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stainless springs
By:Sam McFadden
Date: 4/28/2001, 11:00 am
In Response To: 4 return ideas (mike allen --->)

mick,

Making a spring from stainless wire sounds like a good idea. McMaster-Carr has a selection of stainless spring wire. You probably would not be able to gain anything by trying to temper an existing spring because there are only a few heat treatable stainless alloys (400 series martensitic and the duplex alloys). If I recall correctly, Bosworth uses 300 series stainless for the spring. Heat treating a 300 series stainless will only make it softer.

Thanks for the ideas,
Sam

McMaster-Carr

Messages In This Thread

Guzzler 400
Bill Sivori -- 4/27/2001, 10:34 am
Re: Guzzler 400 return
Pete Roszyk -- 4/28/2001, 11:38 am
4 return ideas
mike allen ---> -- 4/27/2001, 12:01 pm
stainless springs
Sam McFadden -- 4/28/2001, 11:00 am
Re: stainless springs
mike allen -- 7/16/2001, 8:02 pm
Re: stainless springs
Sam McFadden -- 7/16/2001, 11:49 pm
and thank you, too.
mike allen -- 7/17/2001, 9:00 pm
Re: stainless springs
Dale Frolander -- 7/17/2001, 2:26 pm
Thanks
Sam McFadden -- 7/17/2001, 3:25 pm
Re: 4 return ideas
Erez -- 4/27/2001, 4:54 pm
Re: 4 return ideas
mike allen ---> -- 4/27/2001, 8:31 pm
Re: Suction Head
Shawn Baker -- 4/27/2001, 5:04 pm
Re: Suction Head
Val Wann -- 4/27/2001, 5:35 pm
no suck, no head
mike allen ---> -- 4/27/2001, 6:43 pm
Re: no suck, no head - it CAN be done !
Erez -- 4/28/2001, 11:18 am
400 v. 500
Pete Roszyk -- 4/28/2001, 11:54 am