Making stuff

[Noisydad]

Just about finished making my new 10 gun (round) safe with a turn table rack in it and cooking up the next project - a heavy duty cast aluminium 'C' frame reloading press.

[butiwanna]

Just about finished making my new 10 gun (round) safe with a turn table rack in it and cooking up the next project - a heavy duty cast aluminium 'C' frame reloading press.

Turn table sounds interesting.... Got some pics to share?

[Blackened]

I've crammed plenty of rifles into crowded safes, never seen a revolving rack though.

Interesting... I'm keen to see pictures if possible?

[Vati]

I've crammed plenty of rifles into crowded safes...

No respect

[Brute]

Bugger the safe, I'm keen to see this press?

[Noisydad]

The safe is made from an old hot water cylinder. The door has 3 internal hinges and 3 locking bolts operated from a single handle. Will see if I can post pics tomorrow. The press hasn't been started yet - have to make the wooden pattern first then cast it. Of course you can buy this stuff but sometimes you just feel like a good project or two out in the shed.

[butiwanna]

The safe is made from an old hot water cylinder. The door has 3 internal hinges and 3 locking bolts operated from a single handle. Will see if I can post pics tomorrow.

If you could that would be great.

[Harts]

Of course you can buy this stuff but sometimes you just feel like a good project or two out in the shed.

[Noisydad]

Some pics of my new safe with the turntable rack in it.

[Noisydad]

The safe will be lined with boat carpet to help control condensation and scratching of my babies.

[Deco]

That's great... With the recessed bottom and everything for the stocks.

I wouldn't know where to start making such a thing.

Thumbs up.

[Aster]

The safe will be lined with boat carpet to help control condensation and scratching of my babies.

A layer of carpet and a coat of paint and that's going to look great.

[Noisydad]

The turntable is mounted on a big old ball bearing that I had in my useful box so it rotates very smoothly.

Just working out how I'll fit an internal lock - (probably an ordinary Lockwood dead lock that will stop the 3 locking bars inside from moving), so the key hole will be pretty flush with the front of the door. I'd rather not use a padlock coz they can be attacked from outside with bolt cutters and they look a bit...ummm...."lumpy".

It'll be bolted to the floor with bolts under the turntable ( which dismantles for installation). I have a workshop full of lathes, cutting, bending, squashing and welding gear. Oh, and a back yard (non ferrous) foundry to cast my new reloading press that'll be my next project.
Making steel do what want kinda gets me going

[Hardcast]

A thought for the locks.

On my shed I cut a small hole big enough to get a hand through, with an external hinged flap, then use the slide bolt system with padlocks on the inside.
That way the locks can't be cut. After you drop a couple of keys inside, you get used to it.

But I think the old Lockwood is the go, much nicer.

[Blackened]

After you drop a couple of keys inside, you get used to it.

Smooth...

[Noisydad]

As promised, here some pics of the rotary safe now installed and in use.

[Don10]

well done very nice excellent piece of work

[Noisydad]

Thank you- it was an enjoyable project. The big question though....Is ten parking spaces enough given there is eight in there already and a Sharps in .40-65 coming this week.

[Matt1]

That looks awesome all painted up.

[DaleH]

With a new paint job you could make it look like a 16" round from the USS Missouri

Good job!

[Noisydad]

Now that's funny! I hadn't thought of that.

[Lorgar]

Now that's funny! I hadn't thought of that.

Do it! We demand pictures!

[Don10]

you could put the whole thing on a rotating block so the locking mechanism and door rotated to the back then paint it up to look like anything other than a safe. The 16inch shell would look a bit out of place though. Gives me any idea for a covert safe convert an old hot water system keep the pipes going into it and out of it and hide a safe inside.

[DaleH]

Could make a normal safe look like a fridge quite easily.

[Prios]

Could make a normal safe look like a fridge quite easily.

Sure the wife would loooove having that in the kitchen

[DaleH]

It would be the opposite to the Winchester fridge that was recently out as a prize - the fridge was made to look like an open gun safe.

[maxi]

That the little bar fridge they were giving away everywhere?

[DaleH]

Thats the one

[Noisydad]

The reason it was painted cream was to have it stand less. Its also installed so as it's not in direct view from a window.

[Wes]

Bit more of a subtle handle and people might not even work out what it was?