filing cabinet lock

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here's a cheap and simple way to lock the drawers on a filing cabinet. Attached Images
Reply:That works like the bar in front of some toolbox drawers.  It'll work, but pull enough on the bar, and if you can get it to bend, you can pull it out at the bottom.  I guess it's formidable enough looking to stop anyone but the most determined, but that design would work better on a cabinet with less drawers (like a toolbox).Here's an idea for your second:Attach the loop at the bottom as close to the drawer (high) as possible (you need clearance from the ground.  Then cut the bar about 1" short of the loop (when it's latched).Bend a piece of 1/2" bar into a tight "J" shape that fits through the loop and weld that to the bottom of the bar.  Then, when you lock it, drop the J through the loop, shift it and lift to hook it onto the loop, and then lock it to keep it hooked.Have you seen a real filing cabinet lock bar?  They're hinged.A plate with hooks screws to the space next to the drawers.  Hinged from that is a piece that swings around the corner, or over to cover the drawer's edge.  That hinged part has two pieces.  The side connected to the hinge has holes that fit over the hooks, and a space for a padlock.  The cover piece slides up and down.  When down, it grabs onto those hooks and stays in place, and the padlock keeps it from being lifted.  One lock, but it's latched at every drawer.  No place to pull or pry, and you don't need to store the bar when the cabinet is open. Attached Images