batninja24601

I've been in IT for a couple decades, but mostly on the infrastructure and security side. Not a great programmer, but with enough brute force I can script what I need. The Pi is nothing but a small Linux server. There is extensive support for Python on the Pi. If you're wanting to pick up a scripting/programming language, Python is a good place to start.

This looks perfect. In your experience, can you remove the bolt and reattach it?

Good safety call. However, I'm not so much worried about the bolts being a safety hazard when the safe is removed. I'm more concerned with the difficulty of moving the safe and reinstalling it with the bolts left in the floor.

Good call on the cleats. Added bonus: our cats will not be able to clean the top of the safe off by pushing my car keys and wallet behind it again. With a wall next to one side and heavy furniture to the left, I was glad I had not bolted it down yet. I am planning on connecting it into a security security system. Not sure exactly what I'll do there yet; I'm thinking about doing a little Raspberry PI computer connected to my neighbors WiFi [with permission] and putting a couple cameras in and outside the safe that trigger when it is opened. Have the photos stored locally on the Raspberry PI and sent offsite as well with the texts when it is opened.

... and that's why I live in the suburbs.

Thanks; I'll take a look at these. I was hoping to find some where the anchor stayed in the concrete and the bolt portion could be removed specifically to avoid having to lift the safe over the bolts when they are removed. As for the effectiveness of the safe, you are correct. In no way do I consider a safe to be my only security control. Any control can be broken or bypassed given enough time and resources. The safe is the last control in a layered defense. Environmental design, lighting, visible cameras, hidden cameras, alarm systems, average police response time, etc - they all play into a good security design. I'm anchoring it down for 3 reasons: (1) with the door open, it tips forward slightly when it is not heavily loaded. (2) I don't want it to fall on a curious kid, and (3) it adds time and complexity for an attacker to get inside, which allows time for other detective and response controls to hopefully work.

Haha

Presuming you mean I-40, not S&W .40 :-) Nobody like I-40, particularly in east Shelby county,

I typically get out there 2-3 times a month. We're about 25 minutes south of there, so I don't get there as often as I like.

I have a Cannon safe, ~ 36 x 20 x 60, 500lbs unloaded. I need to anchor it to the concrete slab. It is sitting on carpet in a corner in our bedroom. I want to be able to unbolt the safe, move it temporarily, and re-anchor it at a later date without creating new holes in the concrete. For example, I know we are going to replace the carpet and repaint in the next year and my wife is not the type to work around the safe. Any recommendations?

Hello all, lifelong Tennessean from the Memphis area here. I have owned guns since I was 16, but never paid much thought to shooting outside of a some friendly fun shoots at family events. I have only recently decided to pick up shooting both as a hobby with my sons and as part of a focus on self defense. I shoot periodically at Range USA and that is where I have taken most of my training. We're members of MSSA, so I primarily shoot at the range there. Nothing competitive yet; I am still working on my fundamentals. As for what I shoot, my EDC is a S&W M&P Shield 9. I shoot a lot with my preteen and teen boys, so there is a fair amount of shooting with a beautiful Browning A-Bolt .22 and and old Remington Targetmaster. Just added an M&P 15-22 and a Browning 1911-22 to the mix. I have a few other pistols, but what I'm most excited about is the AR-15 build I am finishing. As soon as my dealer will log the transfer in for the lower I can finish it!