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pete
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by pete » Wed Sep 12, 2007 2:04 pm
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
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by woody » Wed Sep 12, 2007 2:23 pm
Sorry, don't have any stilsons Pete.
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by Shug » Wed Sep 12, 2007 2:37 pm
There you go, don't say I'm not good to you
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by ed » Wed Sep 12, 2007 2:40 pm
I was gunna say i though ddtb may be able to assist!?
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pete
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by pete » Wed Sep 12, 2007 2:51 pm
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by steve_weegie » Wed Sep 12, 2007 2:55 pm
nice with biscuits and some grapes if that helps....
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by mac » Wed Sep 12, 2007 3:13 pm
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.
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by BigD » Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:30 pm
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.
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pete
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by pete » Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:31 pm
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!
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pete
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by pete » Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:31 pm
Hang on. Injuries you say?
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by mac » Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:36 pm
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
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by tenkfeet » Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:44 pm
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 .
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by GregR » Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:55 pm
don't try to fix a stillson, if the spring has gone, its gone
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by BiggestNizzy » Wed Sep 12, 2007 5:42 pm
You have PM
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by Rich H » Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:12 pm
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
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