Remove Antique Safe Door From Hinges

The simple way to remove a door photo 1.

Remove antique safe door from hinges.

The door just stays right in place. Loosen the hinge pin close the door and if you don t have a specific hinge pin removal tool just tap the hinge pins loose with a hammer and nail. If the safe is s. All of the out swing vault doors we carry add steel deadbolts behind the hinge side to prevent the door from being able to open after someone attempts to cut the hinges off.

I need to remove the door to position it and also shed some of the weight for moving it the book says in. You are offerding on very hard to find caps for antique safe these caps go on the hinge pins and are most often missing they came of a medium size fire proof door i believe the safe is a herring hall mavin safe can t be sure. Printing on door is bad lot of it missing hinge finial s 2 measure 2 1 4 tall have base of 1 1 4 the lower part that fits into hinge is 5 8 in diameter the tops. The other kind of painter just slops it over any exposed metal and ruins the door s appearance.

Fortunately any knob escutcheon plate or hinge can easily be made to shine again without the need for noxious chemicals expensive tools or uncomfortable gear. Good painters remove or cover door hardware before they paint. Should you come across an old safe at a yard sale or flea market you can make an awesome project out of restoring it and even have some fun in the process. Laying new carpet stripping or painting a door sanding down a rubbing edge there are any number of reasons to take a door off its hinges.