What’s the Point of a Gun Safe?
If you don’t have kids, it might seem silly to spend the money on a gun safe. Think again! Aside from safety concerns, a gun collection is a very expensive undertaking and, oftentimes, older guns have a lot of value if they’re in good repair.
A gun safe provides an environment where you don’t have to worry about the elements ruining your firearms. It also prevents accidental damage to your guns. Manufacturers such as Hollon Safes have models that are affordable and, if you have a good collection of guns going, well worth the price.
Published by Valeriem on July 7th, 2010 tagged Gun Safe | Comment now »
What makes a Good Jewelry Safe?
Unless you have a very large collection, a wall-mounted or floor-mounted safe will usually work quite well as a jewelry safe. Their compact design, combined with the fact that they’re designed to be concealed, make them convenient choices that are much more easily moved around and installed than a floor safe.
A jewelry safe that is mounted in the floor or wall needs to be professionally installed. Particularly in the case of a wall safe, it needs to be concealed properly to provide good security. Models such as Hollon Safes products have flat profiles that permit this.
Published by Valeriem on July 6th, 2010 tagged Jewelry Safes | Comment now »
What is a TL-15 Safe?
When someone says that a safe is, well, safe, it’s natural to wonder what that means. For Underwriters Laboratories, the agency that offers ratings to many consumer products, that means something specific.
If you have a safe and it’s rated as TL-15, it means that it took a skilled individual with tools that include sledgehammers, grinders, drills and a host of other equipment 15 minutes to break open the door or to cut a hole in the safe. This may seem short, but keep in mind the testers aren’t burglars; they are professionals who know safes!
Published by Valeriem on July 5th, 2010 tagged Home Safe | Comment now »
What is a Media Safe used for?
When you’re talking about digital records, the fact that you can make infinite perfect copies of any file for free seems to make physical backups irrelevant. A media safe is not used for files that are valuable, usually, but for files that are both valuable and private.
A media safe is good for digital information on CDs, on hard drives or even on film that should not be made available publicly. These safes are good for financial records, corporate secrets and for other purposes where information flow needs to be controlled outside the office.
Published by Valeriem on July 4th, 2010 tagged media safe | Comment now »
What if I’m Locked out of a Safe?
The first thing to do if you’re locked out of a safe is to accept the fact that you’re not getting it open without help. These devices, obviously, are made to be as difficult to open as possible, and even most locksmiths can’t open them.
Call the company from whom you bought the safe, first. They may know an easier way to open the door. The “easier” way, when you’re talking about a safe, is the way that doesn’t sometimes involve hydraulic-assisted drills with their own cooling systems, so ask before you try to force it.
Published by Valeriem on July 3rd, 2010 tagged Home Safe | Comment now »
The Uses for Drop Safes
Drop safes aren’t just for banks. There are plenty of businesses that use them internally to provide for secure document drops and to allow their customers to make night deposits. These safes are absolutely necessary if your customers drop off valuables when there aren’t employees around to take charge of them.
Drop safes need to be installed by a professional to ensure maximum security. The good brands, such as Hollon, can stand up to just about anything. Professional installation helps ensure that the safe is insulated against attack beyond what’s made possible by its construction.
Published by Valeriem on July 2nd, 2010 tagged Drop Safes | Comment now »
What Defines a Depository Safe?
A depository safe is an unusual item among its peers. The principal difference between one of these safes and a standard safe is that the depository model has an access port into which anyone can make a deposit. In most other cases, a safe is an entirely enclosed device.
A depository safe still provides excellent security, however, between the way it’s mounted in the wall or floor and the materials of which it’s manufactured. Some of the high-end brands, such as Hollon Safe designs, are capable of withstanding incredible amounts of punishment, even around the opening.
Published by Valeriem on July 1st, 2010 tagged depository safe | Comment now »
TL-30 Ratings and Security
TL-30 safes are very secure. The rating is given by Underwriters Laboratories as an objective measure of how secure a safe really is. It means that, given a lot of nasty tools—such as grinders, axes, sledgehammers and drills—it took skilled individuals an average of 30 minutes to breach the safe.
This is no small figure. A TL-30 safe is, to receive that rating, also very heavy: too hard to move for a couple of men, in fact. The 30-minute rating means that these safes, to the standard burglar, are not worth the hassle of opening.
Published by Valeriem on June 30th, 2010 tagged Jewelry Safes | Comment now »
The TRTL-30×6 Safe Rating
The TRTL-30×6 safe rating is Underwriters Laboratory’s toughest rating. These are the professional-grade safes that can take just about any punishment. They tend to have a lot of redundant systems that make their default condition “locked”, which makes them endlessly frustrating for burglars who even bother trying to take on one of these monsters.
A TRTL-30×6 safe will oftentimes have copper plating or other materials that displace heat and make cutting very difficult. Their materials snap drill bits like pretzel sticks and even making a scratch is almost impossible. For the toughest security, this is the logical choice.
Published by Valeriem on June 29th, 2010 tagged Home Safe | 2 Comments »
Taking Care of Security Safes
Security safes require little maintenance. The locking mechanisms are very solid and, for the most part, the security they offer is by virtue of their being impenetrable. There are some things you definitely want to avoid when using these devices, however.
Always have locksmiths make changes to your combination. If you do it wrong, you’ll soon find that having security safes professionally opened is very expensive, and sometimes destroys the safe. Be smart about what you store in the safe. Anything volatile should never be stored in an enclosed area, such as a safe.