I had to stop since I tripped the breaker and the wife needed help taking decorations down but I'll post more as I get it done if others are interested.
Console vault how to#
I still haven't figured out how to make it look cleaner out the outer edges since there are some places where the design means leaving space between the box and the side. I'll use speaker carpet to cover the inside and out. Weld latch for lock to inside-front of boxĬut the top from the bottom along the line (taking care not to cut the hinge) then weld the back piece to the box It's uglier than the box but that will all have to fixed later.įinish cleaning up my welds on the box and grind them smooth Weld hinge (assembled) sides to plate with center aligned with the line you drew Use grinder to create slight low spot across the line the width of the hingeĢ1. Draw straight line across top about 1/2 toward the front of the recessĢ0. You should have something that looks about like this:ġ9. Cut and weld 1/16 steel around top edge using a level to keep it even Cut bottom piece out and weld into placeġ7. After sides are assembled and you can install and remove them, set assembly onto remaining 16 ga steel sheet and trace.ġ6. I found that I needed to trim, grind, etc quite a bit and still didn't get it perfect but good enough for me right now.ġ5. Using duct tape, fit 2 pieces together, then tack weld them togetherġ4. Begin fitting pieces from the same starting point.ġ2. Use templates to trace pieces onto 16 ga steel plateġ1. Tape all pieces together and make sure you can install and remove assembled templateĩ. You only need to create templates for the sides.Ĩ.
Start with the back-most piece in the recess and work toward the driver side piece. Using cardboard, cut out templates for the pieces you needħ. Here's the basic steps and the few pics I've taken so far.ġ/8" steel (I used left over pieces but an 8x10 piece would workĦ. So far I've got about $50 of materials into it and should be able to finish up for under $80. So I've started to build my own console lock box with a goal of keeping it under $100.
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