[SEL] Making a spring

[cgandree at mchsi.com]

Hi Bill,
Where did you get the spring making kit with that small of holding jig like 
one we use for fence making?  Attempting doing one using a pair of pliers and 
was not successful.
thanks again,
Curt

Hope you can make Baraboo, look for the SEL group back in the timber behind 
the craft building.


> Curt:
> 
> While I'd be glad go off list if you wish, the topic is certainly relevant
> to the list and if we pool our ignorance maybe it will benefit others, too.
> 
> My spring making experience is pretty slim.  I did get a spring making kit
> for Christmas or something many years ago and have used it successfully a
> few times.  It came with an assortment of wire and a tool that is
> reminiscent of that little pocket-sized jig we used to carry when building
> fence.  Maybe you know the device, it was for getting a good tight wrap on
> that short piece of wire that attached the barbed (or woven, for that
> matter) wire to the steel post.  The point was that it applied the torque
> right next to where you really wanted the wire to bend, just next to the
> fence strand.  
> 
> David's post references this same need with the jig he describes.  Point
> being that if you can apply the pressure right near the form that you're
> wrapping the wire around, the resulting wrap will be pretty close to the
> desired diameter.
> 
> Curt, I met you at the Baraboo, Wisconsin show a few years back, didn't I?
> That was the year Reg Ingold was in town.  I don't get out much, haven't met
> many of the list members and have forgotten the names and faces of many I
> have met.  I just learned that a neighbor is going to Baraboo this season,
> he has a couple of Oliver crawlers he wants to take over.  Maybe I'll make
> the show this year.  It's only about 3 hours from my place.
> 
> Take care, you're welcome to my ignorance on the subject, I have plenty to
> share.
> 
> B²
>  
> Bill Brueck (brick)
> Chatfield, MN, USA
>  
> Confusion is a higher state of knowledge than ignorance.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
> [mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of
> cgandree at mchsi.com
> Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 5:52 AM
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> Subject: RE: [SEL] Making a spring
> 
> Thankyou very much Bill, this is the article I was searching for.  Have you
> made any springs before?  Please contact me off line to discuss more
> details.
> Curt
> 
> 
> > Here ya go, Curt.
> > 
> >  http://home.earthlink.net/~bazillion/springs.html
> > 
> > B²
> >  
> > Bill Brueck (brick)
> > Chatfield, MN, USA
> >  
> > Confusion is a higher state of knowledge than ignorance.
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
> > [mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of
> > cgandree at mchsi.com
> > Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 5:03 AM
> > To: SEL Lists
> > Subject: [SEL] Making a spring
> > 
> > Hi All,
> > Some time ago someone posted an article on how you can make your own
> > springs.
> > I need to make up a spring for my trip lever on my 2hp R&V model SR.  Not
> a
> > common spring found in hardware store supplies.  Also checked with one of
> > the popular Mag & Igintor rebuilders.
> > thankyou in advance,
> > Curt Andree
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