making spring weaker
Need info on how to make a flat spring weaker. Do I make the sand the flats or do I grind the sides very carful? Thanks
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Heat will do it. Not from a hair blower but a $19.99 butane torch.
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Grinding is faster but you need to be careful not to draw the temper. Width is less critical that the thickness. Make a jig so you can measure the spring force. Clamp the root to something ridged, measure from a fixed point to the free end. Hang a weight on the free end, re-measure the distance from the reference fixed point. Reduced the hanging by like 25%, thin spring uniformly in thickness as best you can using sand paper or file, mark the surface with a Sharpie first. Repeat mark an file, several times then test to see if it deflects to the proper reference distance with the lighter weight. Then test it in the gun for function. You could do 10% steps. The key is to go slow and check often.
Having a new spare or 2 on hand before thinning is good. Much easier to take more off than to put it back.0 -
A stone or diamond lap will not cause any heat and will allow more control to gain the thickness you want.
http://eze-lap.com/products/diamond-hone-stone/0 -
File or grind the sides until it's the tension you want.
Leave the torch alone! Heat will certainly do it, but applying heat indiscriminately will ruin the spring. Why do people post such "helpful" remarks?0 -
quote:Originally posted by Bill DeShivs
Heat will certainly do it, but applying heat indiscriminately will ruin the spring. Why do people post such "helpful" remarks?
Not like there was much to go on other than "making spring weaker". Besides dude had figured a way.0 -
I know better than to put heat on a spring, I will file or grind sides a little. This spring goes in a old Smith Wesson top break revolver, someone put some other SW spring in it, it is some length but way too strong. 0 -
why not try to get the correct spring before tying to make one work ?
we have want ads section here that works fairl well for stuff.0 -
quote:Originally posted by Bill DeShivs
File or grind the sides until it's the tension you want.
Leave the torch alone! Heat will certainly do it, but applying heat indiscriminately will ruin the spring. Why do people post such "helpful" remarks?
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File sides to taper, testing as you go.
Do not use heat unless you want to soften, reshape and reharden & retemper the spring.0 -
quote:Originally posted by beantownshootah
quote:Originally posted by Bill DeShivs
File or grind the sides until it's the tension you want.
Leave the torch alone! Heat will certainly do it, but applying heat indiscriminately will ruin the spring. Why do people post such "helpful" remarks?
This.
...is how a trained 'smith would do it. [^]0
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