[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/2018\/07\/drilling-open-locked-safes-gun-safes\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/2018\/07\/drilling-open-locked-safes-gun-safes\/","headline":"Drilling Open Locked Safes or Gun Safes","name":"Drilling Open Locked Safes or Gun Safes","description":"The last post talked about using an Auto Dialer, one method of opening locked safes or gun safes without drilling any holes.\u00a0 More often drilling is required.\u00a0 There are right ways and wrong ways to drill safes, however, so it is important to hire the right people for this work. Very often, especially in case…","datePublished":"2018-07-18","dateModified":"2018-08-03","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/author\/tom-ziemer\/#Person","name":"Tom Ziemer","url":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/author\/tom-ziemer\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9b9c11d2236675907238ca9827cd4345b2203020e91f7b2b44a75133834a1dab?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9b9c11d2236675907238ca9827cd4345b2203020e91f7b2b44a75133834a1dab?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":"https:\/\/www.tomziemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1211141020a-225x300.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.tomziemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1211141020a-225x300.jpg","height":"300","width":"225"},"url":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/2018\/07\/drilling-open-locked-safes-gun-safes\/","about":["Uncategorized"],"wordCount":448,"keywords":["gun safes","safes"],"articleBody":"The last post talked about using an Auto Dialer, one method of opening locked safes or gun safes without drilling any holes.\u00a0 More often drilling is required.\u00a0 There are right ways and wrong ways to drill safes, however, so it is important to hire the right people for this work.Very often, especially in case of lock failure or lost combo, safes can be drilled in a way that leaves no visible hole.\u00a0 The photo shows a great way to do this on what happens to be a Liberty gun safe.\u00a0 The safe tech removes the dial or keypad, along with the dial ring\/mounting plate.\u00a0 The well-equipped technician will have a drill rig similar to the one shown.\u00a0 It mounts to the front of the safe, screwing into the same holes used for mounting the lock.\u00a0 The drill rig holds the drill solidly in place and helps control it so that drilling can be done with extreme precision.The tech\u2019s experience and knowledge tell him what is wrong with the lock and how the lock is situated inside the safe.\u00a0 Accurate measuring, or use of special drilling templates, allows him to drill a hole to hit one of a number of specific parts of the lock.\u00a0 Often that means drilling right into the lock body which is tightly packed with lots of parts. \u00a0This also needs to be done without damaging anything inside the lock.Before getting to the lock body it is necessary to drill though the safe\u2019s outside steel; it might be thin or it might be up to 1 \u00be\u201d thick.\u00a0 If it is a composite type safe there is insulation to go through.\u00a0 There is also normally some kind of hard-plate steel to go through.\u00a0 \u00a0Special drill bits are required to penetrate most hard-plate.\u00a0 If done right, one small hole is usually required to unlock the safe.\u00a0 Repairs then need to be made, which involve filling the hole with a hardened tapered pins.\u00a0 That restores the safe to its original level of security.\u00a0 The lock may or may not need to be replaced.\u00a0 When the repairs are finished and the dial is re-installed the safe is as good as before, and no one can tell it was drilled.Last month we were called to open a locked vault.\u00a0 Someone else had already been there and put four holes into the front of it, without getting it open.\u00a0 The proper technique would have had the unit open with no visible hole.\u00a0 So remember, if the lock on your safe or gun safe ever fails, make sure to call skilled safe professionals first.\u00a0 In West Michigan or Central Michigan that would definitely be Hoogerhyde Safe."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"2018","item":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/2018\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"07","item":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/2018\/\/07\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Drilling Open Locked Safes or Gun Safes","item":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/2018\/07\/drilling-open-locked-safes-gun-safes\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]