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Re: Drawbridge Technique: Legal or not?

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Originally Posted by Ubiquity View Post
Just wondering if anyone has built the team version draw bridge, what springs did you use? The ones we have (Home Depot screen door 16") aren't strong enough to shut the bridge after it goes down.
We use water-filled 1-gallon orange juice jugs attached via rope to the drawbridge through a pulley. It takes slightly more force to lower it, but it has generally worked for us.
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