Those springs can pack a punch. A manufacturing company I worked at a lifetime ago had a large garage door that wasn't functioning properly. It was wide and tall enough for a truck to fit through. One of the line mechanics decided he would fix it. He started by removing the bolts holding the cable to the bottom corner of the door. The last bolt hit him SMD of his forehead. The headache lasted for days.
I had to replace a torsion spring for the garage of the house we currently own. I researched and studied what was involved and decided to tackle the job myself. The spring is precisely sized for the weight and lift height of the door. The torsion is introduced through the winding of a steel wheel in the center of the rod using two solid steel rods to "walk" the torsion into the spring using a precise number of turns. I managed to complete the job without incident.
I was told to oil the springs occasionally using old motor oil to get them to last longer. That was about 17 years ago. I recommend the oiling provided you can SAFELY climb a ladder to reach the springs.
Dad had a '64 Electra. I loved that car. Took us to Grand Canyon from Chicago area in '68. Dad kept records of gas mileage and got 16 mpg towing a pop-up camper, full trunk, 2 parents and 5 kids age 7 to 16. It had a cavernous trunk and with the front seat all the way back, a large man could be comfortable in the back seat with lots of knee room. I drove that car 4 miles each way to college in during winter of '74-'75 and got 4 mpg (gas was still sub $1/gal). Huge V-8 (445?). When it's life was over, a garage used it in a demo derby. The track was wet clay. With rear wheel drive and no weight in the back it got stuck and all the other racers ignored it. Sad end for a beautiful machine.
Can't be that old. It doesn't have a rotary dial.
Just beautiful. Thank you for letting me see this from the comfort inside my warm house.
Very nice. Haven't seen your pics in a while. Glad to see them as I really enjoy them and the quality of your photography.
A documentary of the steam trains at Disneyland from 1955 to recent. Walt Disney loved steam locomotives and this documentary shows that and how the park continues with his fascination/tradition.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed0ymeIsFig
Used to have a choice of sizes with the larger sizes being less expensive per pound. By eliminating the larger sizes, we must pay the higher per pound price.
Thanks. Just gained a coupla pounds just looking at that stack of cookies. Think I need another look at that stack of cookies. Love the lights. Not overdone like so many have done. They need that $50,000 award to pay for all that. I don't need that $50,000 cuz I don't go over the top. Too much is just that, too much.
I'm sure he follows all the rules of safety. Still, the politicians want to take his personal protection away so only those who don't follow rules and the police who are many minutes or more (too late to help) away will have these pieces of protection.
rcorne001 wrote:
Yes - for example the section of the root in the upper right hand corner, resembles a face with an upturned nose. And a bird head just below it.
The entire root looks like a dragon head to me.