atomchaser
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You can get a metal contractors job box for fairly cheap used. You would just have to make some wooden racks to go on the inside. I have job box I use for storing ammo.
Anyone build their own gun safe/security cabinet?
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ctdonath
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I've got an unfinished closet/attic/bonus-room (kinda odd shape, but conveniently located) that I've been mulling over as my Guy Room. In considering building it for some level of security, a friend just suggested stringing barbed wire between the studs - a cheap way to really slow someone down from sawing thru the walls. Since every surface is currently exposed studs, and I haven't gotten around to insulating, methinks that's a great idea. A few rolls of barbed wire stapled in to chew up saws and slow cutting, a layer of fiberglass insulation to further annoy penetration (and improve temperature stability), and wall-in with 3/4" oak flooring (adding that nice cabin feel), plus a "safe door" with combo lock (any have a fingerprint reader?), and the room should slow penetration enough from any angle to make entry just plain not worth it (contents won't be cheap, but also won't be worth the effort).
A fundamental point of security: there is no such thing as perfect security, just a matter of raising the stakes/difficulty/time/cost high enough to discourage breaches. Are you trying to secure real valuables? or just warding off smash-and-grab?
A fundamental point of security: there is no such thing as perfect security, just a matter of raising the stakes/difficulty/time/cost high enough to discourage breaches. Are you trying to secure real valuables? or just warding off smash-and-grab?
RandomMiss
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I used a salvaged electrical cabinet - 30"x30"x72". Not fireproof, but it has integral recessed locks front and rear, uni-strut frame inside, inside mouted hinges. Some plywood and pegboard and I was in business.
A cabinet like this could be rare, but if you find the right people (most likely electricians) you could make it happen.
I'll try to attach some pictures... good luck.
A cabinet like this could be rare, but if you find the right people (most likely electricians) you could make it happen.
I'll try to attach some pictures... good luck.
Unless you have a huge and expensive gun collection I wouldn't be too worried about fire protection. I mean, if your house burns down and you lose everything you own...are a few guns really going to make any difference? Your homeowners/renters insurance should pay for them anyway...
Its not about money. But sometimes its about historical family value.
I have a few guns that were my grandfathers and some that my dad bought me when I was younger. I'd seriously feel like a part of me was gone if some of those were damaged in a fire.
Then again, do guns really get affected by fire much? Besides the stocks messing up, what happens to a firearm that gets caught in a fire or at least close to a fire. I'm sure nothing really.
I have a few guns that were my grandfathers and some that my dad bought me when I was younger. I'd seriously feel like a part of me was gone if some of those were damaged in a fire.
Then again, do guns really get affected by fire much? Besides the stocks messing up, what happens to a firearm that gets caught in a fire or at least close to a fire. I'm sure nothing really.
VARifleman
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RubenZ, if the guns are exposed to the normal heat of a fire (1200 F), the steel can lose it's strength and warp, especially if it get's hit by water from a fire hose.
ilbob...
SSNVet,
You can cut through mild steel with metal cutting circular saw rather easily, or free machining stainless (stainless is a nice barrier against oxy-fuel torch attacks). Hardened steel would be a pain with anything. Also poured concrete inbetween layers makes drilling attacks and saw attacks more likely to fail.
Basicallly, unless you really like diy projects for fun, and you have all the equiptment to complete the job, you'd be much better off buying a safe as building one would probably put you into the cost of a TL30 or more.
ilbob...
I'm going to assume that is in feet (so basically a very nice size shed), and assuming that it is a box, it actually comes out to be 54880 for steel and 16240 for concrete (in lbs). That's 812 dollars of 4k psi concrete from home depot, or 2881.20 dollars of steel at the price that the scrap yard will buy it from you.
SSNVet,
You can cut through mild steel with metal cutting circular saw rather easily, or free machining stainless (stainless is a nice barrier against oxy-fuel torch attacks). Hardened steel would be a pain with anything. Also poured concrete inbetween layers makes drilling attacks and saw attacks more likely to fail.
Basicallly, unless you really like diy projects for fun, and you have all the equiptment to complete the job, you'd be much better off buying a safe as building one would probably put you into the cost of a TL30 or more.
sharkhunter2018
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Since my father is a welder (builds gates, railings, etc) I have considered asking him if he would build one for me. He has all the tools needed, but with the price of any and all metals these days...im not about to ask him. And I certainly wouldnt ask him to do it for free.
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