to try and make a few grooves in the portion that's left so that when you mash it together the blank gets a little bite.
5. Insert the blank snugly into the new head and drill a hole through using the existing hole in the rotor shaped head as a guide. Use the same size bit that you used for the holes in the rotor.
6. Cut your rivet material to an apropiate length for use, insert and mash it with a hammer the old fashioned way. Then just grind off any excess and polish up your new key! If you didn't bevel the edges of the holes in the rotor this may not work as well as it should.
7. Go get your new key cut! OR if you don't like to do your work twice... I would probably cut the blanks before inserting them in the new heads, that way if the key's aren't cut right you can just cut another.
Anyway, I think it would be pretty easy to do with the right equipment.
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Maybe you can get need-a-t2 to make some. I think he bought a CAD mill to make his light kits. Not sure if it can handle stainless but, he does alluminum with it now I think. Couldn't hurt to ask anyway.
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Ha! Beat me to it! I have been in constant contact with Andy from rotary13b.com since I first started this thread. He said in his last update that they probably won't be in by X-mas, but shortly after. The key heads are cast as apposed to machined and they were able to make them pretty detailed. And for $20 or so, you really can't go wrong.
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