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Likelihood of getting a call for a safe?

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Likelihood of getting a call for a safe?

Postby strangedream » 26 Jan 2006 14:59

hey guys how are you today,

I was just wondering if anyone here has ever got a call for a safe. I would like to learn more about safes in case I go into the business after school.

I was just wondering what the likelihood of getting a call for a safe would be? I mean it sounds like it would be a rare occurrence because they can be quite expensive sometimes and as far as I know most people don't have safes.

thanx
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Postby vector40 » 26 Jan 2006 17:39

Safes work is nuts.
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Postby HeadHunterCEO » 26 Jan 2006 18:58

Much more likely if you advertise you do safe work
without advertisement , less likely
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Postby Chrispy » 27 Jan 2006 4:32

You need a bit of in-depth knowledge to do safe work. Otherwise, you could seriously fook up someones safe. :wink:
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Postby digital_blue » 27 Jan 2006 4:33

Chrispy wrote:You need a bit of in-depth knowledge to do safe work. Otherwise, you could seriously fook up someones safe. :wink:


Nah! Just drill through it with a 3 inch hole saw! Ooops! I'm not supposed to give that secret up in the public forums. :P

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Postby HeadHunterCEO » 27 Jan 2006 7:47

digital_blue wrote:
Chrispy wrote:You need a bit of in-depth knowledge to do safe work. Otherwise, you could seriously fook up someones safe. :wink:


Nah! Just drill through it with a 3 inch hole saw! . :P

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Hey DB i like your style!
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Postby strangedream » 27 Jan 2006 9:33

digital_blue wrote:
Nah! Just drill through it with a 3 inch hole saw! Ooops! I'm not supposed to give that secret up in the public forums. :P

db


tee hee!

Yeah, I've read Techniques of Safecracking by Wayne B. Yeager but I don't know how useful it will be, it seems a bit old. I was thinking of going all out and buying the LSS manual, anyone know where to find it for a good price in the US? I saw it on Amazon for $219.95.

thanks
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Postby jordyh » 27 Jan 2006 9:47

strangedream wrote:
digital_blue wrote:
Nah! Just drill through it with a 3 inch hole saw! Ooops! I'm not supposed to give that secret up in the public forums. :P

db


tee hee!

Yeah, I've read Techniques of Safecracking by Wayne B. Yeager but I don't know how useful it will be, it seems a bit old. I was thinking of going all out and buying the LSS manual, anyone know where to find it for a good price in the US? I saw it on Amazon for $219.95.

thanks


I don't think there is a lower price for the Bible than 220 dollars.
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Postby digital_blue » 27 Jan 2006 11:45

Nope. Same price everywhere. Unless you manage to find a copy second hand... but that just isn't gonna happen.

It's worth every penny though.

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Postby strangedream » 27 Jan 2006 11:51

digital_blue wrote:Nope. Same price everywhere. Unless you manage to find a copy second hand... but that just isn't gonna happen.

It's worth every penny though.

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yup...it does seem pretty thorough from what I have heard and seen of it.
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safe opening jobs

Postby jeremy » 15 Mar 2006 5:32

I've had as many as 200 safe opening jobs per year, and about as many other safe servicing jobs as well. Some safe specialists do many more than that. Most locksmiths don't, but many of them aren't very well prepared to do it and don't advertise for it. Many don't even want to do it. It does take a significant investment to educate and equip yourself to work on safes and vaults, but it's well worth it if you like doing it as much as some of us do.
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Re: safe opening jobs

Postby strangedream » 16 Mar 2006 3:37

jeremy wrote:I've had as many as 200 safe opening jobs per year, and about as many other safe servicing jobs as well. Some safe specialists do many more than that. Most locksmiths don't, but many of them aren't very well prepared to do it and don't advertise for it. Many don't even want to do it. It does take a significant investment to educate and equip yourself to work on safes and vaults, but it's well worth it if you like doing it as much as some of us do.


wow...no kidding I wasn't expecting that many.Just out of curiosity are most of these safes in your general local area or further away?

Im thinking about getting really serious into it. I see safe work and electronic access control as possible future options for me cause Im already college educated and its only a logical extension of what I've been doing since I was in grade school, which is lockpicking.

Its always been a cool hobby of mine but Im always reminded of what Robert Frost said;

“My object in living is to unite
My avocation and my vocation
As my two eyes make one in sight”
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location of safe jobs

Postby jeremy » 16 Mar 2006 4:54

Most have been within 50 miles. All have been within 350.
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Postby strangedream » 16 Mar 2006 5:39

wow thats somethin' I never would have thought that. I suppose most were businesses right, unless I vastly underestimate how many people have safes in their homes.
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Postby HeadHunterCEO » 16 Mar 2006 8:02

here on LI there is enough safe work to keep 2 guys busy most of the time.

this is just safe work. Now i am not saying that there aren't times when i won't touch a safe for 2 weeks straight but most of the time i and the other are kept busy
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