SAFE&VAULT TECHNOLOGY SAVTA Executive Director • Mary May [email protected] Education Manager • Jim Hancock, CML, CMST [email protected] Convention Coordinator Bernadette Smith [email protected] Education, Marketing & Creative Design Coordinator • Dawne Chandler [email protected] Assistant Education Manager • Joe Peach, CML, CAI [email protected] SAVTA Officers President • Michael Potter, CPS, CAI [email protected] (330) 323-4198 Advisory Committee • Dave LaBarge, CML, CPS, CMS, GSAT&I (518) 271-0783 [email protected] • Joe Reustle, CPS, CAI, RL (856) 809-9997 [email protected] • Gene Gyure, Jr., CRL, GSAI, CAI (217) 787-3372 [email protected] • Dan Billheimer,CPL, CPS, CAI (419) 526-3416 [email protected] Past Presidents 1993-1997 • Henry H. Printz, CML* 1997-2004 • Skip Eckert, CML* 2004-2010 • Ronald A. Snively, CPS 2016-2017 • Elliott P. Connor 2010-2016, 2017 • Joseph Cortie, CPS, CML, CMS, CAI Editorial Advisory Board • Joe Cortie, CPS, CML, CMS • Ken Dunckel • Tom Gillespie, CIL, CML • Gene Gyure Jr., CRL, GSAI, CAI • James (Jim) G. Kolmer, CPS, CST • Dave LaBarge, CPS, CML • Dan Terrigno SAVTA Publishing Team Publisher • madison/miles media www.madisonmilesmedia.com Editorial Director • Kimberly Turner [email protected] Editor • Wendy Angel [email protected] Art Director • Ben Carpenter [email protected] Graphic Designer • Phil Lor Advertising Sales • Adam Weiss 817-908-7827 [email protected] *Deceased SAFE & VAULT TECHNOLOGY is the official publication of the Safe & Vault Technicians Association. Basic membership is $220 per year (U.S.), $235 Canada (U.S. funds), $285 overseas (U.S. funds), plus a one-time $70 application fee. Membership includes a one-year subscription to the magazine. Publisher reserves the right to cancel any subscription or membership. To reach the association office or executive director, or for convention information or technical support, call (214) 819-9771. Fax: (214) 819-9736 • www.savta.org • e-mail: [email protected] SAFE & VAULT TECHNOLOGY (ISSN 0889-9010) is published bimonthly by Safe & Vault Technicians Association, 3500 Easy Street, Dallas, TX 77524. Editorial submissions are encouraged. For Contributor Guidelines, email [email protected]. The publisher reserves the right to accept, reject or edit submissions. Note: The articles in Safe & Vault Technology are written by safe technicians, but the opinions and techniques described are the author’s own. Publication does not guarantee SAVTA’s endorsement of the methods and tools used or opinions stated in individual articles. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Safe & Vault Technology, 3500 Easy St., Dallas, Texas 75247-6416. Copyright 2021 Safe and Vault Technicians Association, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced by any means without the express written permission of SAVTA’s executive director. Periodicals Postage Paid at Dallas, Texas, and additional offices. Skip Eckert Hall of Fame Recipients 1996 Stan Fuher Nick Gartner James Taylor, RL Edward D. Willis, CPS Harry C. Miller April D. Truitt, CRL 1997 Owe Bengtsson Brian Costley, CMST, CML Kenneth Dunckel Robert McCown, CRL Dave McOmie Phil H. Shearer, CML 1998 Daniel M. Graffeo, PhD, CMST, CRL Clay Miller 1999 C. Allan Halverson Robert Volosing 2000 Mark R. Bates, CML Vaughan Armstrong, CMST, CML Michael E. Oehlert, CMST, CPL 2001 John D. Cannon, CML Charles W. Stephenson, CPS 2002 Brian K. Lamb, CPS 2003 Joseph E. Cortie, CPS, CML 2004 Henry H. Printz, CML 2005 Skip Eckert, CML David W. Wells, CMST, CML 2006 Tommy Watson 2007 Martin J. Newton John W. Falle 2008 Ronald B. Jewell, CPS 2010 Tim Taylor Tim Abner 2011 Mark Miller, CPS James L. Jeffries, CPS, CST 2012 Ron Snively 2013 David B. LaBarge, CPS, CML, CMS Jay E. Long Robert W. Stabley 2016 Ryan Taylor Michael K. Potter, CPS 2017 Andrew Estes, CAL 2019 Andy Dennison, CML, CMST 2020 Seth Blumberg, RL Dave Mercer, CML, CPS Jeff Sitar 2 SAFE & VAULT TECHNOLOGY | May/June 2021 www.savta.org