We Thank You
We thank you for your continued interest in Rytan quality made products. We appreciate and respect the confidence
you have shown in us. From your early support through purchasing our first products made back in 1983 we have
created many innovative products, which you use on a daily basis in your business. Many of our innovative
products have come from friends and associates in the Locksmith and Locksmith Distribution businesses who
sincerely want us to be here to serve their industry.
The successful ergonomic handled lock picks and all of the standard, unique and miniature lock pick blades were
created form a desire to make the best possible lock picking instruments in the industry. The curved ergonomic
handle was inspired by the famous Buck Knife. The Rytan Riffle Pick, Diamond-Hook, Hi-Lo Modified Full
Rake and all the Miniature pick blades are, and always be, uniquely ours. Did you know that once you become
accustomed to the comfort and feel of the Rytan curved pick handle it is hard to go back to the straight handle
again!
The inspiration for the famous Rytan RY57 push button Plug Spinner came from our knowledge of the old knuckle
buster plug spinner that used a wind-up spring. We designed our RY57 Plug Spinner with a push button to release
a torsion spring that could not turn more than a half turn in either direction. It saved your knuckles from being
bashed and gave us a reputation that carries your endorsement by the very fact that we have sold many tens of
thousands of these fine tools. In fact this original all metal RY57 has encouraged us to develop the NEW RY5798
low cost plug spinner developed in 1998!
In late 1984 there was a problem with the 1984-1/2 Ford double-sided ignition locks with a side-bar. The only
practical way to get through the lock was to drill the side-bar or use try-out keys. Existing drill tools at the time
wee cheaply made and try-out key codes were selling for a rip-off price of $100 or more! We responded by
designing and building the first heavy-duty real drill tool to drill out the side-bar and we gave away the try-
out key codes for free with the price of the RY25 Ford Drill Tool.
It was the profits earned by our Locksmith tool sales that we reinvested into the famous RY100 heavy-duty key-
duplicating machine:
The RY256 key machine that also did Medeco® key duplication.
The RY45 manual key duplicator.
The NEW
Portable RY2000 DUAL punch machine that can be set up for Schlage, Kwikset, I-Core and others.
AND THIS NEW RY456 KEY DUPLICATOR WITH ITS UNIQUE 4-WAY VISE JAWS!
Upon its introduction many years ago at the Los Angeles ALOA Convention our original RY100 key machine
took the show by storm and sold more machines at its introduction than any other key machine in history.
Your new RY456 key machine is built on the original foundation of our famous RY256 Key Machine that was
introduced in 1983, with a new cutter wheel and stylus that can cut keys like GM and Kwikset Titan keys with
an almost straight first cut, without affecting the cutting of the rest of the key. The new RY456 comes with all-
new 4-way Vise Jaws that can be replaced as simple drop-in cartridges when required. And it is equipped with
our new Micro-Adjust stylus that can adjust your stylus to better than 1-2 thousandths of an inch (.0005) at any
time and your machine can be returned to its original position just as fast!
We like what we are doing. We have proven we are good at what we do. And we keep on going
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