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90% chance it's empty. Only way it's possibly not empty is if previous owner died.

by TwoBit 7y ago

ddxxdd 7y ago
Can't that be tested by banging on the safe to try to set something in motion?
- CriticalCathed 7y ago
  It's set into the ground and surrounded by concrete poured around it. Seems like that might not do so good. If I wanted to cheaply find out what was in it I would drill a small hole and use a $20 endoscope. With a Home Depot drill rental you could be out $50 max vs 600-1000 for a locksmith.
  - q3k 7y ago
    A Home Depot drill is not going through the walls of any good safe. Not to mention, just randomly drilling holes in a safe is a pretty bad idea, as it might contain a glass relocker, or any other relocker you might accidentally trigger.
    - Intermernet 7y ago
      Angle grinder and a shit load of disks will usually be sufficient. Takes a while, but unless they have James Bond style poison gas / acid / explosives etc embedded in the safe enclosure you will eventually make it through.
      - froindt 7y ago
        Safety tip: wear safety glasses and a face shield. If the disk breaks off, it can get nasty. Examples: Sewn up - https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3319119/man-carves-open-throat-with-angle-grinder-diy-accident/ https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3319119/man-carves-open-throat... Grinding wheel still in the face - https://www.reddit.com/r/Welding/comments/1sq6v7/wear_your_faceshields_folks_theres_no_reason_that/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Welding/comments/1sq6v7/wear_your_f...
      - mrguyorama 7y ago
        Safes are rated in amount of time it takes to destructively open, usually with power tools. Anywhere from like 20 minutes to a few hours can be expected IIRC
    - npongratz 7y ago
      > ... it might contain a glass relocker, or any other relocker ... Explosives?
    - tghw 7y ago
      You vastly overestimate the security of safes. It might take a while and you might kill a few drill bits in the process, but you could definitely drill through most safes, especially in home installations. As far as relockers go, you've already resorted to destructive methods. If you find that it's worth opening after drilling, then you'll find a way in.
    - jandrese 7y ago
      This is an abandoned safe in a residential installation. It doesn't have any of that shit. In the extremely small chance that the safe contains anything at all and it has a relocker mechanism, well it doesn't really matter because you had to cut through the safe to get inside in the first place.
  - jfengel 7y ago
    I didn't realize you could get an endoscope for $20. Turns out Amazon is full of 'em, some of which get really good (and apparently genuine) reviews. Huh. I may have just figured out what I'm getting for that tricky friend on my shopping list.
  - js2 7y ago
    Someone on the thread mentioned that some safes have false floors that might not be possible to see with an endoscope.
    - Jamwinner 7y ago
      A longer drill bit is the solution for that.

90% chance it's empty. Only way it's possibly not empty is if previous owner died.

by TwoBit 7y ago

90% chance it's empty. Only way it's possibly not empty is if previous owner died.

ddxxdd 7y ago

Can't that be tested by banging on the safe to try to set something in motion?

CriticalCathed 7y ago
It's set into the ground and surrounded by concrete poured around it. Seems like that might not do so good. If I wanted to cheaply find out what was in it I would drill a small hole and use a $20 endoscope. With a Home Depot drill rental you could be out $50 max vs 600-1000 for a locksmith.
- q3k 7y ago
  A Home Depot drill is not going through the walls of any good safe. Not to mention, just randomly drilling holes in a safe is a pretty bad idea, as it might contain a glass relocker, or any other relocker you might accidentally trigger.
  - Intermernet 7y ago
    Angle grinder and a shit load of disks will usually be sufficient. Takes a while, but unless they have James Bond style poison gas / acid / explosives etc embedded in the safe enclosure you will eventually make it through.
    - froindt 7y ago
      Safety tip: wear safety glasses and a face shield. If the disk breaks off, it can get nasty. Examples: Sewn up - https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3319119/man-carves-open-throat-with-angle-grinder-diy-accident/ https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3319119/man-carves-open-throat... Grinding wheel still in the face - https://www.reddit.com/r/Welding/comments/1sq6v7/wear_your_faceshields_folks_theres_no_reason_that/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Welding/comments/1sq6v7/wear_your_f...
    - mrguyorama 7y ago
      Safes are rated in amount of time it takes to destructively open, usually with power tools. Anywhere from like 20 minutes to a few hours can be expected IIRC
  - npongratz 7y ago
    > ... it might contain a glass relocker, or any other relocker ... Explosives?
  - tghw 7y ago
    You vastly overestimate the security of safes. It might take a while and you might kill a few drill bits in the process, but you could definitely drill through most safes, especially in home installations. As far as relockers go, you've already resorted to destructive methods. If you find that it's worth opening after drilling, then you'll find a way in.
  - jandrese 7y ago
    This is an abandoned safe in a residential installation. It doesn't have any of that shit. In the extremely small chance that the safe contains anything at all and it has a relocker mechanism, well it doesn't really matter because you had to cut through the safe to get inside in the first place.
- jfengel 7y ago
  I didn't realize you could get an endoscope for $20. Turns out Amazon is full of 'em, some of which get really good (and apparently genuine) reviews. Huh. I may have just figured out what I'm getting for that tricky friend on my shopping list.
- js2 7y ago
  Someone on the thread mentioned that some safes have false floors that might not be possible to see with an endoscope.
  - Jamwinner 7y ago
    A longer drill bit is the solution for that.