Just watched HDM Smokers new video on sprung doors.In it uses a porta power to adjust the tank between door openings.Just curious as to way use this method opposed to adjusting the door itself. Not criticizing in any way .It worked.Just new to this and like to know the reasoning behind it .
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Why this way ?
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Re: Why this way ?
I think Frank Cox is the one that got the ball rolling on this method so perhaps he'll chime in on it.
I believe this comes from the realization that sometimes it's not the door that has moved or warped on you, but the tank itself. Using the porta power allows you to fix the actual problem rather than bending a door to match the problem.
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I believe this comes from the realization that sometimes it's not the door that has moved or warped on you, but the tank itself. Using the porta power allows you to fix the actual problem rather than bending a door to match the problem.
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Insight from the originator is definitely welcome.But your explanation does make sense.
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Glad to explain!JH1973 wrote:Insight from the originator is definitely welcome.But your explanation does make sense.
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So where this came from was we had a door one time that was twisted about an inch and a half out. It was such that the top left in the bottom right corner were touching but the opposite corners were an inch and a half off.
We had bought several ways to pull the twist out of the door and then I realized the tank literally twisted a little bit and the top line of the tank had several dips and peaks in it.
So we use the Porta power to straighten out the dips and peaks and That actually fix the problem.
It was super easy and quick to fix that way.
It just depends on how much meat you cut out of the heads of the tank and also if you cut all the bangs out or not.
I actually showed Paul from HDM how to do that.
Really glad he done a video about it!
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Haven’t cut anything yet on my build.I found two 250s with hemispherical ends .Was planning on leaving them .Thank you for the explanation.
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Re: Why this way ?
I think another important thing to remember here is that it is just another tool that can be used to straighten a door. Metal has a funny memory and each tank will react differently to being cut. It is then necessary to use a little detective work and some measuring to see where the warping is in order to determine the best tool to fix it.