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I’ve also never heard of a shrapnel-based injury. Only door falls or torsion bars breaking arms. I’ve actually replaced these in two houses, and yes, they’re d
by spdustin 3y ago
I’ve also never heard of a shrapnel-based injury. Only door falls or torsion bars breaking arms.
I’ve actually replaced these in two houses, and yes, they’re dangerous, but honestly a little common sense and a straightforward (printed, with a buddy double-checking) list of steps you take with each quarter turn.
It’s super important to have the right torsion bars. Don’t try to invent your own.
- ethbr1 3y agoI am a terrible person and have done this twice with a couple angle-ground pieces of rebar (almost perfect diameter) + a pair of vice grips. On the one hand, nothing went wrong because I was careful. And rebar actually works really well. On the other hand, it was pretty dicey, especially near the maximally-wound state when you're putting serious muscle into another quarter turn. 110% agreed on it being a 2 person job though. Reason #1: so someone is there to call 911. Reason #2: you'll need someone to cable up the drums while you're adjusting the spring, and it's way easier with 2 pairs of hands.
- outop 3y agoRealistically, any household maintenance task which needs a checklist and a second pair of eyes and arms to be done safely, is often going to be carried out by someone who feels that they can manage without either.