10+ years ago, I remember being at someone's unattached garage where they were talking about their trusty gun safe. If i remember correctly, they said that before they had an alarm system installed, someone had broken in and tried to open it with a cutting torch and gave up and left. The owner pointed to some hinges at the front, and one seemed a little deformed, and he later had to repaint the front of the safe.
I know just a little about metal working but knew even less back then, so I just accepted it.
These days my inclination is to believe that any commercially available safe for home owners could be defeated through the sides with an angle grinder. It might take a couple blades, it might not. Back then perhaps the 20V Lithium ion cordless tools weren't available and so they used a torch. Which would be quieter I suppose.
I'm inclined to think the steel side panels aren't hardened / heat treated, they just gauge strength by thickness alone. Mild steel.
So would someone have really given up? Maybe ran out of fuel for the torch? Arms got tired? Spooked? Tried using a Propane torch?
I know just a little about metal working but knew even less back then, so I just accepted it.
These days my inclination is to believe that any commercially available safe for home owners could be defeated through the sides with an angle grinder. It might take a couple blades, it might not. Back then perhaps the 20V Lithium ion cordless tools weren't available and so they used a torch. Which would be quieter I suppose.
I'm inclined to think the steel side panels aren't hardened / heat treated, they just gauge strength by thickness alone. Mild steel.
So would someone have really given up? Maybe ran out of fuel for the torch? Arms got tired? Spooked? Tried using a Propane torch?
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