Robert Green wrote:
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You need the right cutoff wheel though - or about 2 dozen of the
wrong ones. You really need the fiber re-enforced ones.

And a face shield or at the very least, goggles. I assume the ones
that appear to have a window-screen like mesh pattern embedded in
them are fiber reinforced.

I've been recording "Storage Wars" on A&E all night, pausing to look
at how they cut locks. They even showed how easy it is to open a
safe with an angle grinder. Cut the hinges and crowbar the door out.
The huge electric jobs they use seem to open most locks within
seconds.

Cutting the hinges off most safes will yield nothing as (most) safes have
pins that engage more than one side.

An easier way to open a safe, at least the low-priced fire safes, is to
attack the top with a hatchet or angle grinder. The safe is clad in 1/16"
steel which can be cut with an angle grinder or roofing hatchet. Below that
is a couple of inches of concrete, also easily (relatively) removed. Beyond
the concrete is another thing layer of metal. Get through that, and you're
in.