Anti theft ideas

[DonT]

As much as the idea of shocking the living hell out of a thief seems appealing,(the voice of reason) my wife would like me to refrain from being sent to jail. Remember in Canada the thief has rights. What I have done is motion activated solar lighting.motion activated solar lighting in the shed,I put 1/2 inch eye bolts through the walls and peened the threads and then attached  cables with locks that go through the handles of my saws. When I built the shed I purposely put the windows8ft off the ground so you can not see in the shed and it would be difficult to get in. A large steel bar with a cable locked through it secures the doors.I will also be installing a security camera on my wood shed to overlook the doorway.

[Ada Shaker]

As much as the idea of shocking the living hell out of a thief seems appealing,(the voice of reason) my wife would like me to refrain from being sent to jail. Remember in Canada the thief has rights. What I have done is motion activated solar lighting.motion activated solar lighting in the shed,I put 1/2 inch eye bolts through the walls and peened the threads and then attached  cables with locks that go through the handles of my saws. When I built the shed I purposely put the windows8ft off the ground so you can not see in the shed and it would be difficult to get in. A large steel bar with a cable locked through it secures the doors.I will also be installing a security camera on my wood shed to overlook the doorway.

Nuffing a battery operated grinder won't get through, they'd just cut a hole in the panel if they wanted to. Once a dedicated theif knows you have tools locked away, like a fox he'll be back. You put up a challenge, they may just accept it. If it's a local junkie looking for a quick fix, he may not be bothered, they don't like to work too hard. Out of sight, out of mind is the best option and some of you guys have the right idea.  Might pay to keep your smaller tools separate from the bigger ones, and hide them a bit better. You could probably go as far as building an armory or something similar but you'll still be waving a flag. A loud siren/alarm in the shed should be enough to make them run. Just my 2 bobs worth.

[isaaccarlson]

The fencer idea has some bang to it.  I like it.  Some fence chargers put out some zap.  You can get a 200 mile fencer that puts out 12+joules.  It HURTS!

[BroncoRN]

I have a neighbor than spray paints his stihls plastic flat black and has a pink one too! He thinks it makes them look like Poulans which no one looking to steal a saw woudl touch around here.

That's funny.  I know someone down here that does that same thing with his brand new backpack blowers.  They instantly look old and worn.  His stuff quit walking off after he started that. 

Perhaps if your shed is sturdy enough a nice reinforced steel door with deadbolt and a job box bolted to the floor would help.  In the interim keep your quality stuff in the house!

[rick carpenter]

Bury a extension cord, and...

Not a good idea.

So put it in some conduit, who cares. The point is to hide it. Or hell, go all out, and run real electricity to your shed, and charge up your door nob and pad lock hardware, those thieves will get a good shock, and never come back! And like a few others have said, you CAN get shocked with rubber boots/shoes on. I grew up doing farm work, and have been accidentally shocked by electric fences plenty of times. The door nob or pad lock take the place of the fence.

There are probably some legal/liability reasons not to do this.

[Ox]

Nuffing

Heh.  He said "nuffin'".  Ada, that's funny right there.  :D

[DDW_OR]

a lock only keeps an honest person honest.

that said, i like the fence zapper idea, and the Jobbox ideas.
pressure switch to an electric valve to turn on a water sprinkler with strong dye to mark the thief......

[sandsawmill14]

clamp an old shot gun in a vice and tie a string to the trigger and to a brick on the other end and set the brick above the door so it will fall if door is opened ;) a couple of pulleys to guide the string and your set  instant burglar alarm ;D