3D Printing Keys (that work) from a Photograph October 14

Print your way out of police handcuffs
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German SSDeV (Sportenthusiasts of Lockpicking Europe) member Ray used a 3D printer to print keys official handcuff of the Dutch police. The key was produced with a RepRap machine from a photograph of a key hanging off of a police officers belt.

Oh, and if you are heading to the Amsterdam and are thinking you may be in for a wild time, why not download the STL file and print your own?

So here is where things get interesting. What are the implications here, is 3D printing this object an illegal act? Is sharing the key ethically sound? What would the liability be if this key was traced back to being used in committing a serious offense?

Big thanks to Erik’s Blog and Blackbag

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4 Responses to “3D Printing Keys (that work) from a Photograph”

  1. Ponoko Blog Says:
    October 14th, 2009 at 3:14 pm

    [...] Congratulations Fynflood, here we see the perfect application of 3D printing for good instead of evil, compared to 3D printing handcuff keys…. [...]

  2. Melissa Says:
    October 14th, 2009 at 4:59 pm

    3d printing keys…I can’t believe that came from a photograph. This could get very interesting…

  3. Melissa Says:
    October 14th, 2009 at 5:02 pm

    3D printing keys…I can’t believe that came from a photograph. This could get very interesting…

  4. 3d: The future of keys « Ponoko – Blog Says:
    July 21st, 2010 at 7:37 am

    [...] have, of course, seen other 3D Printed Keys which had a totally different background and motivation. Perhaps it is because keys are so much a [...]