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Holes welded over and weld finish before grinding.


ternet. A good number of safe doors will lift off their hinges so one option is to take the door out of the building and do the repair outside.


me in the past week. Te com- bination lock lost its drive and had to be manually manipu- lated. All repairs are behind the plastic fascia: if it happens again and you are called to it DO NOT try and drill through my repair, you will be there a long time.


After plugging.


Tis was probably the most Hole plugged and then


filled with ball bearings held in place with epoxy. Ten Welded over and ground


flat.


difficult part of the repair, dur- ing opening one of the holes ended up passing through one of the locking bolts. With a little bit of care the missing metal was filled in and then ground to finish. By this time, those who


have never used a welder will be wondering what type of welder and how to go about it. First of all, I don’t always weld, more often than not I ham- mer the tapered plug into the hole, break it off with a coal chisel and then finish with a die grinder. Te reason for this is that site welding is fraught with problems: liability insur- ance, fire/smoke alarms and potential for spark damage are just a few. If you are going to use a


welder, then either an arc welder or mig welder will do the job. I favour an arc welder as it is more portable. Tey are measured in amp output and something that produces 100 amps is more than adequate. If you have never used one, the supply companies will usually give a demonstration. Alternatively, there are plenty of ‘how to’ videos on the In-


Finishing is done using ei-


ther a die grinder that will spark less and access tight spaces or a disc grinder that will spark and smoke more than you think.


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A selection of tips for the


die grinder and a flap wheel for the disc grinder will give more options for a smoother finish.


Te final part of the repair is done with a very light layer of car body filler, and once it has gone hard, sand finish and paint. As I said at the start, this ar-


ticle is not a definitive guide to repairing safes, it is aimed more at offering an insight into how to go about it for those who have never done it, or those who are struggling with it. Finally, this is a Chubb


branch bank safe that was drilled open and repaired by


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