07-27-2013, 05:23 PM
I made the mandrel today that I'll need to make the spring I want to make. I'm going to make a clone of the spring I bought for my pump center project as practice in making springs. Thanks to Tom's excellent video, I think I can do this without too much trouble. One thing I'm going to try differently is to try making the compression spring using the TPI threading capabilities of the lathe to duplicate the spring coil spacing. The spacing on the coils for this spring are about .075" which translates to roughly 13 TPI. Tomorrow morning I plan on making a video of my attempt at making my first spring. Those of you that can't handle the sight of blood should probably refrain from watching the video. To be continued.
Ed
Ed