iron dragon
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Deadly Garage Springs!!!!
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Junkman
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Lots of people have lucked out in life and have done foolish things that could get them killed or maimed for life. I want to make it to 100, so now I am taking better care of my body than I did for the first half. I also realize that with old age, your reflexs slow, and I might not be able to get out of the way of something coming at me, as fast as I could when I was 20. I will leave the torsion spring adjustment to someone else that has more experiance. I don't take chances like this guy..............
rsanter
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when I was about 19 I was parting out a car and when I went to unload the tortion spring for thr trunk lid, the thing poped loose from my 'carefull' prying and in the process of unwinding it hit my finger and broke it.
am I afraid of that type of stuff?..no
do I have a much healthier respect for them?...oh yea
bob
am I afraid of that type of stuff?..no
do I have a much healthier respect for them?...oh yea
bob
I don't go near someone that wants to bash my face in unless I have a round chambered .45 and he is already down and bleeding out nicely from the first well placed slightly left of center chest shot. I also have made it through life with all my limbs and fingers still in place and working for the most part. I also rewind door springs far larger than the cute ones on home garages with no formal training. Like anything it is a matter of care and not being stupid about it. You handle cans of gas around your lawnmower? Well I found that there are 1000s of cases of people getting burned up filling their mower but little on garage door springs.
structures282
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that's not your wife taking the picture is it?
Schtauffer
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You wouldn't stick you hand in the fan of your running car-- you know it hurts. All that it takes to work around garage door springs is knowledge of how they work and what is necessary to work on them.
senlow
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Working on an overhead door spring is not rocket science. Like any other task; pay attention to what you are doing. Work smart, work safe.
nate379
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Wow that website is L O N G !
e-tek
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Yeah vicegrip I hear you on the .45. My .40 Glock is almost always close at hand.
This picture looks like the typical photo they find after some crazee guy who runs amok and kills a bunch of people....Not Cool. (No offence though....really...
)structures282
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No structures, I used a tripod.
As far as doing dangerous things, I use my head and take my time. And I always do research before I jump into anything. I look at it this way. I can do anything that another man can do. Even the " pro's " where amateurs at some point.
I thought the pic was cool. Especially the chambered round you can see! Reminded me of a pic from the Hitman movie.
Anyway that's way off topic... it's nice that people still do their own handy work. Too many people I know or have met just throw their hands up when something goes wrong and rely on somebody else to fix it. That's all well in good, but I think it leads to **** falling apart around them b/c they don't know how to fix it. I have 3 sisters and only one of them married a guy that can change his own oil or fix problems around the house (degraded siding, clogged sewer, etc). It doesn't take much it just takes a little drive and desire to learn.
Interestingly enough about a year ago I had some torsion spring issue (needed adjusted on one side) on my overhead door in the garage and ran across the website you mentioned doing a google search. It was extremely helpful!
nissan_crawler
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I personally don't think it's much of a chance if you use the proper rod with the proper diameter and length, and stand off to the side of the spring. Don't line the damn rod up with your jaw and skull and be surprised when you get wacked.
I really hope to god that's not your finger on the trigger, and it's behind it.
If not, that's horrible trigger discipline with an empty gun, let alone with a round in like it is.
rustbucket49
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Looks like a wad cutter in that .40.... I prefer a little more flesh tearing potential than the wad cutter for my .45 ACP - like a Corbon JHP. Of course, a 12 gauge loaded w/ 00 will do the trick too.
FiftyCalAl
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Not a wadcutter, appears to be a Winny Ranger TA. Anyways, mention of cage fighting, avatar of punch bag in action, display of pointed weapon toward camera all indicative of issues with self-image and violence. NOT COOL!
There is nothing 'cool' about planning and executing a photograph where you intend to display a loaded (or at least around in the chanber -could be powderless dummy) with the bore in line with the viewer's eye. Such a display speaks to confidence and violence issues, immaturity, or aggressive tendencies, or a combination of both. Feeling compelled to publicly display your punch bag pic, bringing up the topic of you cage fighting (for no good reason except to brag or intimidate), and then to transition to posting an aggressive stance with a loaded firearm pointed at the viewer's face- all point to issues. Otherwise, a serious display of immaturity and poor judgement.
If all that is just a simple slip of judgement, you should try to not display those kinds of things, especially on a public forum. I'm just saying'. From a legal advice standpoint, all those things can tend to put you on observation lists that you don't want any part of. Seriously!
From a public perception standpoint, anti-gunners have enough going for them in today's society without peopel who like and advocate guns shooting us all in the foot. The picture doesn't show safe and reasonable gun ownership. It portrays an aggressive attitude. It makes anti gunners think we are all a bit nuts and should not own guns.
If you are ever involved in a self defense shoot, and are sued in civil court, a good plaintiff;s attorney will research all your internet brags. I promise you that this post would not bode well for you in a courtroom. I'm just sayin'.
Anyways, as others have said, and this is also my opinion, at best "not cool", at worse, evidence of 'issues'. No disrespect intended-just the facts
As a new member at a great forum, you don't want people starting ofthinking you are some kind of 'whack job', right?
And , yeah, I've got the education, training, and professional experience to know. And I'm still 'on the job'.
There is nothing 'cool' about planning and executing a photograph where you intend to display a loaded (or at least around in the chanber -could be powderless dummy) with the bore in line with the viewer's eye. Such a display speaks to confidence and violence issues, immaturity, or aggressive tendencies, or a combination of both. Feeling compelled to publicly display your punch bag pic, bringing up the topic of you cage fighting (for no good reason except to brag or intimidate), and then to transition to posting an aggressive stance with a loaded firearm pointed at the viewer's face- all point to issues. Otherwise, a serious display of immaturity and poor judgement.
If all that is just a simple slip of judgement, you should try to not display those kinds of things, especially on a public forum. I'm just saying'. From a legal advice standpoint, all those things can tend to put you on observation lists that you don't want any part of. Seriously!
From a public perception standpoint, anti-gunners have enough going for them in today's society without peopel who like and advocate guns shooting us all in the foot. The picture doesn't show safe and reasonable gun ownership. It portrays an aggressive attitude. It makes anti gunners think we are all a bit nuts and should not own guns.
If you are ever involved in a self defense shoot, and are sued in civil court, a good plaintiff;s attorney will research all your internet brags. I promise you that this post would not bode well for you in a courtroom. I'm just sayin'.
Anyways, as others have said, and this is also my opinion, at best "not cool", at worse, evidence of 'issues'. No disrespect intended-just the facts
As a new member at a great forum, you don't want people starting ofthinking you are some kind of 'whack job', right?And , yeah, I've got the education, training, and professional experience to know. And I'm still 'on the job'.
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sberry
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Most of the time people get in a hurry and want to fool with the springs when they dont need to.
We did one the other day, same deal someone closed it on something, we clamp off one side and pry the other back up to make slack to re-wind the cable. About 95 % of the time repairs to doors can be made without fooling with springs, its natural instinct to think spring and it needs to be resisted. Especially with 16 wide door, twist it back the other way and rewind the cable.
e-tek
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iron - thanks for your reasoned responses to our ligitimate issues with how you have portrayed yourself. Welcome to the forum.
CraigFL
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People who hurt themselves working on torsion springs don't understand the first rule of wingwalking (on an airplane) --- You NEVER let go of what you have until you are ABSOLUTELY sure you have a good hold on the next....