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Old 27-06-2019, 08:20 PM   #57
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Default Re: 120 people killed in DIY car maintenance accidents in Australia since 2000

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Originally Posted by aussiblue View Post
Do these also kill as claimed:
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This was scary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLVvS6CuNlQ

I have always been wary of them and surprised retraining pins or hooks like these are not mandatory:
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I'm thinking of buying one of these next time I have a spring job to do:
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But are they really safer?

Only use double hooked end ones as I once had single hook spring de-compressors, had one slip off a compressed spring and the spring just missed my head.
Scared the s*** out of me.
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