Re: source for replacement coil spring for old drill press?


<Ken Sterling (Ken Sterling)> wrote in message
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I ordered a new pinion return spring from Clausing (in think) and was
glad it was not out of my pocket. Ouch! on the price. Broke a Ben
Franklin real well.
Not knowing anything about yours, brand, size, etc, can't help you.
The inner or outer ends tend break off. Forming a new end on the outer
by
annealing/rebending is easy, not so on the inner.
There tends to be very little extra length to allow reforming.
RichD
Rich,

Blackout wrote:
I have a pretty big old drill press that is missing the coil return
spring.
I've looked all over the net and have come up dry. If anybody on earth
knows
they probably read this newsgroup. Help me Obi Wan Kanobi, you're my
only
hope.


Thanks in advance for your time.

I believe the OP is *missing* the entire spring - therefore, no ends
to re-form. <G>
Ken.

That's exactly the situation. No spring, no housing, nothing at all. So far
I'm beginning to think that return springs grew on trees that are extinct
now.


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