Are you the Key Maker?

Rolo · January 17, 2025, 9:46pm

The key to a few of our paper towel dispensers has gone missing. If you need to change the paper towels, you can get two Allen wrenches or other small similar non-pointy-but-still-pokey objects that can pop the lid open.

I could order new ones (and I may just for backup), but I also wanted to ask if there’s any “keymakers” here that can absolutely over-engineer a key solution for these dispensers. It can be made of any material so long as it’s durable.

It’s gotta be easy to use, and perform the basic functions of a key… opening this dispenser.

csader · January 18, 2025, 2:04am

Any of these look right? If so, let me know which and I can print several and bring them to the space tomorrow.

Otherwise, knowing the make/model would be helpful.

Otherwise otherwise, I can take some measurements tomorrow afternoon when I’m in the space and make something.

Rolo · January 18, 2025, 5:31am

These two look close. But I’m not completely sure. The measurements might be “key” to get here. Seems there’s a lot of variations.

I’ll post the make / model, anything else I can find tomorrow

csader · January 18, 2025, 2:07pm

I printed a few of those and will bring them with me to the shop around 2. If they don’t work, I’ll take some measurements

Iammikecohen · January 18, 2025, 8:06pm

This looks like a job for the fiber laser

csader · January 18, 2025, 10:00pm

The ones I printed worked ok. I velcroed them to the front of three of those dispensers. I’ll print a few more for the rest and bring them next time I’m in.

Rolo · January 18, 2025, 10:14pm

You are the key master.

Thank you!