Fireking Fire Safes

[Raymond]

I have been looking at several Firekings that have the swinging outer door that covers the combo locked inner compartment. The hinges on the swinging door sag a lot and there is no vertical adjustment to keep it from dragging. All screws are as tight as they can be. Have any of you come up with a decent repair solution. Sorry, no pictures.

[GWiens2001]

Are the hinges closed on the bottom? If so, perhaps you can add something thin below the pin, making it raise. Or possibly a shim between the two halves of the hinge.

Have also seen eccentric hinge sleeves made for gates a while back that would allow you to adjust the angle of the gate by letting you keep one hinge further back than the other hinge. It would require a slightly smaller hinge pin, but it is an idea.

Gordon

[billdeserthills]

I quit working on economy type safes years ago, no matter what you do, or how much, it will always be a pos

[Raymond]

Thanks Gwiens2001 for the suggestions. I have a bad habit of presuming that everyone knows what I am talking about without giving enough details. I figure that someone who has actually solved the problem knows the details and can provide the solution. These hinges are three separate hinges like a lot of the new style cabinet hinges. They move the door out and open to about 120 degrees and then close it flush to the face of the file safe. They cannot have any screws in the outer skin because that is a somewhat sealed fire preventive layer or I would just rivet on a piano hinge. The hinges have specific cut outs where they seat in the door. There is not enough room to even relocate the mounting screws, and this wouldn't help anyway. I will call the Fireking dealer and talk to tech support about the matter. Possibly new hinges would tighten it up some but I am not optimistic. It is a really lousy design as people tend to lean on doors and the weight of the door will droop it again in no time.