Impureclient
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Thinking of buying this: http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/winchesterreg;-gun-safe-24-gun-capacity I got a raincheck for $599. Plus tax it would be $640.
Then I began thinking, what could I build myself for that $640. I'm pretty thrifty and if I am cornered , I can figure out how to put this together if this makes sense below.
I have the ability for somebody to weld(for free) something about the same size(5'x3'x2') out of 1/4" steel instead of the 12 gauge the above safe is.
Then I can fireproof it better inside and then surround the entire thing in a couple inches of high heat refractory concrete. This would all be placed inside a hall closet.
That closet would make a nice hiding spot and if found, would be a huge job to get into. I have an idea of how the inner workings of the safe doors work.
Is it very hard to install of of these: http://compare.ebay.com/like/120633368132?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar if I am doing this myself?
Rough estimate on materials - might be less as this was just a quick Google and would be probably costlier pricing I am guessing as I just went with the first prices I found.
My welder would be my source for the metal and he makes frames so I should get the best prices.
4.5'x2.5' -1/2 thick door $100-150
5'x10' -1/4"thick body $250-300
Combination dial lock $100
Extra metal $100
Cement mix $50
Fireproofing for inside $50
Inside wood and carpeting Free(piles everywhere around the house)
So I am sitting at about the same price give or take a $100 and it would have multiple times thicker steel for the body and door. Fireproofing should be much better also.
Before anybody says it, I really don't want to spend much more than this. Looking at safes that cost $1000+ is really out of the question. Besides that from what I see out there,
a decent 1/4" bodied and 1/2" doored safe would be in the thousands.
I did however look in Craigslist and found some old jewelry safes that were in the thousands of pounds and looked like they would be nice. Then moving those monsters becomes an issue.
Would those used ones be much more worth it if they could be found for under $1k?
Then I began thinking, what could I build myself for that $640. I'm pretty thrifty and if I am cornered , I can figure out how to put this together if this makes sense below.
I have the ability for somebody to weld(for free) something about the same size(5'x3'x2') out of 1/4" steel instead of the 12 gauge the above safe is.
Then I can fireproof it better inside and then surround the entire thing in a couple inches of high heat refractory concrete. This would all be placed inside a hall closet.
That closet would make a nice hiding spot and if found, would be a huge job to get into. I have an idea of how the inner workings of the safe doors work.
Is it very hard to install of of these: http://compare.ebay.com/like/120633368132?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar if I am doing this myself?
Rough estimate on materials - might be less as this was just a quick Google and would be probably costlier pricing I am guessing as I just went with the first prices I found.
My welder would be my source for the metal and he makes frames so I should get the best prices.
4.5'x2.5' -1/2 thick door $100-150
5'x10' -1/4"thick body $250-300
Combination dial lock $100
Extra metal $100
Cement mix $50
Fireproofing for inside $50
Inside wood and carpeting Free(piles everywhere around the house)
So I am sitting at about the same price give or take a $100 and it would have multiple times thicker steel for the body and door. Fireproofing should be much better also.
Before anybody says it, I really don't want to spend much more than this. Looking at safes that cost $1000+ is really out of the question. Besides that from what I see out there,
a decent 1/4" bodied and 1/2" doored safe would be in the thousands.
I did however look in Craigslist and found some old jewelry safes that were in the thousands of pounds and looked like they would be nice. Then moving those monsters becomes an issue.
Would those used ones be much more worth it if they could be found for under $1k?