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Good Friday & Resurrection Sunday

Saturday, March 31st, 2018 at 10:11 am by Dan Musick

Two of the greatest events in history:

Good Friday – Jesus died to forgive the sins of all who would believe in Him!

“For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die.…

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Celebrating 20 Years on the Web

Friday, November 17th, 2017 at 8:26 pm by Dan Musick

The year was 1997. The internet was just coming of age. Interest in the profit potential of web-based businesses was reminiscent of the gold rush in the last century. It was the year that my 12-year-old son, Erich, posted our first web page.…

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WWJD – What Would Jesus Do?

Friday, November 3rd, 2017 at 5:25 pm by Dan Musick

Many years ago, I was replacing a gear on a Chamberlain/Liftmaster/Sears opener. I had learned from previous jobs that the top neck of the drive shaft often wears from dried grease. I put two and two together, and I concluded that if I replaced just the gear, I would probably need to return in a few months to replace the drive shaft and another gear because it is not possible to purchase just the drive shaft.…

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Business Kingdom Purpose

Friday, October 20th, 2017 at 5:09 pm by Dan Musick

Business Focus

Over the years, our primary focus has been to honor God by being good stewards of the resources He has provided. Further, this lead us to create a kingdom purpose to help direct our business.

A man holding magnifying glass that is reflecting a single light onto the surface symbolizing a businesses kingdom purpose.

Business from God’s Perspective

I learned this principle from two Christian businessmen, Bill Pollard and Dick Lauber.…

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Way to go, Jorie!

Friday, October 6th, 2017 at 2:23 pm by Dan Musick
Jorie working at DDM Garage Doors.

In an earlier post, we mentioned Jorie’s and Neal’s wedding. Neal is our warehouse manager, and Jorie has helped here with personnel matters. This includes completing a company policy manual that had been started several years previously. She also helped to see that the orders got to their intended destinations.…

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Garage Door Sections

Friday, September 29th, 2017 at 4:49 pm by Dan Musick

Most garage doors consist of sections that connect with hinges. The end hinges and fixtures have rollers to allow the door to roll up into the tracks.

History of Garage Door Section Construction

Wood was the primary source of door construction in the early decades.…

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Garage Door Training

Friday, September 15th, 2017 at 5:40 pm by Dan Musick

“We help people fix their garage doors.” In 1980, I wrote this on the first flyer that printed, intending to provide Garage Door Training.

Local Training

My plan was to provide training for maintenance personnel to repair their commercial and industrial overhead type doors.…

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BarCol Doors

Friday, September 1st, 2017 at 6:34 pm by Dan Musick

Those of us who have been in the business for a while remember the old BarCol doors. This name is short for Barber Coleman.

BarCol stationary cone and spring anchor bracket for 1 1/16 inch shaft.

The greatest difficulty we remember is accommodating the incompatibility of torsion hardware. While all the other door companies used 1″ shafts, the early shafts on BarCol doors had a 1 1/16″ outside diameter.…

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PowerMaster Operators

Thursday, April 23rd, 2015 at 11:10 am by Dan Musick

V.E. Power Door is the manufacturer of the PowerMaster brand of sectional door, rolling door, and sliding gate operators. The founder, Philip Lanzarone, established V.E. Power Door in October of 1969. Furthermore, from its Long Island facility, the original creation of the company was to service North American Door.…

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Extension Spring Safety Cables–Garage Door Springs Innovations Part 4

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 at 8:04 pm by Dan Musick
A Cable Assembled 1/8" for 7' Extension Spring Door.

Garage door extension springs, though not containing the massive energy stored in garage door torsion springs, are still dangerous. You want as much on your side as possible when opening and closing the door on a daily basis. This is why we recommend extension spring safety cables.…

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