"aemeijers" wrote in message
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djay wrote:
I just received a very nice fireproof safe that has no mounting hardware.
So it's fireproof etc but not thief proof. It's about 2 X 2 X 2.

I'd like to mount the sucker down with something. I'm thinking about
strapping it down to the floor by wrapping angle iron around up the left
side across the top and down the right side leaving ears at the bottom.
Kind of like an upside down U. Then drill into the slab and bolt the
ears down to the floor.

It won't insure that a determined thief won't just cut off the bolts and
unstrap it but it will definitely take longer.

Welcome for all comments/ideas?

Thanks!

Djay
How heavy is it? And is it really a safe, or just a fireproof cabinet with
a combination lock? If it has casters, you can unbolt those and use those
holes to add a steel plate to the bottom, extending past the sides, that
you can bolt to the floor. The most secure safe is one nobody knows about-
hide it in a closet or piece of furniture, with what looks like a solid
panel in front of it, made out of thin plywood. Magnetic catches are great
for things like that- you whack the panel with your hand to get it to pop
off, or put a piece of metal on one spot on the back of the panel, and use
a felt-covered magnet as the handle to pull the panel off without leaving
tell-tale marks on it. And whatever you do, resist the urge to show it off
to friends and relatives. All sorts of ways to add a secret compartment to
a house, though not as easy as the old days when houses had all sorts of
built-in cabinetry.

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aem sends...

It is right at 100 lbs. It's a fireproof safe meaning it has the actuator
arms that
go from the door into the wall of the safe after the lever is turned.
Right now it's in a walk-in closet and blends very well with the rest of the
crap the wife has in there (boxes of Shtuff).
No casters, just 4 ea 1.5" diameter plastic nubs (about 1/8 thick).

Djay