X6 Key Cutter - Fixing It

**ku7** · 22nd May, 2018, 01:52 PM

Hey All,

I'm posting this here because it was one of the only places I could find with any information on this machine, and it was not of any use.

Anyway, I got one, for the purpose of cutting cabinet keys.
The machine did not include the profiles, so I needed to add them.

This short but interesting journey has resulted in hopefully opening up this machine to others to use in ways the manufacturer did not allow.

I am not a locksmith, so my terminology may (well, I know it is) way off, so please feel free to correct me, and I will correct what I have done.

For those who don't care to read, this is my first keys ever cut on the X6 (which was an unsupported key)
https://youtu.be/BtbJGnL_3gs

But for those who want to read
This was my first blog on figuring out the files on the SD Card: https://ku7tech.wordpress.com/2018/0...tting-machine/
This was the first key I cut, a Silca LF37: https://ku7tech.wordpress.com/2018/0...y-with-the-x6/
The video is based of the LF37 key cutting
This is my progress in documenting the file format: https://ku7tech.wordpress.com/2018/0...ng-for-the-x6/

I currently have added profiles Silca LF37 and Silca LF6R
Its quite easy, and hopefully this helps anyone with one of these machines.

**klesk1986** · 22nd May, 2018, 03:35 PM

If you want make things like this you should look for code master pc software

**sleepyrz** · 22nd May, 2018, 09:58 PM

Btw if you didn't figure it out
Those 8 or 6 100's are for the width of the cut
How wide to make cut 1 at depth 2

It's like saying at position 1 cut a two depth for 100units wide

**ku7** · 22nd May, 2018, 10:31 PM

Thanks sleepyrz, I'll update it.

klesk1986, what can it do that Instacode Live can't?

**klesk1986** · 22nd May, 2018, 10:49 PM

Code master software is only for cutting - there you didn't find dimension or cut by code/series. But you can cut and what interest you most - create own profile in GUI windows based interface. In my opinion cutting from pc software is more precisely when from machine/sd card software.

**ku7** · 23rd May, 2018, 12:29 PM

I'll check it out when my next type of blanks show up.

As for the better accuracy from PC, that won't be the case with this machine, its pretty bottom of the barrel stuff, if it even is possible to link it via its usb-uart connector.
Have you connected it to this software?
Or only talking in general of better machines?