rockhopper46038
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I've lurked for a bit, and finally joined - and I have a question
I've seen a lots of replies to people with safe questions and hoped the community might provide me with some advice as well.
I stumbled on to an opportunity to purchase an ISM Cash Vault safe that is marked CV 75 68. I can't find specific reference to this number in the ISM price sheets I've found on the web, but it appears to measure about 78"H x 29"W x 33"D. The combination works (S&G Group 1 dial), but they do not have the secondary key for the door, nor the key to lock the combination dial. Fortunately neither of those locks are engaged, so the safe is functional as-is.
My question is, can a new key be made for the door (and not as importantly, for the dial) and how much would that cost? Also, there are numerous 1/8" to maybe 1/4" deep holes all over the door and sides, as if someone did try to drill into the safe, but none of them seem to have gotten very far. Can these be filled/repaired or do they even matter?
What kind of value would you put on this safe? I can get it for a about $1500, which seems a pretty good deal for a TLTR-30x6 safe, but cosmetically I think I'd want to have it stripped and repainted and there is a small patch where it looks like a coating of some sort that is about 1/16th to an 1/8th of an inch has peeled off - is that repairable? It's distinctly thicker than paint, and I wonder if it is some sort of additional insulating layer.
Lastly, the thing must weigh north of 3500 pounds - is it even conceivable to move this down a straight flight of standard wooden stairs to a basement? I could keep it in a garage, but I'd much prefer it in the house.
I'd like to fill it with the usual - some guns, some precious metals, some important papers. The house is alarmed, but I'd still like a place to store the really valuable stuff for my own peace of mind. I picked up a "C" rated narcotics plate safe on the cheap, but alas it has run out of storage space and when I ran across this ISM it has given me pause to consider buying it.
I will be asking some of these questions of a local safe technician come Tuesday, but thought there might be someone who is bored enough to impart some info to a newbie yet this weekend.
I've seen a lots of replies to people with safe questions and hoped the community might provide me with some advice as well.
I stumbled on to an opportunity to purchase an ISM Cash Vault safe that is marked CV 75 68. I can't find specific reference to this number in the ISM price sheets I've found on the web, but it appears to measure about 78"H x 29"W x 33"D. The combination works (S&G Group 1 dial), but they do not have the secondary key for the door, nor the key to lock the combination dial. Fortunately neither of those locks are engaged, so the safe is functional as-is.
My question is, can a new key be made for the door (and not as importantly, for the dial) and how much would that cost? Also, there are numerous 1/8" to maybe 1/4" deep holes all over the door and sides, as if someone did try to drill into the safe, but none of them seem to have gotten very far. Can these be filled/repaired or do they even matter?
What kind of value would you put on this safe? I can get it for a about $1500, which seems a pretty good deal for a TLTR-30x6 safe, but cosmetically I think I'd want to have it stripped and repainted and there is a small patch where it looks like a coating of some sort that is about 1/16th to an 1/8th of an inch has peeled off - is that repairable? It's distinctly thicker than paint, and I wonder if it is some sort of additional insulating layer.
Lastly, the thing must weigh north of 3500 pounds - is it even conceivable to move this down a straight flight of standard wooden stairs to a basement? I could keep it in a garage, but I'd much prefer it in the house.
I'd like to fill it with the usual - some guns, some precious metals, some important papers. The house is alarmed, but I'd still like a place to store the really valuable stuff for my own peace of mind. I picked up a "C" rated narcotics plate safe on the cheap, but alas it has run out of storage space and when I ran across this ISM it has given me pause to consider buying it.
I will be asking some of these questions of a local safe technician come Tuesday, but thought there might be someone who is bored enough to impart some info to a newbie yet this weekend.