You two are a hoot! Awesome idea and implementation. And I'm so happy no one got hurt, those springs have a lot of tension (as you now know) on them and I was yelling No No No at my screen!
Never mind the “experts” dude! You’re shooting from the hip AND you made it out alive!! Stoked to see such ingenuity and a going-for-it attitude!! Yeah the folks that do this for a living can school us for days; but when it’s all said and done…you are making moves while most people are talking out of the sides of their necks!!
I had a neighbour who installed garage doors for a living, he told me about a DIY gone bad, he had to pop in and complete a job started by this man who pulled the same stunt, unscrewed the spring without releasing the tension, he lost the middle, ring, and pinky finger (those are the medical terms) from his right hand. Using his remaining finger, he called 911 and later called the overhead door pros to lend a hand.
@@CanadianStealth I am glad you were not hurt, and there are many people out there who don't know what dangers are lurking in a wound up spring. To unwind or wind springs, get yourself two 16 inch lengths of solid 1/2 inch steel rod. You need two because you insert them in turn as you rotate the assembly 90 degrees. The rods fit into a recess in the locking assembly. Gefore winding, pros mark a straight line across the spring and as they wind it, the straight line turns into a pair, then a trio, then four, and finally a series of diagonal lines which you can see in your spring before you released the tension. Counting the lines lets you know when you have tensioned the spring enough. There are also left-hand and right hand springs, identified by red or green paint on the locking assembly. Don't ask me which is which, I would have to take a close look. Some doors are too heavy for one spring. Love your videos!
@@CanadianStealth I am glad you were not hurt. For anyone woindering, the proper way to wind and unwind these springs is to get a pair of 18" long 1/2 solid (not hollow) steel rods, Amazon sells them but any metal supply place will beat their price. The locking mechanism has 4 1/2 holes recessed in the casting, set 90 degrees apart. Insert one rod in the recess facing you, not the down one, not the up one. Hold on tight. With your other hand, release the locking screws. As soon as the locking screws stop biting, the rod will get very heavy with the tension of ths spring. In a controlled manner, allow the rod to rotate 90 degrees or so (in the direction it wants to go) and insert the second rod in the next recess, lift on the rod and release the first one from its recess, and repeat until the tension is all gone. 4 quarter turns takes out one turn of the spring. If you count the diagonal lines on the wound up spring, you can get an idea of the number of FULL ROTATIONS in the wound up spring that you will have to undo to release the tension. It is not exact, because the spring is probably worn out a bit if it has been used any amount of time. If whoever installed it did not mark a line, there will be no lines. Reversing this technique will wind a spring, the trick is to ensure you wind it the right direction, and if you examine the orientation of the cables and pulleys, it should be clear than an "unwinding" spring is what holds the weight of the door. A properly wound spring should hold the door in place at any height, taking gravity out of the mix. Remember to draw a line across the spring before you start, that way you can keep track of the number of rotations. A bar of soap works well. After a full rotation, there will be two diagonal lines. Heavy doors may have more springs -- be aware there are right hand and left hand springs, and their orientation is indicated by coloured paint, red and green maybe. Been a while since I looked closely at one.
Y'all are just having a blast with it and I love it. Life's too short to be doing anything that doesn't make you laugh and be happy!!! Keep on keepn' on. Quick question though...could it have been hung with the hinges on the inside? I've been researching making me one and have watched 9 million TH-cam videos and taking different pieces from everybody's build you know the ideas that I liked and I want to put them all into my own design I've seen your doors before and I think it's awesome I've also seen the overhead door the sliding door stay on there and they built out a wall with a door and a window but when they're in stealth mode or traveling they can pull the overhead door down and cover up their back door and window where nobody would ever know that it was there. The one I saw with your way was covering sliding glass doors that I thought was genius!!!
I was looking at you unscrewing the spring for the door and saying to myself WTF are you doing. The last person I've seen do that, still does not have full function of one hand.
The 1st time I have ever disliked s video on here. You are lucky you didn't take your head off releasing the spring tension like that. So much lack of common sense, let alone any mechanical and construction ability.
@@CanadianStealth For what it's worth, on future projects, try to look up info on things like this before attempting. David is right, those spring systems can be dangerous if you do it wrong. On those doors, when they are rolled up, you will have taken most of the tension off of the spring, you would then want to use something to lock the bar in place so that it cannot rotate forward or back. With the bar locked in place, you would then want to unbolt the wires from the door, and then remove door from track. Since you reused the door to make it into a drop gate instead, having done this method would have kept the spring bar tensioned for you so that all you would have had to do is reattach the wires to your gate once mounted.
@@CanadianStealth Also, hinges aren't meant to be structural or weight bearing. Where you have the hinges bolted to the frame, use longer bolts, and a length of 1x1 or 2x2 tube and bolt along the edge, giving your platform something to rest on besides the hinges. This will eliminate the possibility of shearing the bolts off at the hinges.
Love the motivation and will to do this your way. Awesome!
Came for the build video....stayed for the amazing laughter you 2 shared...
You two are a hoot! Awesome idea and implementation. And I'm so happy no one got hurt, those springs have a lot of tension (as you now know) on them and I was yelling No No No at my screen!
Thank you for watching :) and yes it was definitely a lesson learned !
💕 Hi, I love the conversion and it looks like you're allowing yourselves to have fun in the process.
Thank you for watching Cory ❤️
Never mind the “experts” dude! You’re shooting from the hip AND you made it out alive!! Stoked to see such ingenuity and a going-for-it attitude!! Yeah the folks that do this for a living can school us for days; but when it’s all said and done…you are making moves while most people are talking out of the sides of their necks!!
Thank you so much ☺️
Hell yeah‼️🤣😂🤣
Whoa! Ingenius… considering such for solution to need for accessibility ramp on a similar roll up door scenario for campervan build.
I have 12 pins in my wrist from doing that glad your ok ,love your design!!
Oh wow 😯😔 sorry to hear.
Thank you 😊
♫ Awesome indeed ! Great idea for a box truck, and your video deftly explains how to construct the patio, using the old roll up door. Thanks !.
Thank you Andrew ! 😊
That’s the one thing my dad told me always pay for someone to do if you don’t know how to do it garage springs are deadly af
And he’s right
Awesome fun!!! We will be starting our 16' 7.2 liter this month!
7.2 liter 😍
I love how real you two are! 💗 Keep the real stuff in your content. Great vlog. 👍
Definitely! Their real ness is really awesome
Can't wait to have as much as you guys are!
I love that idea! I am going to steal it and do that with my van because I have to repair or replace. Thanks!
I want to do this to mine. Dang roll-up door takes up so much interior space
I love how goofy you guys are!
Thank you ! 😊
I had a neighbour who installed garage doors for a living, he told me about a DIY gone bad, he had to pop in and complete a job started by this man who pulled the same stunt, unscrewed the spring without releasing the tension, he lost the middle, ring, and pinky finger (those are the medical terms) from his right hand. Using his remaining finger, he called 911 and later called the overhead door pros to lend a hand.
Ouch 🤕 that sounds bad. Yes I was pretty lucky in this situation.
@@CanadianStealth I am glad you were not hurt, and there are many people out there who don't know what dangers are lurking in a wound up spring.
To unwind or wind springs, get yourself two 16 inch lengths of solid 1/2 inch steel rod. You need two because you insert them in turn as you rotate the assembly 90 degrees. The rods fit into a recess in the locking assembly.
Gefore winding, pros mark a straight line across the spring and as they wind it, the straight line turns into a pair, then a trio, then four, and finally a series of diagonal lines which you can see in your spring before you released the tension.
Counting the lines lets you know when you have tensioned the spring enough. There are also left-hand and right hand springs, identified by red or green paint on the locking assembly. Don't ask me which is which, I would have to take a close look. Some doors are too heavy for one spring.
Love your videos!
@@CanadianStealth I am glad you were not hurt.
For anyone woindering, the proper way to wind and unwind these springs is to get a pair of 18" long 1/2 solid (not hollow) steel rods, Amazon sells them but any metal supply place will beat their price. The locking mechanism has 4 1/2 holes recessed in the casting, set 90 degrees apart. Insert one rod in the recess facing you, not the down one, not the up one. Hold on tight. With your other hand, release the locking screws.
As soon as the locking screws stop biting, the rod will get very heavy with the tension of ths spring. In a controlled manner, allow the rod to rotate 90 degrees or so (in the direction it wants to go) and insert the second rod in the next recess, lift on the rod and release the first one from its recess, and repeat until the tension is all gone.
4 quarter turns takes out one turn of the spring. If you count the diagonal lines on the wound up spring, you can get an idea of the number of FULL ROTATIONS in the wound up spring that you will have to undo to release the tension. It is not exact, because the spring is probably worn out a bit if it has been used any amount of time. If whoever installed it did not mark a line, there will be no lines.
Reversing this technique will wind a spring, the trick is to ensure you wind it the right direction, and if you examine the orientation of the cables and pulleys, it should be clear than an "unwinding" spring is what holds the weight of the door. A properly wound spring should hold the door in place at any height, taking gravity out of the mix. Remember to draw a line across the spring before you start, that way you can keep track of the number of rotations. A bar of soap works well. After a full rotation, there will be two diagonal lines.
Heavy doors may have more springs -- be aware there are right hand and left hand springs, and their orientation is indicated by coloured paint, red and green maybe. Been a while since I looked closely at one.
Thank you for the advice, in hindsight I realize I will be more safe next time!
Well that’s one way to release the tension haha
Great ideas! Great fun! What is the plan you do for the gaps?
Right on! Oh ya, your my kinda people! LOL
nice job team
Thank you
Y'all are just having a blast with it and I love it. Life's too short to be doing anything that doesn't make you laugh and be happy!!! Keep on keepn' on. Quick question though...could it have been hung with the hinges on the inside? I've been researching making me one and have watched 9 million TH-cam videos and taking different pieces from everybody's build you know the ideas that I liked and I want to put them all into my own design I've seen your doors before and I think it's awesome I've also seen the overhead door the sliding door stay on there and they built out a wall with a door and a window but when they're in stealth mode or traveling they can pull the overhead door down and cover up their back door and window where nobody would ever know that it was there. The one I saw with your way was covering sliding glass doors that I thought was genius!!!
Did you use anything special to screw the hinges in, like anchors or anything, or did you just use sheet metal screws?
0:45 and that folks is how people loose digits.
Haha, with every hole, put some kit 😝
Much love from Tokyo
Thank you for watching !
I'm following you with a truck of my own.
I was going to do this but it looks kinda dangerous lmao I'll still end up doing it knowing me
Watch some garage door installation videos next time so you don’t get hurt.
I was looking at you unscrewing the spring for the door and saying to myself WTF are you doing. The last person I've seen do that, still does not have full function of one hand.
Yea! Big Mistake on our part, thankfully no one was injured. We’re still learning everyday so Thank you for watching :)
Very nice
Thank you 😊
too short for a ramp.
The 1st time I have ever disliked s video on here. You are lucky you didn't take your head off releasing the spring tension like that. So much lack of common sense, let alone any mechanical and construction ability.
Thank you for watching! 😊
@@CanadianStealth For what it's worth, on future projects, try to look up info on things like this before attempting. David is right, those spring systems can be dangerous if you do it wrong. On those doors, when they are rolled up, you will have taken most of the tension off of the spring, you would then want to use something to lock the bar in place so that it cannot rotate forward or back. With the bar locked in place, you would then want to unbolt the wires from the door, and then remove door from track.
Since you reused the door to make it into a drop gate instead, having done this method would have kept the spring bar tensioned for you so that all you would have had to do is reattach the wires to your gate once mounted.
@@CanadianStealth Also, hinges aren't meant to be structural or weight bearing. Where you have the hinges bolted to the frame, use longer bolts, and a length of 1x1 or 2x2 tube and bolt along the edge, giving your platform something to rest on besides the hinges. This will eliminate the possibility of shearing the bolts off at the hinges.