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Re: Need advise to soften a small tension spring. Jose Fernandez #329560 07/01/13 05:02 PM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 13,883 Likes: 19 Torrance, CA Chuck H Sidelock
Chuck H Sidelock Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 13,883 Likes: 19 Torrance, CA	Jose, Heat won't lower the spring rate. It will only soften the steel and allow it to take a different set (length). So, I recommend you don't heat it. Adding more coils (longer spring) in the finished spring lowers the spring rate. Also, thinning the wire or increasing the coil diameter will lower spring rate.

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Need advise to soften a small tension spring.	Jose Fernandez	07/01/13 06:39 PM
Re: Need advise to soften a small tension spring.	Chuck H	07/01/13 09:02 PM
Re: Need advise to soften a small tension spring.	John Farner	07/01/13 09:23 PM
Re: Need advise to soften a small tension spring.	Run With The Fox	07/01/13 11:22 PM
Re: Need advise to soften a small tension spring.	Rockdoc	07/02/13 02:26 AM
Re: Need advise to soften a small tension spring.	Kutter	07/02/13 06:54 AM
Re: Need advise to soften a small tension spring.	Jose Fernandez	07/02/13 03:10 PM

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