Thread: Hiding Gun Cabinet Keys

Originally Posted by Boaraxa

Spare key put it in a small clickclack & bury it under something in the garden like a rock , main keys get a large book glue the pages together hack out a hollow , I was going to do just that but the only large book I have is a bible but I read that allll the time so never got around to that idea , there go,s another hail merry ...

@Boaraxa,

Yeah, some things you just won't do.

Fair hiding place is down the spine of the good book if it's not a paperback. In oblong paper wrap to give friction so won't fall out.

Or hang it in plain sight on your tool wall, in a padlock securing a chain round a rafter. No one would expect the key is for anything else than that old padlock. Glue it into the lock with some epoxy, or even tin solder it in place. You'll have to heat the lock if you ever need to get the key out, but it's only a spare for overriding the safe combination lock so you'll avoid the hassle by changing the batteries every year.

Originally Posted by Cordite

@Boaraxa,

Yeah, some things you just won't do.

Fair hiding place is down the spine of the good book if it's not a paperback. In oblong paper wrap to give friction so won't fall out.

Or hang it in plain sight on your tool wall, in a padlock securing a chain round a rafter. No one would expect the key is for anything else than that old padlock. Glue it into the lock with some epoxy, or even tin solder it in place. You'll have to heat the lock if you ever need to get the key out, but it's only a spare for overriding the safe combination lock so you'll avoid the hassle by changing the batteries every year.

Brazing the key into the lock will stuff the key up cos of the heat involved. And not to mention that the rod will run into the lock and will have to be un sweated. And the rod would be likely to cause issues with the safe lock.

The glue Is a much better idea as long as you have a solvent that will easily dissolve the glue.

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Originally Posted by Russian 22.

Brazing the key into the lock will stuff the key up cos of the heat involved. And not to mention that the rod will run into the lock and will have to be un sweated. And the rod would be likely to cause issues with the safe lock.

The glue Is a much better idea as long as you have a solvent that will easily dissolve the glue.

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Hi @Russian 22

Yes, heh heh, definite no-no don't braze any key in, tin solder it. Epoxy itself goes quite soft when the real heat is on, but not sure if any solvent will readily dissolve epoxy?

But it's getting complicated. How about just knocking a hole in plaster board and encasing your key in the repair?

Originally Posted by Cordite

Hi @Russian 22

Yes, heh heh, definite no-no don't braze any key in, tin solder it. Epoxy itself goes quite soft when the real heat is on, but not sure if any solvent will readily dissolve epoxy?

But it's getting complicated. How about just knocking a hole in plaster board and encasing your key in the repair?

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That'd be a good idea. Relatively easy to implement and easy to fix

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Originally Posted by Russian 22.

That'd be a good idea. Relatively easy to implement and easy to fix

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There's a more easy way.... If someone is seriously thinking about doing that, pm me and I will tell you.

Originally Posted by Cordite

Hi @Russian 22

Yes, heh heh, definite no-no don't braze any key in, tin solder it. Epoxy itself goes quite soft when the real heat is on, but not sure if any solvent will readily dissolve epoxy?

But it's getting complicated. How about just knocking a hole in plaster board and encasing your key in the repair?

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That looks like housework to me.