Introduce Myself and ask my first ever Question

[Tin Can]

Hi All
About me -- Originally brought a Britool 160 Mig welder 18 yrs ago whilst working in the parts dept of an MG Rover dealership, had a couple dabbles with it (and i mean only a couple) then put it back in its box and stored it in the spare bedroom. With the demise of MG Rover about 3 years ago i flitted between jobs and about 18 months ago found myself working in the office of a small family (relatives) engineering and fabrication company. After watching the 3 guys 'knocking' things up from 'just lengths' of tubing etc. it stimulated my interest again and out come the 'Britool' oopps 'welder'. As i have quite a large garage 21ft x 12ft i thought this would make an ideal workshop for little projects so set about cleaning it out, painting it up and fitting worktops etc. As i am now in the final stages of finishing it off and ready to put all my 'toys' in there the question of security has come to the front, i will be fitting a burgular alarm system this weekend, the garage has 2 double glazed windows (was actually cheaper to replace the rotton frames with double glazed complete windows), for the front of the garage there is an up and over door and next to that is a conventional wooden door - the up and over is basically shot but as i have a trailer i still need it for access - i will take measures to reinforce and secure it from the inside, that leaves the achiles heel of the 'wooden door' **** any ideas

 

[rtbcomp]

Welcome to the forum.

I've moved this to a more appropiate forum.

If you look in the Brew Room and maybe in Projects the question of garage security has cropped up a few times.

 

[KTMMICK]

Make a security door and fit it on the inside......I can send you some pictures of some I have made.......anything security wise like doors etc put on the inside out of site. Don't advertise the fact you have something worth stealing!

 

[Tin Can]

Hi KTMMICK
Thats the sort of thing i was hoping some one would say "I can send you some pictures of some I have made" - as its my first go at making something and my 'mind' needs to be 'educated' to 'fabricate' something, pictures would be a massive help to start me off. When i watch the guys in our shop look at something and work out how to make something to suffice i'm blown away as i never even thought along the lines they come up with
Cheers

Mark

 

[R BEADLE]

Wooden door

HI AND WELCOME . I USED TO HAVE A DOUBLE GARAGE WORKSHOP LIKE YOUR BY THE SOUNDS OF IT . FOR THE UP AND OVER DOORS I DRIILED HOLE THROUGH THE DOOR ROLLER CHANELS AND FITTED PAD LOCKS TO STOP THE DOORS LIFTING UP BUT NOT RENDERING THEM USELESS FOR FUTURE OPENING THEM FOR JOBS COMING IN . FOR MY WOODEN DOOR I HADE A STEEL BOX SECTION OUTER DOOR WITH BARS AND BAD LOCK . THE PAD LOCK HAD A BOX MADE ARROUND IT SO BOLT CROPPERS COULDNT GET TO IT . MY WOODEN DOR OPEND OUTWARDS SO COULDNT BE KICKED IN AND IT ALSO HADE A CONVENTIONAL LOCK ON IT . REMEMBER WHEN DOING THIS KIND OF SECURITY TO FILL ANY SCREW HEADS OR WELD OVER BOLT HEADS SO THIEVES CANT CANT UNSCREW AND UNBOLT THINGS ON DOORS ETC . ITS NO GOOD HAVING A LOCK ON IF A ROBBER CAN UNSCREW THE WHOLR THING ETC. IF ALL THAT FAILS AND YOU STILL GET ROBBED WIRE IT UP TO THE MAINS OR THINK ABOUT MOVING FROM THE AREA .

 

[pedrobedro]

There is a key just above the left shift key with Caps Lock written on it. Please press it and a little green light over the keypad on the right of your keyboard will go out and people will be able to read your post normally.

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[Sparkey]

There is a key just above the left shift key with Caps Lock written on it. Please press it and a little green light over the keypad on the right of your keyboard will go out and people will be able to read your post normally.

Thank you.

How very tactfull Pedro!

 

[Luke]

How very tactfull Pedro!

Spot on though!