A fail-safe magnetic lock hooked up to an Arduino, along with a kill switch served as solution instead. But with safety as one of his main concerns, he wanted to keep the risk of anyone getting locked in without an emergency exit at a minimum.
As for the (un)locking mechanism, did consider a mechanical lock attached on the door’s back side, pulled by a wire attached to a book. Knowing how heavy it would become once it’s filled with books, he added some caster wheels hidden in the bottom as support. His latest creation: you guessed it, is a secret bookcase door.įor this tutorial, he took a regular book shelf and mounted it onto a wooden door, with the door itself functioning as the shelf’s back panel, and using the door hinges as primary moving mechanism. What works as a cliché in movies works equally well in an escape room, and whenever there’s escape rooms paired with technology, isn’t far. No spooky mansion is complete without a secret passage accessed through a book shelf - or so Hollywood has taught us. Video after the break.Ĭontinue reading “Secret Bookshelf Door Uses Hidden Fingerprint Scanner” → Posted in Misc Hacks Tagged door, secret door We’ve seen some other great secret doors before, too. Really all you need is a cheap hardware store door opener, a secret activation lever or authentication method, and a well-hinged bookcase to achieve this feat yourself.
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The door was also fitted with a manual release for easier daily use.ĭetails are light, but the basics are all there. Secret door experts will note there’s an obvious tell due to the light spilling through the cracks, however reports that the finishing stages of the build solved this issue.
Upon presenting the right digit, the door will elegantly swing open to reveal the room beyond. The door is activated by pulling down on the correct book. In any case, is a lover of the form, and built his own secret door hidden in a bookshelf, as all good secret doors should be. What is it that compels us about a secret door? It’s almost as if the door itself and the promise of mystery is more exciting than whatever could lay beyond.
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