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Got any use for garage door springs?

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(from WoodNet.net)


Hi,

The other day one of the springs snapped (it had the wire going through it so there wasn't any damage to a car or anything else in the garage).


I thought about replacing just the one, but the lady @ Overhead Door recommended replacing both of them since they were the same age. We have 2 doors that were installed @ the same time so I replaced all 4. BTW, getting them @ Overhead Door was comparableto Lowe's price, so I got them from Overhead Door.


They're "green" ones so I think they're rated @ 120 lbs each. Once I figured out how to replace the 1st one, the remaining3 went pretty quickly. (and I did run the safety cable though them again).


Question: I hate to throw out/recyclethe 3 (I suppose I could also salvage the 4th since it snapped only at the very end) springs.

Got any ideas on what I could use them for?

They are about 9 years old and in the back of my mind I'm saying if 1 snapped the others are due to snap, but it seems a crime to chuck them.

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