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Build story
Steel Safe
A rolling, vintage-style steel safe built from the frame up, with a working bolt mechanism, a combination lock, and a repurposed water shut-off valve wheel that opens the door.
9 photos, start to finish. Click any photo to zoom in.
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Step 1
Design: sketching the bolt and rotating-plate mechanism.
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Step 2
Welded steel frame.
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Step 3
Body skinned in steel and lined.
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Step 4
Door linkage: the rotating plate drives the bolts.
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Step 5
Combination lock mounted.
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Step 6
Door face: combination dial plus a water shut-off valve wheel as the handle.
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Step 7
Interior lined; door fits and swings true.
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Step 8
Finished safe on casters. Turn the wheel to throw the bolts.
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Finished
Home in the house.