Safes: Cannon - Mesa - Liberty - Sentry

[DaFadda]

Daedalus,
I'll weigh in on this discussion. Attached are two photos. In the first, you'll see my Centurion, which I purchased from a divorcing couple for $200. SHE told me I could keep whatever was inside. Just wanted it out of the house. Next to the Centurion is a smaller safe that I purchased from a Credit Union that was closing one of it's offices. The safe is made out of 5/4 welded steel plate and weighs about 875 lbs. I paid $75 for it and had a locksmith change the combo for another $25. Second pic is of the second safe that I bought from the same Credit Union. $50 and $25 to change the combo (same visit by the Locksmith).





Take your time. Look for banks/credit unions that are closing. They open and close branches all the time. They do NOT want to deal with moving or storing safes. So... they go out the door at a ridiculously low price. The safe company offered to pick them up FOR $100. They would then scrap them.

Da

[Daedalus]

Thanks for all the info, team. I wish I could put in a full size gun safe. Actually, I can afford the safe but the alimony would ruin it for me

The smaller 'credit union' safes are exactly what I have been looking for. No luck yet, but I will continue to haunt Craigslist. The small community bank in my hamlet just closed down. Sorry to say they didn't sell off any goodies!

Meanwhile, I am going to stop at Cabela's tomorrow while I'm in the area. Who knows, maybe I'll get lucky on an in-store unannounced sale.

[DaFadda]

Daed... Yes they did sell stuff off. And if a branch has closed... call the main office and ask. If the main has closed, look em up on the web and find someone who is "in charge." Serious.... my Mrs works for a Credit Union. She's the one who taught me this trick. lol... in fact.... she's taught me LOTS of tricks....
Da

[Daedalus]

Well, checked out the Chinesium low end Liberty 'safe' at Cabela's yesterday. It looks like a nice piece from the outside, there just isn't much to it. In all honesty it would fill the bill for keeping grandkid fingers off of the bang switches.

Tomorrow I will be checking out a used Gardall fire/security safe. The price is right, it has surface rust and does not look 'pretty'. Maybe I will come home with a project - who knows?

[sdmc530]

Originally Posted by Daedalus

Well, checked out the Chinesium low end Liberty 'safe' at Cabela's yesterday. It looks like a nice piece from the outside, there just isn't much to it. In all honesty it would fill the bill for keeping grandkid fingers off of the bang switches.

Tomorrow I will be checking out a used Gardall fire/security safe. The price is right, it has surface rust and does not look 'pretty'. Maybe I will come home with a project - who knows?

They are really easy to refinish, the inside and outside. The outside can be painted like a classic car, really easy. The inside is easy too....a really fun project I would say for the right price...good luck!

[DaFadda]

Good luck Daedalus

[Daedalus]

The small Gardall model 1511 (used) was the wining candidate. I'll take some before and after photos when I start the cleanup. It's actually a lot better looking in person than it looked like in the Craigslist ad.

I couldn't pull off the Da level of a deal, but it was 'more than reasonable'.

Thanks for the input, guys.l