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Title: Gunsafe door?
Post by: Guest on November 23, 2005, 12:59:16 AM

I'm just curious as to how difficult it would be to just attach the door of a gunsafe to a cabinet. Maybe almost 3' wide and 60" tall, with a working locking mechanism. See, I can build a really sturdy cabinet to hold my guns out of 2x4s and lumber, but I'd like to have the door on it. Y'know, for appearances.

Title: Gunsafe door?
Post by: USP45usp on November 23, 2005, 08:19:49 AM

Unless it's bolted down, won't the front (door) be too heavy for the cabinet to stand upright?

As for the difficulty factor, I don't know.

Wayne

*actually, this is gun related so you might post it on the main gun boards that you're on.

Title: Gunsafe door?
Post by: Brad Johnson on November 23, 2005, 09:01:28 AM

American Security makes a unit that will do exactly what you are suggesting.

http://www.amsecusa.com/vault-door.htm

Brad

Title: Gunsafe door?
Post by: USP45usp on November 23, 2005, 11:25:25 AM

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Weight: 395 lbs. - Shipping Weight 615 lbs.

:eek:

WOW, I don't think my house frame could support that type of weight!  What gets me through is that the door is fire resistant but if you just replace a normal door with the safe door, does it really matter that it's fire resistant?

Wayne

Title: Gunsafe door?
Post by: Marnoot on November 23, 2005, 04:11:23 PM

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Weight: 395 lbs. - Shipping Weight 615 lbs.

Good grief, the shipping container itself weighs 220 lbs?!? What are they packing it in?

Title: Gunsafe door?
Post by: Fly320s on November 25, 2005, 04:02:09 PM

That's a lot of foam peanuts.

Title: Gunsafe door?
Post by: brimic on November 25, 2005, 08:26:32 PM

If you are goign to buy one, you might as well build a room out of reinforced concrete to go with it.

Title: Gunsafe door?
Post by: Fly320s on November 26, 2005, 12:07:49 PM

Blackburn,

Why not make it look like a closet wall?  Out of sight, out of mind, and all that.  It might be cheaper, too.