Thread: ratner safe lock

There's a few different versions, some info on the quality of the safe may help ?

count the levers too.

hello there thank you for the reply's, it feels like there is 7 levers, it is a good quality safe solid and has about half inch anti drill plate, but got through it with a couple of hard plate bits and brute force, took some time and killed my drill!! but unfotunatly it was wrong place! hence post. ive tryed making a key but it wont have it! the levers are to the left of the bolt thrower and it appears when u turn key back to the 7 o'clock position it resets the levers on the bottom right of bolt thrower some how. if thats any help? i will try to get a pic of safe and upload it. thanks any info would be greatly apprecated!
andy

Pictures will help. Where did you drill ?

just above and to the left of the left escution screw hole about 10'oclock from centre of bolt thrower, can see flat edges on levers looks like the gate but its not, so i did another just above and i can see the edges of the levers curving up to left. so throgh both holes i can see that they have a flat edge to left witch is vertical and on right they curve up to a point towards the left hand side ,kinda half circle shape. if that makes sence and you can picture it? the part of the levers i can see look about 10mm wide, if thats any help? thanks, andy

I'm a bit pushed for time at present. This is most likely to be the lock design. Note when drilling you need to thread the levers before applying tension ..

that looks like the one! thankyou very much!!! pic looks like actual size? so there for drill spot would be XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.. im going to go and open it tomorow, will post progress, thanks again

Edited by admin to remove drill point ...

I've been away for a few days - how did you go ?

Andy, blindly drilling a safe is a recipe for disaster. Many older ones may only have basic locks but you should be picking these anyway.
Ratner used some fantastic locks and your first hole could have ruined a collectors item! Sounds like yours was the more standard lock but even if I was struggling to pick that, I would not be drilling at the dimensions you guessed in your last post.
Unless you have positively identified the safe and lock, please try and find out more information before drilling your next safe.