I've often heard some of you advising people to cut 1 - 1 1/2 coils off a spring to bring the power level down. If a person was to do this, how would he close or flatten the end? Just grind it to be a ground open end?
Or do you you just leave it open? (That sounds barbaric to me.)
I searched on YouTube, and all of the solutions I found there required special machines.
This page has some interesting ideas:
How or what do you folks do, or recommend?
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Full Disclosure: I'm not likely to actually ever try this. But even as a boy, I wanted to learn machining and metal work; but I was too proud to pursue it. Life has humbled me a bit, thank God, but now I'm in a situation where I'm not likely ever to be able to pursue that. But I still find things like this interesting / intriguing ... and I'm curious.
Thanks for bearing with me.
Or do you you just leave it open? (That sounds barbaric to me.)
I searched on YouTube, and all of the solutions I found there required special machines.
This page has some interesting ideas:
How do you mash the end of a spring?
I have (4) Delta high speed drill presses, all substantially identical in construction. I am getting OLD and hate lifting the head/motor/cast iron pulley cover - 67 lbs.- on the column! For a counterbalance, I purchased some springs and other parts from Delta to install on each one. The...
www.practicalmachinist.com
How or what do you folks do, or recommend?
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Full Disclosure: I'm not likely to actually ever try this. But even as a boy, I wanted to learn machining and metal work; but I was too proud to pursue it. Life has humbled me a bit, thank God, but now I'm in a situation where I'm not likely ever to be able to pursue that. But I still find things like this interesting / intriguing ... and I'm curious.
Thanks for bearing with me.