DIYbanter - View Single Post - How to Measure Strength of Small Springs?

GeoLane at PTD dot NET

On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:01:24 GMT, (Doug White)
wrote:

Does anyone have any neat tricks for measuring spring constants, and/or
suggestions for comparing the strength of small springs? I'd also like
suggestions for spring vendors who sell small quantities. I've checked
McMaster Carr, and they don't have anything that small. Brownells has
0.088" diameter, and I'm a bit concerned that is small enough to kink in
the hole. Alternatively, how can I wind a spring that small?

I don't have the articles handy, but if someone else from the group
can check the May and July 1987 issues of the Home Shop Machinist,
there was a detailed article on coil spring making. I would not be
surprised if there was a section on measuring the results, but I don't
have the articles readily at hand to check.

RWL