Spring Stock

[Old Ford2]

Would band saw blades be acceptable for flat springs.
I have access to several thickness of old band saw blades, and thought perhaps these would qualify.
Any suggestions?
Best Regards
Old Ford

[Dennis Glazener]

Yes they make good springs. Also the steel banding like they put around lumber at Lowe's and Home Depot make good springs.
Dennis

[Acer Saccharum]

High carbon blades are great. HHS blades or Bi-metal blades would be hard to use.

Old clock springs, lawnmower recoil springs, tines from pitchforks and hayrakes, all good stuff.

[rick landes]

I am jumping off topic a bit here...

I have some 1 1/2" bi-metal blades from our big Ellis band saw. Has any one worked these things into scrapers with a good degree of success?
How did you shape them? Grind? with water cooling? Any re-tempering needed?

[Metalshaper]

Rick,

 I've Use some big 1.5" wide ones to make scrapers!  I tend to grind the teeth off  and shape the scraper using the high carbon back side?  Have made some "scorps" as some call the??   by grinding them down, length-wise, and shaping them into octagon shapes!!   (keeping them cool with plenty of water quenching )

on some I have put a slight bevel onto the edge. I re-sharpen them by just wetting the Face side on a stone! others I use a burnisher and turn over the edge, like on a standard scraper!!

Hope it helps!!

Respect Always
Metalshaper/Jonathan

[rick landes]

Thanks! I had kept a few 6"-8" lengths to do just that with and never got to it. The blade mention got me to remembering them.

I have made the barrel scorp? from an old bastard file (just as a measure of prevention to protect anyone from rushing their keyboards with spontaneous replies and potentially breaking a nail... that is not a direct reference to my age, general attitude, nor file ownership!!!).

I cut the tip to match the minor width of the barrel (Like as in a swamped barrel center) and ground an angle on the back and sharpened to razor edge and used quite easily to shape a barrel groove.
Knocking the edge of the teeth off the file corners or a wrap of cloth tape helps save the finger skin when pulling this tool.