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Default mounting a safe

On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 07:31:41 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote:

Simple.

Drill one or more holes in the floor of the safe then use these holes for
bolts anchored in the floor.

I made a 2x2' form from scrap 2x4s, used bits of conduit in the right place,
and filled the form with concrete. I made five of these. The bottom one had
a bolt anchored in the concrete.

I was able to attach threaded rods to the imbedded bolts and thread the
remaining four slabs on the rod. The bit of the rod stickup up from the
fifth block was used to secure the safe.

Now, instead of a safe weighing about 70 pounds, the goblins will have to
make off with a blob weighing almost 500 pounds.


Add a tow chain, say ten feet. Anchored in the floor and tack welded
to the safe, they could only run so far.