Thread: Home made safe

Originally Posted by Tommy

The worlds second greatest lockpick is a sledgehammer. An ali safe would be deformed enough to be opened in 2 or 3 blows I'm afraid. Good skills, but yeah nah

Should be strong enough to hold of a sledgy I recon, it's having a 50mm thick framed door with the 4mm wall thickness and the rebate on the inner framing is 6mm . The sledgy will bounce off but give it some serious dents which I will be super fucked off about if it ever happened lol . But yeah .
Even the locking support are going to be solid machined so everything is pretty dense . Mind you even the arms officer said they can still penetrate a 6mm steel sheet with an axe !! So it's all about the 10 minute rule .


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I've seen a 5'9" Island guy pick up a 3sge toyota motor, walk across a car park, and dump it on the tray of our work ute, then walk off. It's kinda like the 1st rule of sales. Never assume the person you are selling to, has YOUR financial means/budget.

Originally Posted by Tommy

I've seen a 5'9" Island guy pick up a 3sge toyota motor, walk across a car park, and dump it on the tray of our work ute, then walk off. It's kinda like the 1st rule of sales. Never assume the person you are selling to, has YOUR financial means/budget.

How is that relative Thomas


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Re the axe vs wire, surely the round shape and the grade/tension had something to do with that? wire is a weird and ruthless thing.


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Originally Posted by Dougie

Re the axe vs wire, surely the round shape and the grade/tension had something to do with that? wire is a weird and ruthless thing.


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And, axe vs wire sitting on wood

Originally Posted by pepper123

How is that relative Thomas


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Well, because you can't see YOU can't get into it, doesn't mean I won't get inside it in under 30 seconds with a hammer/pinch bar/your neighbour's skillie. Or your local fried burglar (average burglar has done ~150 before getting caught for the first time according to a stat I read somewhere, dunno if that's current though) who is much much stronger and willing to go to town having found your ali safe. We got robbed at work once, they went through a breezeblock wall with out setting the alarm off, then once the alarm was tripped they nicked approx 150 tyres before the alarm guys got there (9 mins allegedly). My boss said he wanted them found so he could hire them!

You could put some thin strips of bis alloy or hardox up the inside of it to defeat the skilsaw entry.
Just an idea.

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

You could put some thin strips of bis alloy or hardox up the inside of it to defeat the skilsaw entry.
Just an idea.

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I did hear of a jail that had hollow bars with round HSS stock down the middle.

Originally Posted by gadgetman

I did hear of a jail that had hollow bars with round HSS stock down the middle.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I can remember Elvis Presley singing a song about that
It went something like:

I went for a piss in the county jail
I ripped my balls on a rusty nail
When I got home I got a hell of a shock
Coz all I had left was half a cock, well lets rock, half a cock!

Bit more done tonight boys . 4 shelves on the right side framed up. . So that's it for the framing really ....... I'll do a rebate for the doors next and then build the doors !!




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I've got this available if someone is looking to make their own safe...

Made of 50x50mm SHS with 40x40mm SHS shelves. Steel, not Ali. Dimensions are 176x102x72cm. Pickup Auckland. No idea what it's worth - PM me an offer.

Alternatively, it would make an epic smoker.

Originally Posted by stretch

I've got this available if someone is looking to make their own safe...

Made of 50x50mm SHS with 40x40mm SHS shelves. Steel, not Ali. Dimensions are 176x102x72cm. Pickup Auckland. No idea what it's worth - PM me an offer.

Alternatively, it would make an epic smoker.

I just realised I still haven't built a smoker


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There was info about security on one of the bits of paper that came with my FAL renewal letter (other side of the voluntary serial number sheet), it says "...the normal acceptable standard currently is a steel (3mm) cabinet of sound construction with a good lock which is firmly attached to the building."
My father was told by the AOL in another area that security requirements were going to get tougher, and the word "currently" suggests that too if you are the suspicious type.
At my interview/inspection, the vetter was not happy having ammo and bolts in the lockable compartment inside the gun safe, or the lockable rack system.

There's something to be said about the good old DIY, and I think you're doing a great, tidy job. Having said that, ten years or so ago I just bought an 'E' CAT safe, even though I was then, and am still currently, only an 'A' CAT holder. My psyche being that of Kiwi Greg's signature 'Overkill is underated', and it looks very shortly like we'll all be needing 'E' CAT safes, with our humble 'sporting semis' all being lumped into the same category as MSSAs.

Haven't got much further lately but managed to buzz in the door rebates . Got one door cut out and the hinge design is finalised. Also investing in a mig welder this week for other jobs aswell but will help a lot on this project. Has gained plenty of weight at this point but can lift easy enough by myself.


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