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Chainfire

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7. You are spot on in you last sentence. It only takes a few minutes to get into one with

Reply to Jim__ (Reply #3)

Sat Dec 10, 2022, 05:53 PM

Dec 2022

hand-held, battery operated tools. The safes have all of those impressive hardened steel bolts on the doors, but the rest of the safe is generally Sheetmetal and gypsum. I got one free that had been unused for years and the combination long forgotten. I opened it up like a can of beans from the bottom, manipulated the dial from the inside, repaired the bottom and put it back into service. It didn't take ten minutes to get it open, and that was a first attempt at safe busting!

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Question on home safes. [View all] 3catwoman3 Dec 2022 OP

Moisture is a concern if contents of safe include jewelry or coins or guns that could tarnish wishstar Dec 2022 #1

I put kitty litter in a piece of nylon stocking in my safes Chainfire Dec 2022 #5

Odd to me too. I've had a home safe for years never had moisture... brush Dec 2022 #2

I found this: Jim__ Dec 2022 #3

You are spot on in you last sentence. It only takes a few minutes to get into one with Chainfire Dec 2022 #7

If it's a concern for items you've got in there, you could always include some silica gel packets. Salviati Dec 2022 #4

If the safe is airtight when closed then it is sound advice. Most fire safes are supposedly airtight Stinky The Clown Dec 2022 #6

Gun safes come with a hole in the back for an electric cord rsdsharp Dec 2022 #8

People are talking about the silica packs for dehumidification. I use these. Earth-shine Dec 2022 #9