I'm looking for a source for some 32 AWG* phosphor bronze spring wire.
Either in or near Seattle or mail order. I need at most 50 feet (that will
provide some allowance for a few experiments).

Alternately, a locksmith supply that will sell some springs for pin and
tumbler locks (which is what I'm trying to rebuild).

* 0.008 inch, 0.202 mm
--
Paul Hovnanian
Have gnu, will travel.

On Thu, 16 Oct 2014 08:47:02 -0700, "Paul Hovnanian P.E."
wrote:

I'm looking for a source for some 32 AWG* phosphor bronze spring wire.
Either in or near Seattle or mail order. I need at most 50 feet (that will
provide some allowance for a few experiments).

Alternately, a locksmith supply that will sell some springs for pin and
tumbler locks (which is what I'm trying to rebuild).

* 0.008 inch, 0.202 mm

Are these standard springs for pin and tumbler locksets?

Check with eBay and Amazon for tool, pin, and spring kits.
http://tinyurl.com/o66tk6v $25-60, depending on mfgr

http://www.doorcorner.com/lock-pins-amp-rekey-kits.html

www.ebuilderdirect.com has good prices and large selection.
They sell on eBay, too.

--
In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.
--Charles de Gaulle

Larry Jaques wrote:

Are these standard springs for pin and tumbler locksets?

I don't know about 'standard'. I'm trying to rebuild some locksets used on
an old Porsche. Which is an oddball style key (BMW may have used these as
well).

I know the relaxed spring diameter (0.068"), length (0.277") and number of
turns (10). So if I could locate some with these dimensions, that would
probably do.

--
Paul Hovnanian
Have gnu, will travel.

We bought small springs from Lee Spring and Century Spring, over the years
at work. Both are online, and both will make customs if you need them. Can
you buy a replacement lockset from Porsche and then either rekey it or
scavenge it for parts :-)?

-----
Regards,
Carl Ijames

"Paul Hovnanian P.E." wrote in message
...

Larry Jaques wrote:

Are these standard springs for pin and tumbler locksets?

I don't know about 'standard'. I'm trying to rebuild some locksets used on
an old Porsche. Which is an oddball style key (BMW may have used these as
well).

I know the relaxed spring diameter (0.068"), length (0.277") and number of
turns (10). So if I could locate some with these dimensions, that would
probably do.

--
Paul Hovnanian
Have gnu, will travel.

On Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:23:34 -0400, "Carl Ijames"
wrote:

We bought small springs from Lee Spring and Century Spring, over the years
at work. Both are online, and both will make customs if you need them. Can
you buy a replacement lockset from Porsche and then either rekey it or
scavenge it for parts :-)?

One could either buy a brand new American car -or- a single lock for
an old Porsche for about the same cost, I'll bet.


--
In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.
--Charles de Gaulle

Carl Ijames wrote:

We bought small springs from Lee Spring and Century Spring, over the years
at work. Both are online, and both will make customs if you need them.
Can you buy a replacement lockset from Porsche and then either rekey it or
scavenge it for parts :-)?

I have the old lockset. Took it apart and it appears that some of the
springs had gotten gummed up and bent to where the 'pins' (its actually a
really oddball setup) would not return. Replacing the bad springs should fix
it.

I probably could cannabalize some old locksets (maybe not even Porsche) for
springs. I was just hoping to find the wire and make some myself. Winding
them around a sewing needle should work. But that wire is tough to find.

--
Paul Hovnanian
Have gnu, will travel.

Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote:
I'm looking for a source for some 32 AWG* phosphor bronze spring wire.
Either in or near Seattle or mail order. I need at most 50 feet (that will
provide some allowance for a few experiments).

Alternately, a locksmith supply that will sell some springs for pin and
tumbler locks (which is what I'm trying to rebuild).

* 0.008 inch, 0.202 mm


Strip the outer shell from a bronze wrapped guitar string?

It's a size used for high E strings as well.

--
Steve W.

In article , Paul
Hovnanian P.E. wrote:

Carl Ijames wrote:

We bought small springs from Lee Spring and Century Spring, over the years
at work. Both are online, and both will make customs if you need them.
Can you buy a replacement lockset from Porsche and then either rekey it or
scavenge it for parts :-)?

I have the old lockset. Took it apart and it appears that some of the
springs had gotten gummed up and bent to where the 'pins' (its actually a
really oddball setup) would not return. Replacing the bad springs should fix
it.

I probably could cannabalize some old locksets (maybe not even Porsche) for
springs. I was just hoping to find the wire and make some myself. Winding
them around a sewing needle should work. But that wire is tough to find.

Go to a locksmith supply store in any major city. They have repair
parts for just about anything of the kind. And lots of locksmiths will
sell such things as well, and/or tell you where to look.

Joe Gwinn