Push Down Bumper Springs start the door on the down cycle by pushing on the top of the door.
Jackshaft openers such as the Liftmaster 8500 or the 8500W turn the torsion shaft to operate the door. Under certain circumstances, it is advisable to use pusher springs to help the door close if the door cables come off the drums as the door begins to close.…
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As you see below, they were available for a while in 2018, but they are no longer available.
Yesterday I was at the Clopay Chicagoland distribution center, picking up a shipment of Clopay EZ-SET Springs.…
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The garage door industry uses two different types of PVC stop molding – solid and hollow. So which one is better?
At DDM Garage Doors, we have kept both the solid and the hollow stop molding pieces as stock items for as long as we’ve been in business.…
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Business Ethics:
A Comment on Matthew Stewart’s article “The B-School Boondoggle.”
In the April 22-23, 2017 issue of The Wall Street Journal, Matthew Stewart reviews Duff McDonald’s recent book, The Golden Passport: Harvard Business School, the Limits of Capitalism, and the Moral Failure of the MBA Elite.…
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Food, gag gifts, and lots of laughter. ‘Tis the season. Merry Christmas!
Missing is Dan – I took the picture, and I’m not proficient at selfies. Daryle Worley had better things to do which is why he is also missing.…
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Way to go, Neal and Jorie! Congratulations! We wish you all the best as you begin your lives together. The Warehouse Manager, Neal, and Jorie, Personnel Manager, were wed on October 21, 2016.
Neal has been a huge help since we were working out of our garage, not many years ago.…
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Over the past year, my company – and many others – have been the victims of a disturbing business competition strategy being used by certain disreputable companies, whose aim is to falsely cast their targeted competitors as being “disliked” on public media sites.…
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This is the Cubs first World Series win in 108 years! …
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There are two types of operators, drawbar with trolley and jackshaft. We will cover some potential solutions since Jackshaft operators tend to cause cable problems.
On trolley type operators, the drawbar arm pushes and pulls the top of the door to open and close it.…
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When upgrading to longer life torsion springs, it is often better to convert to four smaller springs. This is especially true when the torsion springs are for heavier garage doors.
On a standard two spring system, both torsion springs normally mount back to back to the spring anchor bracket off-centered above the door.…
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Huge inventory of torsion springs for same or next day shipping! Here you will find all you need in the most common sizes of 1 3/4," 2," 2 1/4," and 2 5/8" inside diameter springs. Larger 3 3/4" and 6" inside diameter commercial and industrial springs may require a day or two to ship. You'll also find TorqueMaster Springs, Extension Springs, Self-Storage door springs, steel rolling door springs and springs for one piece single panel doors.
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