Hidden locking mechanism for a box made cheap
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ส.ค. 2019
- This is a simple project on how to make a hidden locking mechanism for a box, or whatever you may need it for. Requires a nail, drill bit, drill, and magnet. Super easy to do. Thanks for watching!
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The funny thing is you could hang the magnet right with the keys and nobody would even know! Great video! Thanks!
Genius! Been racking my brain all day about how to secure something and thank God I came onto this. Thank you!!
You are a mad genius!!! Love it!
Perfect for what I needed. Thank you! An old wooden box hiding in plain sight.
Nice thought boss. I would love to see more on hidden locks. That's genius!
the simple ideas are the most brilliant, and i just used this lock method , works like a champ Thank you Sir
I love how you make your own things very inexpensively like a 16 penny nail !!!👍
I was looking for a simple lock to add to a few drawers in our house to keep curious kids out... This is brilliant, easy and quickly solves the issue.
Thanks so much for sharing.
Fantastic , simple and pretty slick thanks for sharing 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Genuinely fantastic, I turned a door knob and mounted a magnet in a recess at the base, the made a recess in the box a mounted another magnet backwards so you can use the knob to open it or take it off to pull the nail
Why not hide it in plain site? Have nails all the way around (either real nails or just heads) making it look like it's been nailed together, and then have that one nail holding it locked. People won't notice that that nail's in the wrong spot.
That’s awesome.... just what I needed. Thanks!
Keeping it simple is always best. Great video, thanks for sharing
Love the simplicity! Mahalo for sharing
This is a great idea for sneaky geocache containers! Thank you.
Sheer genius!!! Thank you, this is awesome. Great video!
I love this idea! And it definitely saves you money.
Nice..thank you! Simple, yet much stronger than the plastic gimmicks sold online.
Simplicity is supreme.
Awesome!
Thanks a lot for the idea. Very nice and perfectly hidden lock.
Thank you!
Nicer and simple, I love it!!!
Good thing you didn't tell anyone.
BRILLIANT innovation! Extremely clever!
OUTSTANDING!
👍Great idea. Thanks! 💞
This video is going to come to my house.Thanks for the great idea.
Butterfly effect. Love it.
Outstanding. Short, sweet, simple but extremely effective. Love it and will use that when I go and make one. You sir just saved me money. Thank you😁
Better option i thought of before you showed that you were planning on doing. drill a bit into the outside wood from the inside. then drill further into the flap. That way you can have a hidden magnet somewhere else near by & simply slide the magnet from the end further down the flap & it will unlock it without being able to lose the modified nail nor would others see how it is locked.
Awesome just pure awesome!
Top marks for simple,easy,effective!! Only thing I would do, leave head on nail, countersink for it 1/16",it blends in; everything else the same!
Good stuff! Smart!
Nice you just helped me a lot was about to buy a lock . This way cooler and stealth
Brilliant!
Great idea
That's a great idea!!!!
Nice.. very nice!
Thank you for the idea, I have a similar box but opens downwards, I followed your steps just mine drops from above.
I start searching for magnetic locks a min ago. RF ID, USB cables, ect ect..20-60$. I thought it could be simple.I clicked on your link. I am having a dip too. Thanks for this video! You just saved me time and money. Technology can be so over rated. Last thing I need is a tech product to fail when I am trying to get in to my box. "call a lock-smith"...no thanks, there ain't one within a hundred miles.
You might have just come up with it in an afternoon… But I’ve been running through TH-cam results looking for the better implementations of this technique that I remember seeing awhile back, and yours is better than the previous 5 videos.
So many of them are just so obvious and defeating the purpose, or just not very well positioned/planned. Or entirely over complicated. This one I would use as is, ready to go. 👍
nice idea!!!
Genius!
You could then add a slider trim over the corner(s), kind of as a decoration and hiding the evidence of the nail altogether. Lift the trim up and off, then remove pin. Love your method. Thanks.
So clever!
Clever idea. Go Hokies!
Very good stealth box. Key is in simplicity!
...but complexity is the key to security.
U are the man!!!
grab a q-tip and stain that hole next time. i think that would be a better way to do that. great idea sir! cheap and effective design.
Clever Popo!
Excellent
Love this idea! Have you thought about adding 1 more nail on that side, and 2 more on the other side? The three additional nails you add you could only make 1/2’ and basically create a pattern that allows the main nail to be camouflaged as part of the design? So there is only 1 functional nail, as the other 3 do not go all the way through the outside board? just a thought to add a symmetrical appearance as well as more security. :)
Good job,
you are a genius
I did it to perfect idea
good for developing ideas further
Use a q-tip when staining any holes...
Love it! And I know you're a Texan. Well donr sir!
I was wondering if you make them for sale. I live in Austin so I'm not that far away. Let me know. I know this video is a year old but it's really cool brother! God gives the ability to create witty inventions!
Proverbs 8:12
great idea just a thought to recess the head for better pic up???
You should put a magnet on the inside of the hole to hold the nail firmly inside. Otherwise you could just tilt the box and let the nail fall out. It's a good idea though. Just think it needs a few extra touches.. I would also maybe leave the head of the nail in tact with a few False nails lined up the side of the box. to give you the illusion that its nailed shut.
dude nobody is going to tip it it is bolted to the wall dummy
Pretty big bolt in the center of the box there, bub...
You could even keep the head on the nail, hammer in “accent nails” that are cut down to 1/4in around all the corners and then this one would be the actual lock but wound look like just one of the nails used to make the box.
There is a better way to do this with exact same materials.
Drill the hole in the doors edge 1/2 inch deeper than length of pin.
Drill side panel 1/2 inch deep to accept pin.
Lock box by sliding magnet across door to drag pin into mating hole in side.
Reverse to unlock.
Advantage is pin is not visible.
ooo very smart. Magic wave opens it!
very nice
Couldn’t help but notice, Go Hokies!
good idea you should make a small entry table and stick the magnet under that and out of sight so its always handy to find in that area nobody would know thats there unless you show them
Brilliant and simple! Kudos for sharing! Do you think the magnet can slide the nail back & forth working from the side so I can use the idea for a concealed lock for a regular door where I cannot use the magnet at the nail end?
It would be worth a try. I think it would work as long as the magnet is strong enough. I’d test it in a scrap piece of lumber first tho.
Can you use this method to lock a double door cabinet?
hells yes this was exactly what i was looking for. i’m tired of making boxes and having to use either cheap flimsy hardware or way too expensive locks.
Would this work with a car?
Great idea quick no trouble!!
A slightly downward angle would help keep the pin in place.
tq i copied yr method but in a different way, the magnetic rod as the lock and use any metal such as key to pull it out
Nice
Well done good idea we won't tell anyone 😊
you could add a finish nail to the front and cut a notch on the nail and keep the nail from falling out.
Any nail to put in a lock
Nice.
It would be good also to add the nail from the top of the box.
Maybe a hidden or recessed small metalic spot on top on which to store the needed magnet. An intact nail head, maybe.
Have have you built a knife display cabinet
I did about the same thing except I put my pin on the top. The pin still stops the top also.
Ever seen those dart boards that hang on the wall? Have a couple doors n the front and open to reveal the dart board Yep. Good place for a pistol and a box ammo
I did the same thing.
Awesome idea! Now how do you keep your kids from watching the video?
CLEVER
Have you beard a knife display cabinet
You should build the top part into wall make it look slim like hidden
Good job I like it. I think a smaller nail would do the job as well and not be noticeable. If the head was left on and put in a slight countersink it would look more natural.
ha ha ha ha ha ha.........showing the world how to create a stealthy lock mechanism for a wooden box, great stuff. Hendy to know this kind of thing, One question though.........you have your keys on show, so if someone comes along wanting to take something valuable ......well wouldn't they just take the keys to your vehicle rather than trying to break in to a wooden box ?
i couldn't find the video that you said was on you channel where you mad this. can you link it here?
th-cam.com/video/GdtWQV1oOiE/w-d-xo.html
Do you sell these
omg thank you lol
Do you have a video on how you made this?
th-cam.com/video/GdtWQV1oOiE/w-d-xo.html
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"Don't Ever Tell Nobody About It"
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Just put it on TH-cam, Nobody watches youTube anyway...
LOL. good Video
Are those for sale?
Do you still make these boxes ? I am interested if you do.
Can you give a link to the box build?
th-cam.com/video/GdtWQV1oOiE/w-d-xo.html
I'd thinner the back plate just on the inside cuz there's very little space inside like for a box that big...
You could drill the hole and then countersink a larger hole and put a wooden cap on the end of the nail. That way it looks like a rounded wood plug and can just grab the knob and pull it out.
Great short simple sweet solution. Like my pops always told me KISS (keep.it.simple.stupid)
I love that I would try finding a way to integrate the magnet into it so that you can easily grab the magnet and open it rather than getting it
Hi, liked your idea, tho wondered if you had considered making the slot longer (into the lid), and then plug the outside hole that was drilled - then use the magnet across the front to slide the nail further in for unlocking (left), slide right to lock it.
Jesse Charbneau That’s a good idea, I’ll have to try that on my next one and see if it’ll work!
Cool
Huge brain idea woah
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2:30, Q tip