Very thin springs

[sydney]

Hi I need to make several long thin springs
    tape measure spring  ??
    clock spring ??
    Any ideas  ??
        Thanks    Sydney

[somehippy]

Old metal rake?

[T*O*F]

Anything that has a recoil starter will provide your material.

[boman]

I'm not sure how small or thin but  chainsaws or lawnmowers have some good recoil springs i
on the pull rope. If you need round just get some pianowire at local hobby shop'

Steve

[David R. Pennington]

I've made some front trigger return springs from old hacksaw blades. They will usually harden and temper.

[flehto]

I just buy 1095 very soft spring steel from various suppliers.....easy to form when soft and the heat treating is simple. Heat to red/orange and dunk in oil.  Polish and temper to a blue/gray  on a hot plate which is heated fro below. This steel is pretty cheap and is reliable......Fred

[Tim Crosby]

 Strapping material, makes good thin springs. It can be cut and heat treated easily. Can be found in back lots of Lowes, Home Depot or most any builders supply.

  Tim C.

[B.Habermehl]

One plus for banding material, is for something like a patch box lid kicker is that the stuff is springy enough as is. Just bend, drill and pin it in place under the front end of the patch box.

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

Sydney:  I may have what you need.  Bob Roller sent me some great annealed spring stock out of the goodness of his heart.  Let's see if there's anything there that will work. Give me a call.

[Hungry Horse]

I happened to drop an old wind up carousel from an old microwave some time ago. Inside was the neatest coiled flat  spring I have seen since old clock springs became an endangered species. It appears to be some type of stainless steel since it doesn't rust when exposed to water, and high humidity. I have used it for lift springs in patch boxes, and have split it, and used it to stop the irritating rattle modern single triggers exhibit that  pivoted on a pin in the triggerplate. It actually can be browned to some degree, and some bluing solutions knock down the brightness too.

  Hungry Horse

[sydney]

Thanks for the help
Taylor here in town has a supply and offered to help
      Sydney