Frozen Leather Forcible Entry Door DIY How-To

Homebuilt Forcible Entry Door

Forward….

• Thanks for taking an interest in improving your departments forcible entry knowledge. First and foremost this would never have come about if not for the skills passed on from the guys at Brotherhood Instructors. This door was built for roughly $700 using materials purchased in Fairbanks AK. Welding was all performed by firefighters and the design is not patented at all, so hack away at it brothers!! If any technical help is need call Hunter McConnel at 907-750-9668 or Captain Donovan Glade at 460-9036. Good luck and remember GAP, SET, FORCE!!

Materials List• Parts List for building a door prop:

• 2 – 79” long 6” x 6” x .25” Square tube• 1 –40” long 6” x 6” x .25” square tube• 2 – 6” x 4ft x .25” sheet of plate steel broken into the following pieces:• 4 – 6” x 12” pieces• 2 – 6” x 7” pieces• 4 – 6” x 6” pieces• Remainder used for bracing pieces• 1 – 4’ x 4’ x 3/16” or ¼” sheet of steel diamond plate• 1 – 6’ of 1” ID x .25” Tube steel• 2 – 6’ of 1” x 2” x .25” rectangle tube• 1 – 3’ piece of 7/8” GRADE 8 threaded rod with 2 nuts and 2 washers• 1 – 4’ x 4’ sheet of .125” plate steel• 1 – 1’ x 2” x 2” ID x .25” square tube• 2 – old snowmachine springs (front ski springs cut to 5” to 6” in length)• 1 – 6’ x 36” solid core wood door

Tools needed / used

• 110V Mig Welder able to handle up to ¼”• 4 ½ angle grinder with cut-off discs and a wire

wheel• Band Saw• Framing Square• Measuring tape• Marking device (chalk or pencil)• Plasma cutter will save A LOT of time…

Steps

• The following steps are all in pictures, if there are ANY questions call Hunter or Donovan and we will be more than willing to help….

Questions

• Thanks again fellas and feel free to call or email anytime for more specific pictures or questions. [email protected], and also please look on Facebook as there are additional pictures there too…

• Happy Forcing my friends =) -McC-