Finescrollsaw

004 - Security box

In this section I show you more pictures of the Security Box along with several pictures taken during its construction. These pictures do not intend to be an exhaustive account or complete instructions, just some comments that can be of interest.

The particularity of this security box is that it is entirely made with wood, including the hinges and the lock mechanism. The wheels make for 1.000.000 possible combinations and only one opens the box. Precision cutting and assembling is of utmost importance in this pattern. The computer design pattern is perfectly accurate but minor mistakes can ruin the hinges or the rotating wheels mechanism.


To install the rotating wheels, the backside ones are kept in opening position with masking tape and then the numbered ones are glued in position with the chosen combination.	We are done. Remember that the final step is to mount the door and then to glue the base and the top. This is the aspect of the box open, showing the mechanisms and the interior. It is also possible to hide all mechanisms by simply not making the inner cut of the rear piece of the door.


Detail of one of the hinges.	Detail of the closing mechanism.	Detail of the numbered wheels.

completed scroll saw security box by a black table lamp

The pattern of the security box is printed to make the box with 1/8 and 3/8 inches wood, but of course it can be resized at will. This table gives the dimensions of the box depending on the wood thickness you use:

	Height	Width	Depth
1/8 and 3/8 in. wood (100%)	13.1 in.	10 in.	8.8 in.
3/16 and 9/16 in. wood (150%)	19.7 in.	15 in.	13.2 in.
4 and 12 mm wood (126%)	42 cm	32 cm	28 cm
5 and 15 mm wood (157%)	52.5 cm	40 cm	35 cm

Please note that this pattern is registered and copyrighted. If you would like to have it I offer it for 16 € plus shipping. The pattern is computer made, which provides total precision, and nicely printed for convenient scrolling. Click here to buy this pattern. Write me to [email protected] for any questions.

The final result looks impressive. I have increased the pattern size to 126% and used 4 and 12 mm wood, giving a height of 42 cm and a width of 32 cm

These pictures have been kindly sent by Markus Hewera from Germany. He has modified the pattern so that in his model it is possible to change the combination of the vault. The system to do so can be seen in the images below.

This picture has been sent by Juan Chaves from Guadalcanal, Sevilla, Spain.

This picture has been kindly sent by Jose Antonio Mateos from Valladolid, Spain.

These pictures have kindly been sent by Jesus Herrero from La Virgen del Camino, Leon, Spain.