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clinehall
 Post subject: Spring Compressor
PostPosted: Wed Dec 21, 2016 8:09 am 
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Any body have experience with cheap ones. Some on amazon for 29

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Vincent Keene
 Post subject: Re: Spring Compressor
PostPosted: Wed Dec 21, 2016 9:51 am 
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clinehall wrote:
Any body have experience with cheap ones. Some on amazon for 29


Ryan has a set you can borrow. AutoZone has them as free loaner tools. No need to buy them.

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Aaron Buckley
 Post subject: Re: Spring Compressor
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Vincent Keene wrote:

Ryan has a set you can borrow. AutoZone has them as free loaner tools. No need to buy them.


This ^ You can buy their loaner tool too if you like them. When I went to rent them the ones I got were brand new, so I bought them. I've used them at least 30 times since then. - AB

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clinehall
 Post subject: Re: Spring Compressor
PostPosted: Wed Dec 21, 2016 10:22 am 
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Vincent Keene wrote:
clinehall wrote:
Any body have experience with cheap ones. Some on amazon for 29


Ryan has a set you can borrow. AutoZone has them as free loaner tools. No need to buy them.

Ryan makes fun of me and hurts my feelings!

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Chad Culbertson
 Post subject: Re: Spring Compressor
PostPosted: Wed Dec 21, 2016 8:54 pm 
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I have a set of cheapo ones that i've used numerous times. Never had an issue. I'd offer to loan them but back when I was younger and dumber and didn't really know what I was doing I thought the screw was too long and cut partially through it. So, I know where the cut is, and made sure to never go past that point, but certainly wouldn't want the liability of loaning these to somebody.

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Vincent Keene
 Post subject: Re: Spring Compressor
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clinehall wrote:
Ryan makes fun of me and hurts my feelings!


Just show him your checkbook and you'll hurt his!

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JamesMilko
 Post subject: Re: Spring Compressor
PostPosted: Fri Dec 23, 2016 10:07 pm 
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I have a set that look extremely similar to these ones on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/HFS-MacPherson-S ... compressor

Cast blocks with locking pins, acme thread on the screw. Very beefy and nice to use. If you want to get them from a B&M store Craftsman ones are basically the same.
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