18 Volt Dewalt drill, cut off tool, etc vs my 7 gauge safe...can crooks use my own tools against me or is the steel too thick? I have them locked in a large tool chest but should I lock them in the safe to be on the safe side?
The angle grinder, or sawzall are about all that you have to worry about, but you'd have to have a stock pile of blades/disk's to get a breach. With that said, I would lock them up just so some meth head doesn't damage your safe trying to use them to get in.
Originally Posted By 45stops-em-quick:
The angle grinder, or sawzall are about all that you have to worry about, but you'd have to have a stock pile of blades/disk's to get a breach. With that said, I would lock them up just so some meth head doesn't damage your safe trying to use them to get in.
I thought I would have to worry about the drill...that some idiot would drill a bunch of holes in the safe. When you say "I would lock them up" do you mean in the safe or should I continue to lock them up in my tool chest (it's a tall rolling tool chest with simple key locks on it). That's the intent of my question: should I worry about them punching the lock on my tool chest and using my tools (prompting me to keep my power tools in my safe) or am I just over thinking it and if the crooks have the tools to punch a key lock they will probably have their own tools to try and break into the safe and won't need my tools (prompting me to just keep locking my tools up in my tool chest)?
lock up the batteries instead, less room and the tools are useless without them. Also, they will waste time looking for the batteries which gives them a better chance of just bolting with nothing or getting caught.
Originally Posted By ASH211:
Originally Posted By 45stops-em-quick:
The angle grinder, or sawzall are about all that you have to worry about, but you'd have to have a stock pile of blades/disk's to get a breach. With that said, I would lock them up just so some meth head doesn't damage your safe trying to use them to get in.
I thought I would have to worry about the drill...that some idiot would drill a bunch of holes in the safe. When you say "I would lock them up" do you mean in the safe or should I continue to lock them up in my tool chest (it's a tall rolling tool chest with simple key locks on it). That's the intent of my question: should I worry about them punching the lock on my tool chest and using my tools (prompting me to keep my power tools in my safe) or am I just over thinking it and if the crooks have the tools to punch a key lock they will probably have their own tools to try and break into the safe and won't need my tools (prompting me to just keep locking my tools up in my tool chest)?
As ^, lock up the batteries in the safe, or just keep the tools locked up in the cabinet. Get a piece of metal the same thickness as your safe, and try drilling it with regular bits and a cordless drill, if the safe is worth a shit, you'll see that all that 99% of thieves could do is make a mess. I understand that you want to prevent that, so you could lock up your bits in the safe as well. Most BG's like to brute force a safe open with bars and hammers, so you'll have that to contend with as well. Many gunsafes come with a warranty that will take care of you in the event of a break in attempt, so you may get the damage covered.
