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Stilson.
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 2:04 pm
by pete
Does anyone have a Stilson wrench I could borrow to try and fix my new garage door (don't know why it is broken yet but I suspect I need to re-introduce tension into the spring that counter balances the weight of the door for which I need a Stilson...).
Preferably Killie/central belt.
http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?Re ... e&PID=8103
The link is a picture of the Stilson for the curious.
Pete
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 2:23 pm
by woody
Sorry, don't have any stilsons Pete.
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 2:37 pm
by Shug
There you go, don't say I'm not good to you
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 2:40 pm
by ed
I was gunna say i though ddtb may be able to assist!?
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 2:51 pm
by pete
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 2:55 pm
by steve_weegie
nice with biscuits and some grapes if that helps....
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 3:13 pm
by mac
You might want to consider getting a professional in to do the re-tensioning work.
I had a go at the very loosely wound spring on my garage door once and heard the locking pin go whistling past my ear after a few seconds.
Was pretty scary, more so when I read about all the garge door related injuries.
Mac
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:30 pm
by BigD
My old garage door had holes in the tensioning bit that you could use screwdrivers to tension the spring with. Did have a couple of screwdriver flying through the air moments though.
Don't have any Stilsons either I'm afraid.
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:31 pm
by pete
Where is your sense of adventure?
Garage door supplied - 600UKP
Inferior door supply and fit - 1600ukp.
I just spoke to the factory they said I'll be fiine!
Pete
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:31 pm
by pete
Hang on. Injuries you say?
Pete
(Can't stand the sight of blood faction. Especially my own.)
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:36 pm
by mac
It was an old door that you needed to use a bar and spanner for.
What's the worse that can happen - dent the door
Mac
Re: Stilson.
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:44 pm
by tenkfeet
pete wrote:Does anyone have a Stilson wrench I could borrow to try and fix my new garage door (don't know why it is broken yet but I suspect I need to re-introduce tension into the spring that counter balances the weight of the door for which I need a Stilson...).
Preferably Killie/central belt.
http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?Re ... e&PID=8103
The link is a picture of the Stilson for the curious.
Pete
What about a really big adjustable spanner ? Ask Stewart to borrow the one from our work .
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:55 pm
by GregR
don't try to fix a stillson, if the spring has gone, its gone
/4 day court case involving one faction
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 5:42 pm
by BiggestNizzy
You have PM
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:12 pm
by Rich H
GregR wrote:don't try to fix a stillson, if the spring has gone, its gone
/4 day court case involving one faction
How? I'm intruiged
