Carbonman
100+ Head-Fier
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Edwood, look for an angled-aluminium plate sold under the "Stop Thief" brand, or get a metal shop to cut you one. Install it so the "L" is slid under the edge of the movable slider. Drill countersunk holes and screw it down. The sliding door prevents anyone from unscrewing it when the door is closed, and the vertical part of the plate prevents anyone from lifting the bottom of the door high enough to pull it free of the frame/track. You still need a locking pin or similar device to prevent the door from being forcibly slid open, though.
If you have the plate cut at a shop, get them to bevel the ends of the portion that will stick up. It hurts like Hell to step on that corner, even wearing shoes.
I'm a fan of the TOOOL site, but your average teenaged B&E artist or junkie won't take the time to defeat a high security lock. BTW, the local cops say that the average age of our break-in perps is TWELVE. Watch out for those teacher's professional days. Your risk of being hit skyrockets on those days and other school vacation times.
If you have the plate cut at a shop, get them to bevel the ends of the portion that will stick up. It hurts like Hell to step on that corner, even wearing shoes.
I'm a fan of the TOOOL site, but your average teenaged B&E artist or junkie won't take the time to defeat a high security lock. BTW, the local cops say that the average age of our break-in perps is TWELVE. Watch out for those teacher's professional days. Your risk of being hit skyrockets on those days and other school vacation times.