[SEL] Making a spring

[cgandree at mchsi.com]

Thanks Ron but did you use some sort of jig to help hold the wire while trying 
to coil it?  Would like step by step details.  I do know about sources for 
spring wire stock as well.
Curt


> Hi Curt.
> There are a couple of ways that I know of.  First is get the spring wire
> from a hobby shop, I think they come in lots of diameters and two or
> three feet long.  bend it to the shape you want.  The problem is it
> springs back so you have to made it smaller diameter than you want in the
> end.
> The other is get wire from an Orthodontist (sp) it can be bent easily and
> doesn't spring back.  When you get the size and shape you want, heat it
> to a dull red and let it air cool, I don't think I quenched it, and you
> have a spring.  The trick with the dental wire was more than thirty years
> ago (time flies when you are having fun).  Good luck.
> 
> Ron Haskell
> rdhaskell at juno.com
> Riverside, California
> USA
> http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/AlbumList?u=3009370&f=0
> 
> On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 10:03:02 +0000 cgandree at mchsi.com writes:
> > 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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