What have you done to your square lately??

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I thought this was humorous. I didn't panic (mostly). For those who have a garage or shop NOT full of stuff. Pics are in order of, 1) final result 2) Issue, you see it? 3) plan 4) Yay! Had to giggle internet to figure out how to remove drawer. Two screws, sh!t in the way...drill with 90° attatchment, boom.

When at the shop, a coworker once hacked up one of our nut/bolt cubby cabinets to get a full floater axle out.
 

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not square related, but spring busted on garage door. Looks easy enough....with caution though. Will fix tomorrow for $50 compared to $300 locally.

Never done it, thought I'd share.
 

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not square related, but spring busted on garage door. Looks easy enough....with caution though. Will fix tomorrow for $50 compared to $300 locally.

Never done it, thought I'd share.
I thought about it when mine broke, but then I hired a guy to do it. I had NO idea how much tension those things are under and how he had to wind it up. It only broke because I didn’t lubricate the spring, it was binding as it wound and unwound. Now once a year, I spray some garage door silicone on it, but he said you could do the same with some old 10-30 you have laying around.
 

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not square related, but spring busted on garage door. Looks easy enough....with caution though. Will fix tomorrow for $50 compared to $300 locally.

Never done it, thought I'd share.
Paint a horizontal white stripe on each resting spring so you can count the turns on each side while winding, not a bad idea to wear safety gear including eye protection and a full face helmet, lots of energy stored in a winding spring.
 

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