I Found A Locked Safe, and Have No Idea How To Get Inside of It!

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Jebus

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lol I've been trying, it's a really thick Sentry one
 

huntsman53

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Try a high quality cold chisel and 5 to 8 pound hammer and chisel the hinge bracket off the door and the frame of the safe. Once done, the door will hopefully pry open from the hinge side.


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Carbide blades on a metabo/grinder or burn/wash the hinges off with oxygen and acetylene torches...
 

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Drop it off at my house and I will let you know whats in there :occasion14:
 

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take a wielder and cut the hinge off
 

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Thanks for the suggestions guys! Gonna be trying something soon because this is driving me crazy!
 

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Take a 5/8 s drill bit and drill the top and bottom
Hinge pins caps off. Might need a larger bit.
 

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have you opened it yet? I keep checking back......
No I don't have any of the tools anyone has suggested lol I have to keep asking around until I find someone who has some
 

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Have you tried 1 to the left, 1 to the right, 1 to the left.........1 to the left, 1 to the right, 2 to the left..... and so on.:coffee2:
 

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This is a fire safe made to protect against fire .take a pry bar and pop the door by the handle and it will open right up . ...
 

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Might be too late now but, a Lock Smith?
 

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No I don't have any of the tools anyone has suggested lol I have to keep asking around until I find someone who has some

Sentry safes are garbage, look online for ways to break in. some only need a sharp hit on the top of the safe while gently turning the handle, some can simple use nail clipper file or bobby pin to easily pick the key.
 

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I haven't read all posts.....A drill bit, a sawsaw, and go in the back or bottom. If you can't get in the door.

You can get in with a partner saw with a fiber or concrete blade pretty quick too.

There are tons of ways if you don't care about the safe. :laughing7: We found a safe years ago dumped in a strip mine pond, Drug it through a mile of woods, worked for 8 hours trying to get it open after we finally got it home....We were sure there was something in there!!!!!!!.....We found 55 cents in change....:laughing7:
 

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Didnt you just score a couple thousand dollars? Just go to a hardware store and buy a torch.
 

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