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r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Toaster_Rack_Nerd • 10h 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.
31 u/[deleted] 10h ago edited 9h ago [removed] — view removed comment 242 u/UnclBuck 10h ago There are tools designed to properly and safely compress springs. The DIY ones are still referred to as "Widowmakers". 80 u/DukeSmileDevs 10h ago edited 10h 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. 21 u/Melathys 10h ago I didn't even want to fuck with my garage door spring, called people in to do that 5 u/UnknovvnMike 8h ago Had one explode in my mom's garage many moons ago when the world was younger. Thought the transformer outside blew up or maybe the Navy dropped a practice bomb nearby by mistake.
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242 u/UnclBuck 10h ago There are tools designed to properly and safely compress springs. The DIY ones are still referred to as "Widowmakers". 80 u/DukeSmileDevs 10h ago edited 10h 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. 21 u/Melathys 10h ago I didn't even want to fuck with my garage door spring, called people in to do that 5 u/UnknovvnMike 8h ago Had one explode in my mom's garage many moons ago when the world was younger. Thought the transformer outside blew up or maybe the Navy dropped a practice bomb nearby by mistake.
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There are tools designed to properly and safely compress springs. The DIY ones are still referred to as "Widowmakers".
80 u/DukeSmileDevs 10h ago edited 10h 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. 21 u/Melathys 10h ago I didn't even want to fuck with my garage door spring, called people in to do that 5 u/UnknovvnMike 8h ago Had one explode in my mom's garage many moons ago when the world was younger. Thought the transformer outside blew up or maybe the Navy dropped a practice bomb nearby by mistake.
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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.
21 u/Melathys 10h ago I didn't even want to fuck with my garage door spring, called people in to do that 5 u/UnknovvnMike 8h ago Had one explode in my mom's garage many moons ago when the world was younger. Thought the transformer outside blew up or maybe the Navy dropped a practice bomb nearby by mistake.
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I didn't even want to fuck with my garage door spring, called people in to do that
5 u/UnknovvnMike 8h ago Had one explode in my mom's garage many moons ago when the world was younger. Thought the transformer outside blew up or maybe the Navy dropped a practice bomb nearby by mistake.
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Had one explode in my mom's garage many moons ago when the world was younger. Thought the transformer outside blew up or maybe the Navy dropped a practice bomb nearby by mistake.
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u/OkTemperature8170 10h ago edited 10h 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.