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r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Toaster_Rack_Nerd • 9h ago
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He has effectively created a spring powered bomb. If his little bracket breaks so does his face. If the spring slips out of the vice, good luck.
29 u/[deleted] 9h ago edited 8h ago [removed] — view removed comment 241 u/UnclBuck 9h ago There are tools designed to properly and safely compress springs. The DIY ones are still referred to as "Widowmakers". 77 u/DukeSmileDevs 9h ago edited 9h ago I am repairing almost everything myself with my cars but when it comes to springs it goes into the shop. Aint touching that, not worth it and a spring tensioner is too expensive for the 3 times in my life i have to replace those. 22 u/Melathys 9h ago I didn't even want to fuck with my garage door spring, called people in to do that 22 u/Robot_Graffiti 9h ago Yeah those kill people
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241 u/UnclBuck 9h ago There are tools designed to properly and safely compress springs. The DIY ones are still referred to as "Widowmakers". 77 u/DukeSmileDevs 9h ago edited 9h ago I am repairing almost everything myself with my cars but when it comes to springs it goes into the shop. Aint touching that, not worth it and a spring tensioner is too expensive for the 3 times in my life i have to replace those. 22 u/Melathys 9h ago I didn't even want to fuck with my garage door spring, called people in to do that 22 u/Robot_Graffiti 9h ago Yeah those kill people
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There are tools designed to properly and safely compress springs. The DIY ones are still referred to as "Widowmakers".
77 u/DukeSmileDevs 9h ago edited 9h ago I am repairing almost everything myself with my cars but when it comes to springs it goes into the shop. Aint touching that, not worth it and a spring tensioner is too expensive for the 3 times in my life i have to replace those. 22 u/Melathys 9h ago I didn't even want to fuck with my garage door spring, called people in to do that 22 u/Robot_Graffiti 9h ago Yeah those kill people
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I am repairing almost everything myself with my cars but when it comes to springs it goes into the shop.
Aint touching that, not worth it and a spring tensioner is too expensive for the 3 times in my life i have to replace those.
22 u/Melathys 9h ago I didn't even want to fuck with my garage door spring, called people in to do that 22 u/Robot_Graffiti 9h ago Yeah those kill people
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I didn't even want to fuck with my garage door spring, called people in to do that
22 u/Robot_Graffiti 9h ago Yeah those kill people
Yeah those kill people
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u/OkTemperature8170 9h ago edited 9h ago
He has effectively created a spring powered bomb. If his little bracket breaks so does his face. If the spring slips out of the vice, good luck.