God bless you man. Used the wisdom of this video to make a spring for a camera that I'm repairing and it's actually brought the camera back to life. Thank you!!!
This is incredibly useful. I repair vintage electric pianos and synthesizers. They all use a small springs at the back of each key that allows the key to return to the up position. These springs are very easy to lose and very hard to replace but this tip will probably save me many times from here on out. I'm about to try this now for a keyboard I'm working on.
When I heard “lathe,” I was thinking “but how? Too fast!” The manual approach worked well! I definitely got a lot out of this video! Where were you last year when I needed a single custom spring?! 😂 It never crossed my mind that it could be done so easily! Thank you! 👍👍
Nobody mentioned that if you turn the Dremel the sparks will fly away from you. Very nice video! I've been using transfer punches to make springs lately. Sets of those can be had pretty cheap at Harbor Freight. Also, the small bolt cutters make pretty good wire cutting tools for bigger wire.
I like to say this is a very helpful video and much appreciated. Being a train hobbyist and with expensive parts being on the market I'll save money. I'll be able to make these for the brushes in my locomotive motors, since some are buggered or just dropped and hard to find. I can purchase wire to have it on hand. Great video and thx!
This is the second video on making springs I've watched. Loved it! I have a '57 F-100 that needs some retaining springs for the door lock mechanism. Oh, great.... another project! ❤
I am going to have to give this a try. I need to make a small 1/4-1/2” spring for a laptop latch release and not having much luck cutting existing springs. This might do the trick
Very informative. I just ordered a guitar string assortment to make an unobtanium pawl spring for the pull starter mechanism on my new to me Evinrude Sportwin 3hp outboard motor made in a 1952. What yoy can't buy anymore, you have got to fabricate yourself to keep the vintage machines running.
I surely did. The spring I lost is simply unobtanium these days. I just practiced your method using some stainless steel tie wire and was amazed at how well it turned out. Stainless wire probably isn't as good of a spring material as a nickel steel guitar string, but I was quite impressed anyhow by the end product. I can't wait until my guitar string assortment gets here.
Hi there, this video is exactly what I need to make a broken spring inside an old Kodak shutter. You recommend a certain gauge from McMaster-Carr, but I don't see that on their website. Can you put a link to the exact type of wire? Thanks so much!
Hi Dennis. Here is a link to Mcmaster carr. www.mcmaster.com/spring-wire/lubricated-1080-spring-steel-wire/ Type of wire is commonly called music wire. Hope this helps.
Its K&S music or piano wire. I got it at ACE Hardware but any big box store will have it in the metals supplies section. You can also get it in just about any diameter imaginable from www.mcmaster.com/music-wire/
@@TheWeevilGenius Thanks so much for the immediate response. I have a couple of mouse traps, and that is about the size of wire I need. All I am repairing is a pair of stainless steel tongs that I’ve had forever. I hate to just trash them, especially if I can fix them.
I love your video but my stomach knotted up when i saw you take the drexel to the wire but you had no gloves.I’m still going to like and subscribe though.
God bless you man. Used the wisdom of this video to make a spring for a camera that I'm repairing and it's actually brought the camera back to life. Thank you!!!
This is incredibly useful. I repair vintage electric pianos and synthesizers. They all use a small springs at the back of each key that allows the key to return to the up position. These springs are very easy to lose and very hard to replace but this tip will probably save me many times from here on out. I'm about to try this now for a keyboard I'm working on.
When I heard “lathe,” I was thinking “but how? Too fast!”
The manual approach worked well!
I definitely got a lot out of this video!
Where were you last year when I needed a single custom spring?! 😂
It never crossed my mind that it could be done so easily!
Thank you! 👍👍
Guitar string? I would never have thunk, and I play guitar. Brilliant.
Using a drill had never occurred to me! Thanks for the tip!
Thanks bro I always loose these spring when working with electronics so good idea
I had a feeling when I started this video that it would give me the information I needed. Thank you very much for this, I love the channel
This is great, thanks!
Nobody mentioned that if you turn the Dremel the sparks will fly away from you. Very nice video! I've been using transfer punches to make springs lately. Sets of those can be had pretty cheap at Harbor Freight. Also, the small bolt cutters make pretty good wire cutting tools for bigger wire.
I may have broken a mechanical pencil and I will try to make the spring that i lost, so this is a helpful tutorial
5 ⭐ video...straight to the point and very informative.
I like to say this is a very helpful video and much appreciated.
Being a train hobbyist and with expensive parts being on the market I'll save money.
I'll be able to make these for the brushes in my locomotive motors, since some are buggered or just dropped and hard to find.
I can purchase wire to have it on hand.
Great video and thx!
Great video 😊
Thank you so very much! Perfect! 🤩
I repair old typewriter. Your infomation very hood.))))
do you have typewriters for sale?
really awewsome! You saved my project! :) THANKS
thanks man! Will try this later today
Superb! Thank you!
Loved the video. Something I never thought I'd like to know!
This is the second video on making springs I've watched. Loved it! I have a '57 F-100 that needs some retaining springs for the door lock mechanism. Oh, great.... another project! ❤
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I am going to have to give this a try. I need to make a small 1/4-1/2” spring for a laptop latch release and not having much luck cutting existing springs. This might do the trick
So very helpful! Thank you for posting this video!
Thank you!!! This is amazing!!!
This will be very useful for my channel, as I make model cars that need springs. Thank you!
This one save me thanks for the video
Thank you so much sir. I am surprised why there are very less views on your video. It is pretty informative.
Thanks! I'm not buying views or subscribers as many do. As a result views and subscribers build very slowly.
Ugh, tiny springs are so annoying, thanks for the video! Very informative!
Thanks!
Very good demo. I just need to find some .25mm wire. Any ideas?
Very informative. I just ordered a guitar string assortment to make an unobtanium pawl spring for the pull starter mechanism on my new to me Evinrude Sportwin 3hp outboard motor made in a 1952. What yoy can't buy anymore, you have got to fabricate yourself to keep the vintage machines running.
Thanks. Happy you found the video useful!
I surely did. The spring I lost is simply unobtanium these days. I just practiced your method using some stainless steel tie wire and was amazed at how well it turned out. Stainless wire probably isn't as good of a spring material as a nickel steel guitar string, but I was quite impressed anyhow by the end product. I can't wait until my guitar string assortment gets here.
I have to do the same here for a 1963 3hp Johnson.
Pretty clever ideas... but what to do if the drill bit shank isn't long enough for the given diameter used?
This is going to come in handy
Thanks! Happy you found the video useful.
"multi-directional direction modifier" killed me lmao
is the largest wire made out of guitar string as well?
"Handheld multidirectional dimension modifier" ;)
Ha! I've been waiting a year for someone to comment on that. Thanks for watching! If I had a prize you would win it!
Hi can i stretch a pull spring and use it as a compression spring?
Hi there, this video is exactly what I need to make a broken spring inside an old Kodak shutter. You recommend a certain gauge from McMaster-Carr, but I don't see that on their website. Can you put a link to the exact type of wire? Thanks so much!
Hi Dennis. Here is a link to Mcmaster carr. www.mcmaster.com/spring-wire/lubricated-1080-spring-steel-wire/
Type of wire is commonly called music wire.
Hope this helps.
I knew you were talking about a hammer. Direction modifier.
thanks from Ukraine!
Happy I could help!
So will this work to make one that can work for an automatic knife by chance?
What type of wire is this? I know spring wire but a company name, gauge?
Tnx
What kind of wire did you use to make the spring with your lathe? I need a spring about that size. I just don’t know what wire to use.
Its K&S music or piano wire. I got it at ACE Hardware but any big box store will have it in the metals supplies section. You can also get it in just about any diameter imaginable from www.mcmaster.com/music-wire/
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Thanks so much for the immediate response. I have a couple of mouse traps, and that is about the size of wire I need. All I am repairing is a pair of stainless steel tongs that I’ve had forever. I hate to just trash them, especially if I can fix them.
Finally found.
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You Use a drill?
But i'm a kid!
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What type of wire is used
He says at the beginning of the video
Always see em making the springs but never using them.
Certain coil able hard alumium etc metal i knew
I love your video but my stomach knotted up when i saw you take the drexel to the wire but you had no gloves.I’m still going to like and subscribe though.
tried this, spring has no memory :(
Try it with piano wire.
Better without the music . Had to stop watching
Weak
.... without any heat treatments?