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Originally Posted by Bob KellyIII
Danno I would love to do that but HOW could I do that ????
I have a bathroom scale and some 2" water pipe to make a long lever
there should be a way to calculate the spring's pressure... but i dunno ! LOL
..... you know the old saying if ya don't use it ya loose it ? well that's me and math ! HA !
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I have a 2 ton come along and a tree.... .... but I need a scale for that !
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Bob......
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Bathroom-scale will work:
1. put spring on bathroom-scale
2. get 8-ft long 2x4
3. slide scale+spring up to some ledge at height of top of spring
4. put ruler up next to spring
5. wedge 2x4 under ledge and press on spring to 1" compression (need helper to read ruler while you press other end of 2x4")
6. scale-readout = spring-rate in lbs/in
