Spring Steel - Help !

[Steve 82]

Having a devil of a time locating a (very) small quantity of spring steel !

 

The simple U-clip holding the cranking arm on my 1950`s German generator has snapped and I need to re-manufacture a replacement. Have tried stockists but the do not want to know once they realise all I want is a small off-cut.

 

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

 

Cheers

 

Steve 82

[Hoseman]

Having a devil of a time locating a (very) small quantity of spring steel !

 

The simple U-clip holding the cranking arm on my 1950`s German generator has snapped and I need to re-manufacture a replacement. Have tried stockists but the do not want to know once they realise all I want is a small off-cut.

 

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

 

Cheers

 

Steve 82

Try an old wood saw, spring steel!

Ha e you a spring manufacturers near you? We have HOLT SPRINGS in Hoylake. Make not just springs but all manner of clips and holdings.

[rampant rivet]

Yep I used the blade of an old hard point wood saw to fashion a spring clip for the tow pin on my Bedford, seems to do the job :-D

 

Try an old wood saw, spring steel!

Ha e you a spring manufacturers near you? We have HOLT SPRINGS in Hoylake. Make not just springs but all manner of clips and holdings.

[singaeger]

or you can use a steel float. (trowel):-D

[MB1944]

or you can use a steel float. (trowel):-D

 

Doesn't it depend on how thick the existing spring steel is? There are a few spring manufacturers in Redditch I am sure if you take the sample to their trade counter they will be able to oblige. I have used Holt springs in Hoylake many times for my one off needs.

 

Regards

John

[David Herbert]

PM me with length, width and thickness and a phone no. and I will look in my store of pieces of metal that will come in usefull one day but havn't for twenty years.

 

David

[Jiver]

Try tested spring in Oldbury. Great chaps will manufacture anything. Very reasonably priced, they have been on tv on Wheeler Dealers i think. http://www.testedspring.co.uk 0121 5572308.

Hope this is of some use to you:-)

[RMS]

Small mitre saw blades are a good source as well.

 

 

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[Steve 82]

Many thanks for your suggestions guys,

 

Cheers

 

Steve

[101 Ron]

Go to the local office supply shop and look at the different sizes of spring loaded paper clamps advailable.

They are cheap and a good source of spring steel.

I find the spring steel in them can be rebent or reworked to a degree into different shapes.

As is you should be able to find one that can do the job.

I needed to find some flat spring steel strip for some Stalwart hatch door locks and purchased some very large paper clamps and cut out what I needed........all at little cost and purchased locally.

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