How To Install a Mechanical Safe Lock
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- čas přidán 25. 09. 2023
- If you're a gun owner spooked by electronic safe locks as a result of the Liberty Safe fiasco, this video is for you. Big Red locks are affordable, and I recommend them. Also, most locksmith shops have someone certified to install safe locks, so contact your local locksmith if you're uncomfortable doing the job yourself.
See a complete list of the safes I have approved in my playlist, Handgun Safe Research Approved:
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Seriously, this is the best video I have seen on how to install one of these locks. I have been working with locks,keys,and safes for over 25 years and could not have made a video this good.
I'm humbled by your words. I've been thinking of getting another small safe and using it as an opportunity to install another mechanical lock. I'm fairly certain Big Red would give me a good deal on a lock for the purpose. I was thinking of installing one of the manipulation-resistant locks. Do you think it's worth doing another video like this?
@@HandgunSafe Absolutely. Most people were taken by surprise when they heard about some companies handing out override codes. I bet a lot of people are thinking about going mechanical with their safe lock. It was nice to see Big Red give that piece to clean up the threads after cutting. Sargent Greenleaf doesn't do that.
@@dalehayes1911 Okay. I'm on it. I've got a backlog of three upcoming videos to shoot, but I'll start securing the parts for another safe retrofitting video. Thanks!
Your videos never miss. Thanks for yet another fantastic upload!
Thank you! I thought I would do something productive following the Liberty Safe episode, rather than simply gripe about it.
Great - helped me a lot with a Stack On!
Great video. Thanks for sharing - especially when things go wrong. I just did this and two things to help avoid this. 1. Check the dial action and alignment before you send the spline key all the way home- just put it in half way. 2. you can by a dial alignment tool that has bushings on both sides (dial and lock body) that aligns the two perfectly.
If I decide to do more of this, I'll invest in a dial alignment tool.
As a safetech for a living this was well done BUT- there are "forbidden zones" in most mechanical locks quick rule of thumb don't place the LAST number of combo between 90-20 you should be fine. otherwise, you'll run into a lock-in situation! Also keeping numbers well spaced apart is a good idea, not 10- 15- 18 ETC.
More precisely: Do not use a a number between 95 and 99 or between 0 and 20 for the third (or last) number of the combination. This is also explained in the instructions. To avoid having my video become too long, I made a point of explaining that I was following the directions "to the letter" at the beginning.
Great job. Thank you
I was waiting for this video.
The wait is over. It has arrived. The video has arrived.
When I saw the thumbnail, I was like: hey, isn't that the neat looking longhorn safe he presented?
It is indeed. Just in a new kind of video. Can't wait to watch it (too tired to actually appreciate it properly so I'll wait for the right time).
Well thanks for watching, in advance. It's gripping stuff.
Thanks for the link on this one. Cheers!
You're welcome!
I think after watching this video I think I'm going to call a locksmith and let a pro do it. To many things can go wrong if your not careful enough. After the safe "scandal" I was going to get mine replaced also. It really sucks because I like push button locks.
It is best to have an experienced technician do it. Too many things can go wrong. I did this to help people see that they can get locks replaced, and that safes are designed to be retrofitted.
I have a @15 year old Liberty Safe, the Lincoln 25 model. Since mine has the mechanical lock do I need to be worried about this 'fiasco' you mentioned?
Just to be clear, the original threaded holes in the door were just slightly misaligned so the new lock dial didn't lay flat & wouldn't turn properly?
Yes, that's basically it.
Do you think that Big Red is as good as an S & G 6730? I ask because I have a Big Red on my Amsec BF gun safe. The safe is now 14 years old and is opened quite often and has never been a problem.
Yes, the Big Red lock offers the same level of security. Big Red locks are built to hold up under heavy use. If the lock isn't having problems, don't worry about it.
Nice job. My e-lock is failing and I’m thinking this Big Red lock looks nice but are they out of business already? Where did you get this lock?
Pretty cool. :) I have observed that this combo lock takes a lot more "pass the number" turns--either that or you just choose however many of those you want to do when setting your combo. I'm used to turning a combo lock right enough to reset all the plates/whatever they're called, landing on 1st, turning left past the 2nd once, then landing on 2nd, then turning right to immediately stop on 3rd. Is that just cheapie combos?
Going by your description, I suspect you are describing combination locks one might refer to as "budget" locks. I think the number of passes used in Big Red locks is pretty standard. This video is getting a surprising number of views for being posted at an odd hour on a slow day. I want to do another retrofitting video on another safe.
@@HandgunSafeWell I suppose budget (combo) locks is all I've ever known then lol.
@@HandgunSafe Regarding retrofitting/doing one's own lock on a safe and my prior description of the kind of pistol safe I want to build someday, what are your thoughts on a big safe openable not by a combination but solely by a key in a super beefy well made cylinder lock with whatever appropriate back-plating inside the door?
@@danielgoodman3578 I really like combination locks, and I would rather build or retrofit a safe with a combination lock. But if you're thinking about keyed locks, a high-end, high-security lock would be the type of lock you''re talking about. Although I know what keyed locks I would use, I don't want to get into making recommendations. You're going to need to be comfortable working with locks to do what you're planning. That's really all I want to say on that.
@@HandgunSafe thanks for the input!
Do you prefer Big Red over an S&G mechanical dial? Why?
Based on what I've learned, these Big Red locks are extremely durable and outperform every other make of lock out there. They're also affordable. As far as S&G is concerned, I think people are paying for a brand name.
Duct tape to the rescue, MacGyver style