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Old 05-06-2014, 11:34 AM   #5
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Re: Garage door spring safety cables

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Originally Posted by pwdcougar View Post
A steel rod welded at each end would be a heck of a lot safer than the cable. I'll probably go with 1/4 inch cable though,
Well yeah, a steel rod won't work too well with the extension type door springs. The spring pictured above is a torsion type door spring.
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