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| sparky961:
Nick, Glad it worked out for you, but in general you want to avoid wearing gloves near anything that rotates with significant torque/momentum. -Sparky |
| 75Plus:
I have had lots of experience working with this type of spring. While pillar drill return springs are about twice the thickness of those used in clocks they are only about half the width so I would think they are comparable. Before I developed the winder tool shown in this video I used my lathe quite frequently to service these springs. http://www.flickr.com/photo_embed.gne?id=3134426494 Joe |
| Jonny:
There was an easier way and no need to remove. Just fit centre on the shaft slot and start wrapping round itself. When wound up a bit, fit in to the slot in the cover cover and push over the wound up spring 1 minute job. How much tension is trial and error. |
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