Thread: Home made safe

Hi all . Anyone done a home made rifle safe ? Here's a start to my one . All aluminium as a pose to steel , I figure I could break into a steel cabinet just as easy as an aluminium one. Will have all the correct locking mechanisms required for A-cat requirements in New Zealand. Here's a start anyway 1800 tall 1400 wide 600 deep . Will feature an ammunition shelf on the rhs. STAY TUNED for updates !!!


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Originally Posted by pepper123

Hi all . Anyone done a home made rifle safe ? Here's a start to my one . All aluminium as a pose to steel , I figure I could break into a steel cabinet just as easy as an aluminium one. Will have all the correct locking mechanisms required for A-cat requirements in New Zealand. Here's a start anyway 1800 tall 1400 wide 600 deep . Will feature an ammunition shelf on the rhs. STAY TUNED for updates !!!


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Please update mate, very interested as I am making one this year. Nice size-
But Alloy?

Originally Posted by Danny

Please update mate, very interested as I am making one this year. Nice size-
But Alloy?

Yea why not alloy ? Half the weight for it's size and I work with steel aswell and I can tell you I'd have a hard time breaking into both


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Mmmmm pp housing

Originally Posted by Mauser308

The ali plate is a shitload easier to cut with basic tools. A circular wood saw can whip an access hole in ali a piece of piss and a lot more houses have wood working equipment than steel gear.

I cut a few hatches in my charter boat in 6mm and 10mm plate with the cordless circular saw and a new blade - the narrow curf type...

Even chain drilling into ali is a piece of piss compared to 6mm steel.

Originally Posted by Beetroot

Even chain drilling into ali is a piece of piss compared to 6mm steel.

The idea is to make it not so extremely heavy like steel for the size , it's going to be a big cabinet and if it were steel I would need at least 6 people to lift it at that size . Once she's all bolted to the wall and floor it will be fine , if someone was so desperate they are going to be making a hell of a racket trying to get into it and it won't b a 5 mintute job , there's still a security system to get through . This is mainly to keep the kids out and when they are old enough they won't need to break into it . Definitely valid points from everyone, but I'm not expecting a team of masked burglers with gas torches and hole saws to get a big princess diamond


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Keen to see updates on this. I can definitely appreciate the desire to keep weight down. Moving a steel safe is no fun xD

Originally Posted by Sylvester

Moving a steel safe is no fun xD

That's kind of the idea.

Originally Posted by Tommy

That's kind of the idea.

Touche

If someone wants something bad enough it doesn't really matter what or how heavy or where they will get it

Good on ya for making your own.
But im afraid a chisel and hammer will open up ali like a zip.



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So all these a cat approved cabinets like hot water cylinder cupboards that can be opened with a foot are more sturdy than an aluminium safe?

Originally Posted by Nibblet

So all these a cat approved cabinets like hot water cylinder cupboards that can be opened with a foot are more sturdy than an aluminium safe?

My thoughts exactly

So where's the photos of the car???

Its I bit confusing I don't even have a safe and ao is happy with what I'm using