[SEL] More springs

Richard Fink Sr nancydick at pennswoods.net
Wed Dec 7 07:06:27 PST 2005


Put it back together with WATER base glue when done soak  in water.





At 06:32 AM 12/7/2005 -0500, you wrote:

> >
> > Hi JB. Can you take the form and slice it twice down through it length 
> wise?
> > You will end up with 3segments which you can remove the center segment
> > collapsing the two outer barrel shaped sides. Just an idea. Jimmy O'>
>
>  Thanks Jim, when making open springs like valve springs I cut a coarse 
> thread on the form to use as a guide when winding, spinning the form in 
> the lathe. I tried freehand but the results showed in the spring, the 
> guide gives uniform spacing. The lateral cuts would make it difficult to 
> hold together and turn in the lathe.
>J.B. Castagnos
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