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fordguy

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Stupid idea? I dont really have room inside the house anywhere, nor do I want to carry it to tye second floor. But I figure having it bolted helps?
 
I have a safe bolted to my concrete garage floor. Also have an alarm and camera system. Safe is between some large metal cabinets and a wall storage unit so it's not very obvious.
 
I carried mine to the second floor. Was a bitch but been there for 20 years and really no reason to ever move it.
 
fordguy said:
Stupid idea? I dont really have room inside the house anywhere, nor do I want to carry it to tye second floor. But I figure having it bolted helps?
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I have two in the garage, one is 900# and bolted to the floor wedged in a corner between the wall and my larger save, it's not bolted down. but it weighs 4000# I have camera's and an alarm, and every tool available to cut the doors open:lmao:
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fordguy said:
thanks!
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Before I bolted the small one down I cut a piece of 3/8" steel that fit the floor and sandwiched the safe between that. I also did not use anchors, on the advice of someone here I used a two part epoxy and 1/2" all thread.
 
Are you bolting it down for security or for fall prevention? In my personal experience when they’re full they don’t fall over.
 
RunningProblem said:
Are you bolting it down for security or for fall prevention? In my personal experience when they’re full they don’t fall over.
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Probably earthquake safety. Seems a bunch of those guys are in Commiefornia.
 
Concrete floor anchors, but you also need to frame around it so someone cannot get a sling around it and take the hole thing.

frame it and enclose it like a Refrigerator cubby. Only tighter.

Concrete anchors will not prevent someone from slinging it and driving off with it. It would barely slow them down.
 
IH Man said:
Probably earthquake safety. Seems a bunch of those guys are in Commiefornia.
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If a safe tips over in an earthquake, got WAY more things to worry about... like digging out the pile that was once a garage.
 
[486] said:
good idea
locate it next to your torch set
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Learned that lesson the hard-way. The only recommendations I have about putting a safe in the shop. Don't leave your torches, plasma cutter, forklift, or hack saws next to the safe. :shaking:

I'm actually looking into getting that AMSec safe. Those things are dope and graffunder won't return my calls.
 
fordguy said:
for security, so they dont load it up in a pickup and drive off
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If they can pick it up it needs more weight inside. Have you tried picking up the safe when it is fully loaded with two buddies?
 
RunningProblem said:
Are you bolting it down for security or for fall prevention? In my personal experience when they’re full they don’t fall over.
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My reasoning was to keep it from being tipped over and attacked from the sides or back, the small one even loaded could be rocked and tipped over, the large one not so much.

Doing research, the small one is not a very secure safe, the large one yes.
 
AKnate said:
If a safe tips over in an earthquake, got WAY more things to worry about... like digging out the pile that was once a garage.
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I wasn't thinking tip over, but scooting around the garage. We don't have earthquakes here (often). I've only seen two in my lifetime here and they weren't damaging at all.
 
Stingray said:
If you tip it over and attack the back they are pretty easy to get into, you don't have to take it away.
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I don't think I could tip over a loaded 30 gun safe. I "helped" (watched) move one about this size unloaded and it was everything the men much larger and stronger than me could do to move it.

A 10-15 gun safe I could probably push over so I get your point.
 
RunningProblem said:
I don't think I could tip over a loaded 30 gun safe. I "helped" (watched) move one about this size unloaded and it was everything the men much larger and stronger than me could do to move it.

A 10-15 gun safe I could probably push over so I get your point.
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A 12 year old could push over a gun safe that size. I could easily dump a 40 gun TSC gun safe on its back or frontside by myself.
 
Aisin said:
A 12 year old could push over a gun safe that size. I could easily dump a 40 gun TSC gun safe on its back or frontside by myself.
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There is a HUGE difference between a Residential Security Container (IE most all gun safes bought at TSC,Walmart, Costco) and the 4000lb beast that Stingray has.

Most gun safes sold are made out of HEAVY DUTY 18-12 Gauge steel. :lmao: And not rated for tool attacks at all.
 
bad zuki said:
There is a HUGE difference between a Residential Security Container (IE most all gun safes bought at TSC,Walmart, Costco) and the 4000lb beast that Stingray has.

Most gun safes sold are made out of HEAVY DUTY 18-12 Gauge steel. :lmao: And not rated for tool attacks at all.
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Yes I realize that McFly.
 
IH Man said:
I wasn't thinking tip over, but scooting around the garage. We don't have earthquakes here (often). I've only seen two in my lifetime here and they weren't damaging at all.
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The 7.0 we had put my toolbox through the drywall. Luckily didn't tip it as a bunch of drawers opened
 
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