A customer of mine recently acquired a new restaurant and all its contents. After working on their cameras, I walked past this guy and asked him if he had the combo. He didn’t, but it was unlocked. So I asked if he wanted to know the combo? Upon opening the door, the first thing I saw was the federal laboratory’s enclosure.
I had to drill my safe but still can’t get the door to open. I called the manufacturer and they don’t have keys for it anymore. Spoke with a locksmith and he recommended me to just drill it out. I don’t want the safe anyway so I went ahead and started drilling. I went from pilot hole all the way up to my half inch bit but it still won’t open. Any ideas or just call the lock smith and pay the money?
Hi folks,
My neighbors are looking to get rid of an old safe. They had hoped to sell it but at this point I think they’d be glad to just see it gone. I spoke with a guy at a local coin shop just to get some ideas. He essentially said “junk it”. My question is - what is the best way or online outlet to advertise an older safe?
Ive had this safe for years, its unbranded (I dont remember the brand either) there are no charging ports. 3 digit code, hit enter, pull open with the lever.
The battery died so I cannot punch in the code!
Any ideas on how to get into this? Im willing to destory it but i feel my hammer may get broken instead of the safe.
Hey,
I'm just curious about safes - considering getting one in the future for my home/office.
I would like one that is purely mechanical, no electronics/batteries or digital pads. Just a dial.
Also should be of good quality, and not super easy to crack, as far as I am aware there are different grades for that like TL-15 or TL-30 etc?
And some fire protection would be nice too.
The safe wouldn't have to be a huge shelf, more something medium sized, e.g. think 1m or so in dimensions.
Can you recommend me some good brands?
I bought this safe a few years ago and I havent had any issues with it. I tried opening it this morning and it won’t let me. Its a dual mechanism safe so I need a physical key (which i have) and a pin to be able to gain access. When I insert the pin and the key, a red light flashes once and then a green light flashes a few times while making an alarming sound. I asked Chatgpt and it said that the batteries are probably dead, but they’re inside the safe and I dont know how to get access to them. There is a flap on the right side of the keypad and there’s a hole but I’m not sure if its a keyhole for an emergency key or not. In all cases I have probably lost that key so I cant use it. What should i do? Please help
This was in the house when I bought it. No combination or key.
I’m trying to find out what kind of safe this is as it was found in a old hotel in Australia. I have been able to restore the brass badge on the front of it and the lock that has 6 plates(I think that’s what the are called). But can’t find any other markings. Any help would’ve great.
So, I am potentially inheriting this safe. It has been emptied and was only previously used with the key to lock/unlock, with the dial part set to the right number and left. I don't currently have the key (or the key to change the combination from the rear) but I am getting them next week. In the meantime, I found a small hand written piece of paper taped inside the door with 3 numbers on it in the following format, XX - XX - XX. On the other side of the paper is hand written instructions on how to use the set key to change the combination. To change the code it says I need to input the number using the set marker on the dial. I assume this is the small line at the 11 o'clock position, so I think, well in any case I have to scramble it to change the number when I get the set key next week, I don't want to lock stuff in there without being sure I know the code, and this must be the dial combination written on the paper, so I did the following,
(The door remains open for this entire duration)
I operate the handle as the safe has been left unlocked (via the key) and I can see the locking bars come in and out of the door as I turn the handle.
I turn the handle to the open position, so the locking bars go back flush inside the door and try to turn the dial. It will only move a few degrees in each direction. Kinda makes sense. You can't scamble the code until you move the handle into the close position I assume.
I turn the handle to the close position, so the locking bars stick out of the door and now the dial spins freely. The handle is now stuck in the close position with the locking bars sticking out of the door and I can't operate the handle. Again, this makes sense. It's now locked with the dial.
I try to put the number in, and it won't work. Maybe I'm just being stupid or doing it wrong.
I'd appreciate some help with how to input the code just to make sure I'm doing it correctly. The dial can spin freely in either direction as many times as I want. I read some instructions that ended with twisting the dial until it stopped but this dial doesn't seem to be like that. Is there any possibility the code I am entering IS working, I just need the key to unlock it as well, even though I haven't used the key to lock it? Seems unlikely but I don't know.
Any help would be appreciated :)
Thanks!
I will be able to get it for way less than the tag.
I’m considering buying the Safe as it looks like a small TL rated Safe, but I don’t see any clear identifying markers on this. I also don’t see a UL badge qualifying it as a TL safe. It seems like a good buy at 125 bucks, but I was wondering what y’all thoughts are?
So I was given a Big Horn Classic safe with a securam keypad. We moved it down some steps and into my basement. I went to put the code in and it didn't open. It just beeps a green light about every 3 seconds. I took the old battery out and put in a new Duracell 9V and still the same thing. Any idea what may be the issue?
My brother said he tried to change the combo a while ago and then it locked him out. Now whenever you press a number it will show that red dot and beep for a couple seconds and then stop (it sounds like when you normally press a number to unlock it with the beep but when you press the numbers on this one the beep is extended). It does that each time you press a number. It is a Liberty Safe, 12 gun safe. Thank you for any advice and help!
it’s a pen and gear brand safe the model number is rw801a. i opened it last month and now my code isn’t working so i guess i changed it by mistake somehow.
What are your recommendations for a break in proof medication safe? I have an American security digital. I just husband learned how to hack into and has been stealing my medications again after meds have been disappearing again. I need a safe that can’t be hacked into. Thank you for your recommendations.
So many YT videos of a locksmith coming into a home to open a safe with a digital lock for the owner who has either lost the combo, taken over the home, or lost the family member who had the combo.
The first course of action the locksmith uses is to unplug the lock and connect a device to the cable. It cycles through some numbers and bingo, the combination is revealed in a few seconds.
If this is true, what good are these expensive heavy safes using these digital locks if anyone can walk up to it with this device and decode it?
If this is true only for poorly designed cheap digital locks, how does someone know if they own a quality lock or one that can be cracked like this?
I just had to break open my Sentry safe, purchased in 2016 from Costco. It did okay for a few years, but then started sticking. My ex wife tried to force the handle and something inside broke, so the handle didn't turn the mechanism to withdraw the bolts every time. I would generally he able to smack it with a rubber mallet and the bolts would withdraw, but yesterday, even that wasn't working. I ended up using a sawzall to cut off the hinge pin retainers, then a 6' steel breaker bar to pry it open. Took about 7 minutes.
Now I find myself in need of a safe. I am looking for something without a digital keypad or batteries, preferably with just a mechanical lock or even just keys. It needs to store a stack of paperwork, 6 to 10 master copies of my books, and eventually some small amount of metal bullion.
I’m looking for an affordable safe that has both fire and burglary protection. I came across the AMSEC BFS912E5LP, and I think it’s the best I can get for the price and value. Thoughts on it?