Hi all,

I need six compression springs, about 20-30mm long and fairly stiff,
to go over M5 screws. They're for some home-brew headlight aim
adjusters.

Looking online doesn't seem to be turning up anything suitable. I
guess I need someone that does model engineering supplies or something
like that, but a quick online search doesn't seem to be turning
anything up.

Any ideas?

Cheers,

Colin.

"Colin Stamp" wrote in message
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Hi all,

I need six compression springs, about 20-30mm long and fairly stiff,
to go over M5 screws. They're for some home-brew headlight aim
adjusters.

Looking online doesn't seem to be turning up anything suitable. I
guess I need someone that does model engineering supplies or something
like that, but a quick online search doesn't seem to be turning
anything up.

Any ideas?

May be a bit large in diameter but try "Halfords" (or another car factor)
and ask for a brake shoe retaining kit. These are pretty cheap and include a
spring, a sort of pin with a keyed end and a dimpled washer. Lots of cars
use them and they are a readily available replacement bit. Halfords use to
do them in the "odd and sods" kits.

--
73
Brian
www.g8osn.org.uk

Colin Stamp wrote:

I need six compression springs, about 20-30mm long and fairly stiff,
to go over M5 screws. They're for some home-brew headlight aim
adjusters.

Looking online doesn't seem to be turning up anything suitable. I
guess I need someone that does model engineering supplies or something
like that, but a quick online search doesn't seem to be turning
anything up.

Did you try Screwfix? ISTR seeing a 'selection pack' of springs in
their catalogue.

David

"Colin Stamp" wrote in message
news
Hi all,

I need six compression springs, about 20-30mm long and fairly stiff,
to go over M5 screws. They're for some home-brew headlight aim
adjusters.

Looking online doesn't seem to be turning up anything suitable. I
guess I need someone that does model engineering supplies or something
like that, but a quick online search doesn't seem to be turning
anything up.

Any ideas?

Cheers,

Colin.

How about RS at http://www.rswww.com/ ? If you type "Compression Spring" in
the search box you'll get a list of springs, some of which are quite close
in size to what you're looking for.

Colin Stamp wrote:
Hi all,

I need six compression springs, about 20-30mm long and fairly stiff,
to go over M5 screws. They're for some home-brew headlight aim
adjusters.

Try http://www.springmasters.com/index.html they do mail order,


--
Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

In article ,
Brian Reay wrote:
May be a bit large in diameter but try "Halfords" (or another car
factor) and ask for a brake shoe retaining kit. These are pretty cheap
and include a spring, a sort of pin with a keyed end and a dimpled
washer. Lots of cars use them and they are a readily available
replacement bit. Halfords use to do them in the "odd and sods" kits.

They're rather large for M5 screws, though?

--
*That's it! I‘m calling grandma!

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

Colin Stamp wrote:
Hi all,

I need six compression springs, about 20-30mm long and fairly stiff,
to go over M5 screws. They're for some home-brew headlight aim
adjusters.

Looking online doesn't seem to be turning up anything suitable. I
guess I need someone that does model engineering supplies or something
like that, but a quick online search doesn't seem to be turning
anything up.

Any ideas?

Cheers,

Colin.

Maplins do a 150 pack, type springs in their search box.
--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 12:07:06 +0000, Colin Stamp
wrote:

Hi all,

I need six compression springs, about 20-30mm long and fairly stiff,
to go over M5 screws. They're for some home-brew headlight aim
adjusters.

Looking online doesn't seem to be turning up anything suitable. I
guess I need someone that does model engineering supplies or something
like that, but a quick online search doesn't seem to be turning
anything up.

Any ideas?

Cheers,

Colin.

Thanks all for the help.

I'd seen the selection packs in a few places. They look like they'd be
handy for other stuff, but I'm guessing I'd have to be pretty lucky to
get one with 6 of the springs I need in it.

I hadn't even thought of trying RS. They do some that look like they
might do, but are probably a bit on the light side. Checking the data
sheet, they turn out to be made by Springmasters, who were one of the
suggestions anyway, so I think I'll give them a ring on Monday. The 15
quid minimum order is a bit annoying, but I can always buy a selection
pack to make the price up...

Thanks again,

Colin.

Colin Stamp wrote:
On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 12:07:06 +0000, Colin Stamp
wrote:

Hi all,

I need six compression springs, about 20-30mm long and fairly stiff,
to go over M5 screws. They're for some home-brew headlight aim
adjusters.

Looking online doesn't seem to be turning up anything suitable. I
guess I need someone that does model engineering supplies or
something like that, but a quick online search doesn't seem to be
turning anything up.

Any ideas?

Cheers,

Colin.

Thanks all for the help.

I'd seen the selection packs in a few places. They look like they'd be
handy for other stuff, but I'm guessing I'd have to be pretty lucky to
get one with 6 of the springs I need in it.

I hadn't even thought of trying RS. They do some that look like they
might do, but are probably a bit on the light side. Checking the data
sheet, they turn out to be made by Springmasters, who were one of the
suggestions anyway, so I think I'll give them a ring on Monday. The 15
quid minimum order is a bit annoying, but I can always buy a selection
pack to make the price up...

Thanks again,

Colin.

Visit a scrapyard and take as many off a car headlights as you can.
--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

Another Nick wrote in message ...
On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 12:07:06 +0000, Colin Stamp wrote:

Hi all,

I need six compression springs, about 20-30mm long and fairly stiff,
to go over M5 screws. They're for some home-brew headlight aim
adjusters.

Looking online doesn't seem to be turning up anything suitable. I
guess I need someone that does model engineering supplies or something
like that, but a quick online search doesn't seem to be turning
anything up.

Any ideas?

try here http://www.leespring.co.uk/

Bob

Colin Stamp wrote:
Hi all,

I need six compression springs, about 20-30mm long and fairly stiff,
to go over M5 screws. They're for some home-brew headlight aim
adjusters.

Looking online doesn't seem to be turning up anything suitable. I
guess I need someone that does model engineering supplies or something
like that, but a quick online search doesn't seem to be turning
anything up.

Any ideas?

Cheers,

Colin.

Have you tried eBay?

e.g.
http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/sear...ession+springs

Mathew

In message , Colin Stamp
writes
Hi all,

I need six compression springs, about 20-30mm long and fairly stiff,
to go over M5 screws. They're for some home-brew headlight aim
adjusters.

Looking online doesn't seem to be turning up anything suitable. I
guess I need someone that does model engineering supplies or something
like that, but a quick online search doesn't seem to be turning
anything up.

Magic roundabout


--
geoff

Colin Stamp wrote:
Hi all,

I need six compression springs, about 20-30mm long and fairly stiff,
to go over M5 screws. They're for some home-brew headlight aim
adjusters.

Looking online doesn't seem to be turning up anything suitable. I
guess I need someone that does model engineering supplies or something
like that, but a quick online search doesn't seem to be turning
anything up.

Any ideas?

Cheers,

Colin.

Its easy enough to wind your won from steel wire.

Model shops do it down to about 30 SWG and below that guitar strings work.