[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/2015\/04\/fix-cheap-shelves-gun-safe\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/2015\/04\/fix-cheap-shelves-gun-safe\/","headline":"How To Fix Cheap Shelves in a Gun Safe","name":"How To Fix Cheap Shelves in a Gun Safe","description":"Cheap gun safes, especially Chinese made safes that are sold in big box stores, almost always have weak shelves.\u00a0 The shelves are made of inferior particle board which is thinner than it should be, so the selves hold very little weight before they sag or break.\u00a0 I have seen brand new Chinese made safes that…","datePublished":"2015-04-15","dateModified":"2019-01-16","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/author\/grandesigns\/#Person","name":"Admin","url":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/author\/grandesigns\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/302e0bd4e1d62d1d917293ff473387856858f266d762e7754946563505fc1cc9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/302e0bd4e1d62d1d917293ff473387856858f266d762e7754946563505fc1cc9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Hoogerhyde Safe and Lock","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Hoogerhyde-logo.png","url":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Hoogerhyde-logo.png","width":600,"height":217}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/www.tomziemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/SHELF-SUPPORTS-002-300x200.jpg","url":"http:\/\/www.tomziemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/SHELF-SUPPORTS-002-300x200.jpg","height":"200","width":"300"},"url":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/2015\/04\/fix-cheap-shelves-gun-safe\/","about":["Uncategorized"],"wordCount":225,"keywords":["gun safes","safe construction","safe service"],"articleBody":"Cheap gun safes, especially Chinese made safes that are sold in big box stores, almost always have weak shelves.\u00a0 The shelves are made of inferior particle board which is thinner than it should be, so the selves hold very little weight before they sag or break.\u00a0 I have seen brand new Chinese made safes that sag just from their own weight.\u00a0 Naturally, the wider the safe is this worse the problem becomes. In my opinion it should not be necessary to fix a problem like that with a new safe, or avoid using the shelf for fear of it breaking, but there is an easy fix.\u00a0 The clips that the shelves rest on are usually 1\/2\u201d or 5\/8\u201d wide.\u00a0 At your local home improvement store buy some metal u-channel or square tubing that is big enough to go over the clips.\u00a0 Cut the material to the correct length and slip it over the clips on both sides of the safe.\u00a0 Your shelves will then lay flat and hold much more weight than before.Fort Knox being a quality oriented company uses better, thicker shelving material.\u00a0 And on 51\u201d or 61\u201d wide safes they install tubing for support at the factory.\u00a0 As I always tell people, don\u2019t save a few dollars by buying Chines made junk \u2013 buy an American made gun safe from one of the few trustworthy manufacturers."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"2015","item":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/2015\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"04","item":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/2015\/\/04\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"How To Fix Cheap Shelves in a Gun Safe","item":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/2015\/04\/fix-cheap-shelves-gun-safe\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]