/diy/ - Do It Yourself

Huh. Well, theres ceramics. They wont wear down much from use but they are brittle. Plastics. They have non-brittle varieties but generally wear down pretty fast. Wood. Not great for stuff that small. Maybe just use a standard key and coat the handle with something non-conductive? I see plasti-dip mentioned on here a fair amount.

diamond

>>551428
>diamond

Why does it need to be non-conductive?

It's obviously possible to make keys out of something other than metal, but it's probably going to be both inferior and more expensive.

I've seen plastic keys before. Some guy came into the shop with one in the shape of a credit card. You bent it out to insert it into the keyhole. The main problem you're going to have is that car and house keys aren't flat. It has to fit in the keyhole first then you can cut it to match the pins inside.

>>551436
just get yourself a nice sheet of bulk polycrystalline diamond.

Wait it's not 2030 yet? Oh well OP, just wait until then.

why?

You might give FR4 a try, just don't push it too hard.

I bet you're going to electrify your lock?

>>551472
There are lots of keys with plastic covers over the handle.

>>551457
>Why does it need to be non-conductive?
To get them past metal detectors which I have to pass through every god-damn day.

>>551474
Maybe he wants to shock someone with lockpicks?

>>551485
The same stuff you make non-conductive guns out of works fine for keys.

Plexiglass

http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/07/16/hacker-opens-high-security-handcuffs-with-3d-printed-and-laser-cut-keys/

>>551414
ah sheet i remember these dudes
shit was so cash

>>551488

>non conductive guns

Are you fucking stupid.

>>551414
Nylon reinforced with fiberglass. It's use for rim lock's keys.
Here is a pic:
http://blog.alamaula.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/12534_011.jpg

>>551501
Why would you think I was?

>>551469
What is cleavage? Diamond is hard but not shatter proof

silver

>>551536
>literally the most conductive element

oh wait. Thatsthejoke.jpg

>>551553
I'm glad someone was smart enough to get it.

vulcanized fiber

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Electronics,_pickups/Pickup_parts/Bobbin_Flatwork_Material.html

>>551712

gold is more conductive.

>>551414
polycarbonate is good, eyeglasses are made out of it these days, they dont shatter, so you dont get glass in yer eye, and i was in a bike accident and had mine run over by a car, the lens' didnt break but they were scratched up, the rims were mangled to hell

>>551928
No, it goes from silver to copper then to gold. Gold being the least conductive and silver being the highest.

You probably want a composite since they will be rigid but won't shatter or break.

Carbon fiber would probably be the best, and would look cool. Its easy to machine with the correct cools as well.

>>551953
Actually carbon fiber might be too abrasive, take a look at delrin.

>>551953
> won't shatter or break
Composites like CF/aramid/kevlar/fiberglass do exactly that instead of bendinf

>>551509
Different guy,

The only guns that could be defined as being 'noncunductive' would be the 3d printed, one shot, small caliber, fly apart as you fire them variety.

The materials they are made from are not robust, they're certainly not suitable for replacing metal in most load bearing applications.

>>551414
if i wanted to make a non conductive key copy i wouldmake a mold of the original useing instamorph then fill it useing quicksteel and if i had any fiberglass i would kneed it into the quicksteel

>>552147
you dont have to 3d print to make a plastic gun
you just need a drill

>>551940
Thankyou for educating him. Silver is actually worth more because of it's properties and because of what it can be used for. Gold is just cost more because it is rare and shiny.

>>551428
GENIUS