{"id":556,"date":"2010-09-23T17:02:52","date_gmt":"2010-09-23T23:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/?p=556"},"modified":"2023-06-28T09:34:38","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T15:34:38","slug":"how-do-you-use-garage-door-extension-springs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/23\/how-do-you-use-garage-door-extension-springs\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do You Use Garage Door Extension Springs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/uploads\/2010\/09\/102209-006.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/uploads\/2010\/09\/102209-006-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"A child standing on green grass in front of a lake, where people use extension springs to launch boats.\" class=\"wp-image-558\" title=\"102209 006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/uploads\/2010\/09\/102209-006-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/uploads\/2010\/09\/102209-006-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/uploads\/2010\/09\/102209-006.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>On a garage door, right? Of course, we sell them for doors, but actually, we&#8217;re getting reports that some of our customers have found some <a href=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/17\/extension-springs-for-off-applications\/\">interesting alternative uses<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/springs\/sectional-garage-door-extension-springs.php\">extension springs<\/a>, some practical, some humorous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/home.dartmouth.edu\/\">Dartmouth<\/a>, they are being used to support antenna wires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The perfect idea for this time of year: a pumpkin launcher. One such setup took first prize!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andrews Air Force Base just ordered several of our biggest springs, possibly to balance a platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And someone sent kids on a lake boat launch powered by extension springs!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On a garage door, right? Of course, we sell them for doors, but actually, we&#8217;re getting reports that some of our customers have found some interesting alternative uses for extension springs, some practical, some humorous. At Dartmouth, they are being used to support antenna wires. The perfect idea for this time of year: a pumpkin [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[3665,253,5014],"class_list":["post-556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-customer-input","tag-extension-springs","tag-garage-door-springs","tag-innovation"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.2 (Yoast SEO v25.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How Do You Use Garage Door Extension Springs? - DDM Garage Doors Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Extension springs are usually found on garage doors, however, recently people have found other creative and interesting alternative uses for them.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/23\/how-do-you-use-garage-door-extension-springs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Do You Use Garage Door Extension Springs?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Extension springs are usually found on garage doors, however, recently people have found other creative and interesting alternative uses for them.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/23\/how-do-you-use-garage-door-extension-springs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"DDM Garage Doors Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2010-09-23T23:02:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-06-28T15:34:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/uploads\/2010\/09\/102209-006-225x300.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dan Musick\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Dan Musick\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/23\/how-do-you-use-garage-door-extension-springs\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/23\/how-do-you-use-garage-door-extension-springs\/\",\"name\":\"How Do You Use Garage Door Extension Springs? 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