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Eddie Freeman
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Natchez Mississippi
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Posted 28 Sep 2019 1:30 pm |
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Does anyone know if lower return springs can be made stronger? I have read some where that it is possible
to heat them in a fairly hot oven for a period of time(?) I have spent a small fortune on lower return springs and none of them have been strong enough. I am not interested in buying anymore springs, only improving the ones I have. This is for a home made steel. Help anyone?? Thanks. |
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Earnest Bovine
From:
Los Angeles CA USA
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Posted 28 Sep 2019 1:34 pm
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Travis Wilson
From:
Johnson City, TX
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Posted 28 Sep 2019 5:55 pm
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I know you can make stretched springs return to normal by heating them to 167° F if they’re Nitinol springs. But I don’t think you can make them stronger.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=wI-qAxKJoSU&t=387s |
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Johnie King
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 28 Sep 2019 6:28 pm
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Bobby D. Jones
From:
West Virginia, USA
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Posted 28 Sep 2019 10:04 pm Springs
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You say you do not want to buy any more springs.
You may have to buy one more set to get the springs that will do the job.
Go to a junk yard or auto store and check the springs used in auto drum brake systems, The brake shoe return springs, Are very strong springs for their diameter and length.
Cutting a coil at a time till you get the spring cut short enough to do the job is the only way to adjust a return spring, To get proper return strength, Unless it is adjustable by a screw.
Good Luck on this problem. |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 29 Sep 2019 6:14 am
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Michael Yahl sells adjustable strings.
Erv |
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Bob Carlucci
From:
Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 29 Sep 2019 7:48 am
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| Erv Niehaus wrote: |
Michael Yahl sells adjustable strings.
Erv |
Indeed, ONLY way to go,, SO much easier to fine tune....
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no gear list for me.. you don't have the time...... |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 29 Sep 2019 8:26 am
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| Earnest Bovine wrote: |
| Cut off a little bit. |
Or, you can "stretch" the spring by changing the attachment point, or method of attachment. |
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Roy Thomas
From:
Louisiana, USA
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Posted 30 Sep 2019 4:27 pm springs
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when you stretch a spring, it will gain strength but will also reduce diameter. there is a tipping point where the spring cannot be used.
as i replied to you before, you can clip the hook off and put the hook back, there is a special pliers for that. you probably could get 4 rounds off before issues start to arise.
brake springs will require hydraulics to make it easy or a long lever, LOL.
if i were in this boat, i would use double springs, aka, booster springs. there could be several ways to do this. but for the space, i would use spring inside a spring.
pictures say a thousand words and will open up minds as i brought out before. |
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