DIY - material to make spring ?

[swee'pea99]

The spring out of an old brake mech?

 

[swee'pea99]

Or out of a mouse trap? They're strong as anything.

 

[classic33]

View attachment 105792 Could you cobble something out of some cut up Terry clips?

Half of one!

 

[Profpointy]

a block of rubber cut to size

 

[slowmotion]

a block of rubber cut to size

One of those rubber foam sanding blocks?

 

[Profpointy]

One of those rubber foam sanding blocks?

I had in mind hard rubber - something like a rubber (eraser) maybe? Cut it to size, then perhaps cut a few cut-outs in it if it's not bendy enough - place between the leaves of the copper (so say) spring you now have.

EDIT - I should add, this is not something I've tried, but certainly worth a try. I have quite a good track record for imaginative bodgery

 

[classic33]

One of those rubber foam sanding blocks?

Grease/oil would render it useless

 

[Profpointy]

Grease/oil would render it useless

what about the rubber they make grease and oil seals out of ?

 

[classic33]

what about the rubber they make grease and oil seals out of ?

Compression fittings though. The rubber in the block isn't made to take grease/oil, it would just harden, over a very short space of time,

 

[Profpointy]

Compression fittings though. The rubber in the block isn't made to take grease/oil, it would just harden, over a very short space of time,

well I don't know about sanding block rubber (but assuming we're not talking about the stuff with embedded grit in it for other reasons), but rubber pipes often used as petrol pipes, and engine breather pipes (which get very oily) - and other stuff like that. I know oil traditionally causes rubber to perish, but some types of rubber are clearly OK

 

[slowmotion]

well I don't know about sanding block rubber (but assuming we're not talking about the stuff with embedded grit in it for other reasons), but rubber pipes often used as petrol pipes, and engine breather pipes (which get very oily) - and other stuff like that. I know oil traditionally causes rubber to perish, but some types of rubber are clearly OK

Oil seals for rotating shafts are often made from Nitrile rubber....
http://www.wychbearings.co.uk/w10005025-r21-nbr_oil_seal.html?gclid=CNObxJ7pqcgCFSYUwwodW2EJPg
O-rings are often nitrile as well.

 

[raleighnut]

I'd use a couple of hair grips tweaked apart so the springiness works the other way and they locate on the peg.

 

[classic33]

Two best ones, in my opinion, have been given.

Drill holes opposite the end of the U shaped legs, fit 2 screws as long as possible without fouling the mortice, source 2 round coil springs to fit over the screws, last another hundred years.

View attachment 105792 Could you cobble something out of some cut up Terry clips?

 

[Gatters]

bend a bicycle spoke to fashion a spring?

 

[theclaud]

[QUOTE 3937280, member: 9609"]@theclaud --- there you go, you should never bin these things off.[/QUOTE]
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