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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I am looking to get a (used) gunsafe to store my coins and albums. I know some gunsafes might have some shelves but with storing guns obviously they don't have too much shelf space, so how do you go about adding shelves and taking advantage of the space to best utilize it for coins/collectibles? Just curiuous to see or hear what people have done as far as modifications if possible. Thanks.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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My 36 gun safe came with shelves 3 on each side, so if you buy a used one ask the owner if they still have the shelves.
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Moderator
 United States
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Here is an idea, will those wire shelves that people put in their closets fit? John1  |
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United States
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I also have a gun safe. I bought some shelving material to cover the shelf with the cutout for the gun barrels.
Edited by Fuzzy317
02/22/2012 6:56 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
United States
266 Posts |
I got lucky when I bought my safe. the dealer had adjustable shelves made for it. adjustable shelves work great, so I have shelves for both my Danscos, and my 3 ring binders.
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Valued Member
United States
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my safe has strips of metal built into the corners that serve as a site to put brackets similar to the type you would you for adjustable bookshelves. It's a Canon.
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Pillar of the Community
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  ... you can put any number of shelves in a gun safe ... |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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So much depends on the safe or gun cabinet you end up buying. Also, you never mentioned as to what size your looking for so that too could make a difference. Safes and Gun cabinets come in almost any size and shape imaginable. Some come with numerous shelves and some have none. Some are small and some are massive. I suggest you just try Google for safes and gun cabinets until you decide on a size, shape and possible shelving.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Stevex...bolt that thing down!
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Pillar of the Community
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Yup, thanks => I'll borrow the Hilti-drill from work this weekend (man, I've been planning to do it, but I've merely been too lazy to complete the task)
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Valued Member
United States
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I am of the belief that you can add shelves to anything. A little MDF, felt, Velcro, and a good drill and Skil saw added with lots of common sense and forethought can make for some wonderful storage options in any safe or cabinet or wall or big box or... Well, you get the idea...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have the same problem with my gun safe. There is a small shelf on the top and I made a second, slightly larger, shelf by sticking a slab of wood on top of the built in gun rack. My next step is to purchase some more wood and just build a little bookcase type deal. I tried to find an existing bookcase with the right dimensions, but haven't been able to.
I'd show pictures, but the safe is wedged into a very small area and there's not enough clearance to take a decent picture.
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Valued Member
United States
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I put my coins in a small safe that I put my coins.I f you buy one make sure that you have it bolted to the ground.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It would be great if you could ;ut a safe in a place that you could cover with a slidding off to the side book case. Crooks usually don't steal books.
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Pillar of the Community
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Hmmm, that's probably very true ... Oh, or maybe we could make a safe that looked like a washer-dryer set (crooks don't usually do their laundry while they're ripping you off either, right?) ... I think we might be on to something here, Carl?  |
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Posted 02/22/2012 11:06 am
