[TheForge] OT - rust-proof spring needed

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What's involved in making a spring on your lathe?  heat treating? 

On Aug 27, 2010, at 7:46 AM, "Ron Childers" <munlaw2 at hcsmail.com> wrote:

> Go to a marina where they work on boats. There may be something in the scrap
> pile 
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> Abuse some brazing rod to stiffen it up and wrap it?
> 
> Bruce Freeman wrote:
>> I'm fixing my drain plug mechanism, which is rather like this:
>> http://www.hometips.com/repair-fix/bathtub-stoppers.html
>> 
>> It's the spring that's broken.  The existing one is 1.25 OD, 1/8"
>> wire, brass or bronze, and there's not much left of it.
>> 
>> I can get a pack of six SS springs more-or-less this size from
>> McMaster-Carr for about $15 + shipping, but would prefer to go cheaper
>> if possible, especially as I'd need to fit one of those to the
>> mechanism -- possible but not trivial.
>> 
>> I can wrap springs on my lathe if i can find an appropriate wire.  (A
>> coil of  SS wire of this size is >$15 from McMaster).
>> 
>> Anyone have any inspiration where I might get a spring or spring wire like
> this?
>> 
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