MAKING STEEL RINGS ON THE LATHE Tips

[@GAIS414]

Thanks Mr Pete. Your lessons are priceless. And the videos will be on the internet for all future generations to gather knowledge and wisdom.

[@springwoodcottage4248]

I made a torsional spring for my trailer locking mechanism by machining an arbour and using a screw to hold the wire, but the screw wasn't strong enough, so I drilled a cross hole. I fed the wire through the cross hole via a wooden guide in the tool post, turning the lathe by hand, moving the tool post by eye, no power, then cutting the spring off where it went into the cross hole. It worked magnificently and completely restored one of the fail safes on my trailer hitch. I had an enormous sense of achievement and delight with the job, smiling from ear to ear. Thank you for sharing this super useful information.

[@mrpete222]

Sounds like a good solution. I will be making a torsion spring in a future video. In fact I already did it a month A go. I have not published it yet

[@FabriDragon]

Nice. I used my lathe and a pvc pipe to wrap copper tubing and make a coil yesterday. Pro tip: when bending copper tubing, fill it with sand first and it won’t flatten around tight bends.

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@roysmith3198]

The Revenuer is making notes. Just kidding sounds like a good tip.

[@theonlybuzz1969]

You’re a great teacher Mr Pete, I could have only dream of learning this valuableł information that most youngsters these days would have passed you by.not taking much time to stop and watch your work, I think that you do an awesome job and I am grateful for what you have made, I wish You all the very best wishes for 2020 and beyond......Phil in the UK 🇬🇧

[@mrpete222]

Thank you very much for the kind words

[@theonlybuzz1969]

mrpete222 mr Pete, you’re more than welcome, I really enjoy watching your videos ......Phil

[@gestaltlabart]

In the last step, the bending, it is much better to close the rings first in the vice and after that rotate the open ends to match each other with the pliers. In that way you can compensate for the springback, by pushing a little more than closed.

[@CreaseysWorkshop]

If you google for spring mandrel calculator you can find a web page that lets you figure out what size mandrel you need in order to produce the desired diameter for any wire size.

[@andyZ3500s]

I am pretty sure that Machinery's Handbook has the charts also. Seen it somewhere. Must of been there.

[@PaulSteMarie]

You do need to know the alloy and temper, though. I don't know how much melt to melt variation there is in the material that you get; It's possible you would need to get test results for the specific melt.

[@aceroadholder2185]

Made lots of cooling coils for laboratory experiments using this technique. One trick to use when score marks on the material aren't allowed is to make two pinch blocks using nylon. The blocks are mounted in the tool holder and may be adjusted to put drag on the tubing. If the coil diameter and spacing have to be held closely, cutting a guide groove in the mandrel for the tubing can be helpful. There are formulas for figuring the mandrel diameter, but I found that trial and error was quicker and gave better results. If you are trying to hold +/-0.005" on the coil diameter the formula isn't going to get you close enough... it is a start, but you still end up having to sneak up on the correct diameter for the mandrel. Instead of a hole in the mandrel to anchor the tube a cross drilled threaded hole was used and then then the end of the tube could be clamped to the mandrel. As others have noted this makes controlling the tube easier and you can still get it off the mandrel without having to cut it. I think the largest coil I ever had to make was three 20ft. lengths of annealed stainless steel tubing, 3/4" diameter, that was butt welded into a 60ft. tube. Coil was 10" in diameter +/- 1/16". After making short test sections to get the mandrel diameter correct the tubing was laid out across the the shop and the coil was made in one shot on the lathe. Cheers from NC/USA

[@nickbedard1623]

I've come across your videos a few times now. Always a good lesson and you're helping a young guy get his machine shop running. Thanks Mr Pete and keep having fun

[@mrpete222]

👍👍

[@stevewilliams587]

Had to make thousands in 3/16" steel Sub Arc welding wire back in the day. Starting with a hole in your mandrel creates its own problem. How to get your coil off ! Doing it by hand (on production) we were able to start the bend. Then extract the wire out of the hole a bit and continue to wind the coil. This gave us a loop to nip off when we needed to remove the coil. We developed all sorts of slots welded to the mandrel to eliminate the problem. Also .. Not letting the loose end flick out but relaxing gently the winding pressure stops the spring back making the rings different sizes. We actually made some out of 1/2" round and square black mild steel by hand ( cold ) down to about 2 1/2" OD. Much easier if they were bigger OD.

[@longcaster]

Starting with a hole in your mandrel creates its own problem. How to get your coil off ! The fix is to split the mandrel, install the wire in the slot, then put the split end in the chuck with one jaw over the slot, then wind away. When finished loosen the chuck, pull out the mandrel and take the spring off.

[@MohammadAbouBasha]

that's so creative, I want to have life friends like you, it's always hard to find people who love their work and wants to be more and more creative, as you said most of people waste their time watching tv and doing nothing useful. Thumbs up

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@jameslezak8179]

You're right, Mr Pete! I enjoy my shop and tools. It has taken many years to gather my machines and tools, but it's been worth it. I'm retired now so I can start a larger project and finish it without having to wait for weekends and spare time. Usually a day and half with assembly, welding, and painting. Very enjoyable. I really enjoy your vids and wealth of knowledge put out here for zero $. I'd sure like to find one of those smaller shapers like you have. Really a larger one, but I'm getting challenged for floor space. Great job, and thanks again!

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@NBCRGraphicDesign]

And another door opens.... Making a gigantic wooden clothespin his been on my To-Do list for some time. The wooden part was easy. Now I have a starting point for the spring... Thanks!

[@mrpete222]

lol

[@cojones8518]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/n16zi2eHrpp5ZrM

[@daleburrell6273]

...GET A GRIP!!!

[@ront8270]

World book of Guinness records largest clothespin !!!! it would have to be thin wire so it could be a working clothespin ;)

[@stanervin6108]

Lyle's Rings 'n' Springs, LLC. Has a nice 'ring' to it!

[@danielabbey7726]

One of your most interesting videos ever! The next best thing to making things in your own shop is watching Mr. Pete videos.

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@chrishill6276]

Just did this back in june. Made a pile of rings from 25 mm to 75 mm to make ball for wifes bday. Did on lathe 26 rpm, 6 meter lengths of 1/4" mild steel fed by leather gloves onto mandril with hole drilled. Sure was a lot of fun but pretty dangerous. When you are approaching 70 danger is fun.ball was 400 mm. Had 180 rings in it

[@pjhalchemy]

That was Fun Mr. Pete, Thanks! Remember dad showing me this when I was a kid doing U-control model airplanes...much smaller wire

[@davidjames1007]

Always interesting thank you. Since I got a lathe and mill I haven't watched TV in years and enjoy my tools and workshop

[@mrpete222]

Congratulations on Kicking the TV habit

[@bettytherussiantortoise2808]

mrpete222 I only watch movies and KZbin on the tv spend the most time in my garage messing around but tanks to you my parents are getting a fancy looking barn build so me and my twin brother and our dad can make stuff and there is a big warehouse full of Bridgeport’s and other machines nearby the reason it needs to look fancy is that my mom doesn’t want it looking bad because we line in the suburbs.

[@1345medford]

@@mrpete222 Err, how is watching KZbin different than TV?

[@milantrcka121]

@@1345medford Contents!

[@joelandersson8504]

@@1345medford TV makes you stupid, KZbin makes you smart. Of course you have to choose the right channels, but since you are commenting here I guess you've got that sorted out. :)

[@isaacclark6749]

This video is just in time, my girlfriend has been dropping hints about a ring for a while now.

[@mrpete222]

Yes

[@murrayaforsman]

🤣🤣🤣

[@jacobpoucher]

Haha great comment, I bet she would love one of these!

[@emeltea33]

Make sure not to close it up too tightly. She won't even have to pierce her septum.

[@Midwest-FieldOps]

😂😂😂

[@tindoortailgator]

Oh, The Rings on the Bus go round and round - Thanks Lyle - Stay Safe, Stay Strong, God Bless

[@therealzilch]

As a bowmaker, I often have to do a similar procedure, but for a very different purpose. Modern violin bows usually have a silver winding around the stick near the end where it's held. I usually use my left hand as the lathe and my right as the feeder, but some people do it on lathes. Very nice stuff. Thanks for the good work. Cheers from sunny Vienna, Scott

[@mrpete222]

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[@braddeal6445]

Mr Pete. I made some springs on my Atlas lathe by keeping the power off and using a crescent wrench to turn the jaws by hand. Slow but works. Thank you for your fine videos

[@mrpete222]

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[@RalfyCustoms]

Absolutely incredible Thanks as always Mr Pete, I'm enjoying a couple of hours catching up on some of your videos, the magnification and lighting one, was very inspirational, even as a mid 50 year old, my eye's need plenty of help

[@mrpete222]

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[@desmondcantwell480]

I did this back at the high-school but never let the kids do this...in the south we called that the hay guys watch this moments. This is similar to what new armorists learn first, to make the rings for chainmail.

[@scottvincent7666]

Not sure what you’re getting at but experienced hands can often perform a “calculated risk” task much safer than inexperienced hands. Driving an automobile is a good example.

[@desmondcantwell480]

@@scottvincent7666 It is called risk assessment based on the knowledge of a machinist career that now spans 30 years with never a single injury because stupid ideas were never introduced to me. When I learned to drive I was 14 and was handed a truck so I could get to school and work and since then have never caused a single wreck, not even a fender bender. It is not always a matter of experience because if the person is taught properly from the start they know how to avoid the issues that could hurt or kill.

[@carygrant8796]

Scott Vincent p

[@ronaldjensen2948]

This is a way fancier setup than the battery-powered drill and 1x4 jig I used to make maille rings...

[@craigmonteforte1478]

Super Cool Mr. Pete as a child my Father had his shop in our basement and he gave me a section to set up my Slot Cars and Electric trains i often would “ tidy “ up his tools and Workbench including putting all the hardware in the correct storage containers for him for some reason i was always intrigued with Springs and their resistance to not losing their original shape of course i knew very little about Metalurgy as a kid more specifically changing the molecular structure through heat and cooling

[@mrpete222]

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[@anthonyedwards4423]

Hey Mr Pete. Liked this video a lot. When I need a dingy thingy I tack the end of the wire, up to 1/4”, to a mandrel with the wire vertical and use a knurling roll or smooth roll to follow at 1.2 times wire dia. From the mandrel in forward with reverse thread feed. Comes out great. Usually have a coil laying around the shop somewhere waiting to be cut into individual rings. The drawback to my method is pressure on the cross feed but it doesn’t pick up on the carriage like I notice your method doing. Never tried it with anything but mild steel. Any way I always enjoy hearing from someone a little my senior. Bless you.

[@mrpete222]

👍👍👍

[@boo2tall]

That reminds me that I need a new spring on my floor jack, now I know how to make it.

[@bobvines00]

Lyle, there is a table in "Machinery's Handbook" that tells what mandrel diameter to use for specific ring IDs. I _think_ it also gives a formula for "odd" sizes (my book is in my shop right now, otherwise I'd verify this before commenting). It, of course, applies to the _types_ of wire (i.e., the metal) that you are making the rings from, like music wire. I think the table is actually for making springs. I've never used a lathe to do this, but made ~30K rings for a maille shirt back in the late '80s. I used only the best material -- coat hangers! ;) I used a small bolt cutter to clip the rings from the coils.

[@mrpete222]

Yes, the table is for Springs. 30,000 rings, wow

[@bobvines00]

@@mrpete222 It took that many rings to "weave" a shirt. Back when I watched football, kinda, I spread an old towel on the coffee table and wove the shirt over _many_ hours. But I learned how to make rings quickly! ;)

[@ronaldcrowder404]

Wow you could use 1inch stock turn most down to 3/4 inch then drill a hole in the 1 inch area to push end in for more controlled anchor !! Love it !!

[@Blazer02LS]

Used to use an old clapped out lathe to make rings for chain maille assembly. Used 1/4 inch mandrel with a follow rest and wire guide with high tensile fence wire. They would spring back to just under 3/8" Worked real good.

[@mrpete222]

Awesome

[@carlwhite8225]

That is a really neat process, recently I was in Charleston S.C at a shipyard machine shop and they were making 1" steel springs for some purpose but the steel was almost cherry red. Thanks Mr Pete and I love your channel.

[@mrpete222]

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[@markharmon6392]

I remember back in 2003 I was deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom. I made a hand cranked ring maker for a friend who was a member of SCA, and wanted to make chain mail body armor from recycled coathangers. The rings turned out about 1/2" diameter, which my friend would "knit" together with two pairs of pliers while relaxing and watching movies in the evening. By the end of the deployment he had his chain mail shirt. Took thousands of those little rings, and probably hundreds of metal coathangers too! (We got our uniforms back from the contract laundry service on the coathangers). The ring maker was just a block of wood drilled through with about a 10mm scrap piece of rod bent in a crank shape and a slot cut in one end to put the wire through, and a nail for the wire to wind against. Very simple!

[@mrpete222]

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[@jerryrutherford965]

I have made coils this way before as spacers and such. It is very satisfying, but yes, you need to be sure your fingers are out of the way, eye protection is on, and don't stand in line with the tool holder. Other than that... not bad. Thank you for another great video!

[@roylucas1027]

Another interesting video. Who knew that making rings would be the topic of the day. Coffee and rings in the morning.

[@christurley391]

That takes me back. One of the first lathe jobs I ran was winding resistors from nichrome wire just like that. Thanks for the video.

[@PeterWMeek]

Bar-Z (ShadonHKW) has a video of winding heating elements from Kanthal A1 (another resistance alloy) for his HotShot360 ovens. (Talk about springback!)

[@ottomakers]

This is great, Mr. Pete at his best.

[@mrpete222]

😀

[@mikeking7470]

Might have worked better to "close" the ring first then straighten it with the wrench, that way you can work with the spring back not against it. My son, when he was 12-ish made a bunch of rings out of light wire for a chainmail project. In his bedroom, on the carpet. I am still finding bits of metal 20 years later.

[@123232ism]

Best advise....stay away from TV...Love it.

[@dannyl2598]

Thank you Mr Pete. Now I am going to have to come up with an excuse to do this. I'm glad you are having fun.

[@Just1GuyMetalworks]

Pretty cool! Also a testament as to how much you DON'T wanna get caught in a lathe! Didn't even break a sweat curling that .25" Thanks for the share! Very satisfying 👍😁👍

[@mrpete222]

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[@HardAssetsFTW]

Good job teaching some young bucks a few old tricks. 👍🏼

[@PauloSilva-ll4vs]

This is an interesting method to do spring and rings, thank you for share Mr. Pete

[@PeopleAlreadyDidThis]

Good to know how to make these, because the nearest Ace Hardware is now 30 minutes away and there’s not a True Value in the area. Enjoyed your company as always!

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@LAWAUTO]

I had made a lot of small springs this way for scale models . The heat your getting is most likely the pressure of the wire pushing upward in your mandrel. Music wire and (small) half-hard brass makes neat little springs. I check out a lot of your videos. If you want to see some of the models I built, look at the photos on my Facebook. I made many different metal mechanical custom projects. VERY FEW PEOPLE CARE OR KNOW HOW THINGS ARE MADE "OLD SCHOOL" I look at something that needs to be made , I DON'T ASK MYSELF IF I CAN DO IT, I ASK MYSELF HOW I CAN DO IT. Great vids, thanks for showing people. Lou Cuviello

[@The_Joker_]

“If you’ve never done this before, don’t. It’s dangerous” Respect sir. 👍

[@gavinmclaren9416]

I recall 25 years ago making tubing coils of 3/4 and 1 inch tubing using exactly the same method. We had a huge pipe lathe (the spindle hole would accommodate 6" pipe) and it would take three of us to do it. The tubing we used came in 40 foot lengths. We did this cold and there was minimal springback.

[@mrpete222]

Wow, that’s kind of scary

[@gavinmclaren9416]

@@mrpete222 it was, the first couple of times. But after that it was pretty routine. We would make coils for stock and then gradually use them up in fabrication. Then a couple of weeks later we would take a morning and make another 50 or so. Sometimes the coil pitch didn't line up with a leadscrew speed. So we would enlist another person and one of us would manually advance the carriage. That was a lot of work! Two or three coils and we would have to change off and have someone else on the handwheel. It took a little skill to advance it smoothly at the right pitch, but we had 10 or so guys who could do it very accurately.

[@dogpaw775]

brilliant! ., i've been beating myself up looking for a rear brake lever return spring for an old Triumph, they were all wound in the wrong direction or way too many coils to fit between the brake drum plate and the lever, Just what I wanted. Thanks.

[@myronmarcotte7072]

Strangely satisfying to watch,, thanks Pete

[@joeestes8114]

Awesome! I've never seen it done on a lathe before! I guess you could heat it red hot and quench it in a oil bath to temper it too!

[@toolbox-gua]

Always enjoying your class.

[@EvanLightner304]

Super cool. I asked my shop teacher in school once how to make a spring and I think he forgot about it lol

[@gabrielbonannoo]

This is a great video. it looks like an easy project too. It looks lke you can make so many things with this method too. We could make lock washers with a little heat treatment ( maybe without heat too) we can make split key-rings, we could make chain.

[@toddanonymous5295]

Another great video Mr Pete. I don't imagine they teach this in present day shop class as the students would likely use them as nose rings and ear lobe expanders.

[@mrpete222]

lol

[@34k5]

Loved it, thank you. Been adapting a taper attachment onto my 12x36 lathe - most fun I've had in 2 months.

[@mrpete222]

👍👍

[@CarlinComm]

Now you are ready for the next winter project, making chain mail armor! Keep up the good work, that was fun!

[@bwyseymail]

Nah, Mr. Pete is too old for that. Chain mail was made by children because only young eyes could see what they were doing. (Flat ends, hole punched, riveted) kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKW2k6Jsfd6pa9k

[@CarlinComm]

you may be right!

[@alexmclennan3011]

Dude, You've still got it.

[@scottsavage2141]

Awesome video Mr. Pete. I don't need any rings but now I have to try it.

[@edwardrieve6268]

Steel rings. Love it. Women's purses hold the weight of the world, but they lack the strength. For my wife's purses I used to remove the "rings" between the body and strap and insert metal tubes into the leather parts of the strap and body and then install new rings such as made here to reattach. Think of Hermione at the end of Harry Potter series and all of the stuff that came out of he purse (like multi room tents .) Those little rings such as made here could attach a purse strap to a bag and hold the weight of the world.

[@mrpete222]

Yes, many of my wife’s purses fell apart

[@Tryin2FlyII]

mrpete it has been some time since I have been able to watch all your videos (Sure did miss ya my friend!!!) Well I am back now and I have to say that there is something EXTREMELY SATISFYING in watching this video!!!! Lol not to mention it is a good way to make small landing gear for model planes and as ALWAYS TWO THUMBS UP Sir! and Thank you for posting!!!! btw I am off to catch up on watching all your WONDERFUL videos that I missed !!!

[@mrpete222]

Welcome back

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

Very nice results. Thanks for the video.

[@kevinkoepke8311]

My dad needs brass rings of a certain size to make some of his toys he sells. He can't find size he needs. He has a 10" atlas lathe. I'll email this to him. You showed a Lufkin micrometer at the end. I have a set, 1, 2 and 3 inch still in their individual pristine boxes. Thanks my Friend!

[@daleburrell6273]

...remember: it's a lot better if the lathe has a clutch!!

[@mrpete222]

👍👍👍

[@kevinkoepke8311]

@@daleburrell6273 thanks Dale. But it does have an eccentric pulley lever

[@Donorcyclist]

Great tip, Mr.Pete! That really is fun to watch. Great for making torsion springs.

[@zippymcfearson2776]

Great job Mr. Pete ! ! ! Those nice large welded heavy rings are great for cinching ropes good and tight. I even use them with pairs of ratchet straps. You can really hold something where you want it with a little practice. I never tried making them myself, but I do have a welder and an old garage door spring laying around somewhere..........

[@daleburrell6273]

...you have a garage door spring somewhere?! Isn't that a bit of a stretch?! (get it? get it? get it? snucker-snucker-snucker-snucker!!)

[@bobcollins3762]

Mr Pete amazes me again!!! Great video!!!

[@jcfontanive]

I'm going to try to watch all 1200 videos in a row

[@mrpete222]

Good luck, you are a brave man. That’s never been done before even by me.

[@MartsGarage]

Thanks Mr Pete that was interesting.

[@mamllc]

The Stanley #2 is my favorite. Have a couple of them, use them almost every day, weekends included. I don't watch TV.

[@richardgalli7262]

Very instructional a fella could make his own chain.

[@PeterWMeek]

I bet those music wire torsion springs were exciting to make. I've made music wire springs with a homemade winder with up to 0.040" or 0.050" wire, but those looked MUCH larger. I hope to see your technique in a future video.

[@larryshaw6517]

Well I'm glad you've made the decision to stay in Illinois, at the same time I hope you get a chance to do a little traveling so you can come down to Pensacola for a day or two to visit. At any rate stay safe and healthy, don't forget to buy more stuff just to aggravate the neighbors.

[@mrpete222]

Yes

[@roysmith3198]

I was born on NAS Pcola 1967. MrPete has been here before and showed the Air Museum on one of his videos.

[@priority2]

Loved this video sir! I have fun every time I enter my little shop. I also have fun learning from you. You’re such an excellent teacher❤️

[@RRINTHESHOP]

Great Demo on the wire coiling. Next 1/2" Stainless.

[@mrpete222]

lol

[@johnvanantwerp2791]

Those torsion springs are perfect for making landing gear for model airplaines. Thanks!

[@normsweet1710]

If I had a lathe I’d pitch my tv.............. no I couldn’t; I watch these videos from my phone cast to my tv 😃👍. Thanks Mr Pete, good stuff to know .......... just because 🤔😉😷

[@mrpete222]

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[@tced2858]

I have wound up 3/8 SS rings in a similar fashion on a 19" lathe , I would weld the bar to a piece of 1" pipe or what ever size ring you want then putting a block of wood on the ways , I would pinch the bar against the block and wind it up...made quite a few guys take a step back when watching me set it up and get ready to wind up a few rings out of an 8 ft bar...lol

[@mrpete222]

lol

[@bengunn3698]

Old Tubal Cain was a man of might , in the days when the earth was young,,,,,,

[@mrpete222]

Yes

[@mikethomas6408]

This is a true story and no word of a lie. My sister was in aTech Studies class at high school and was turning something on the lathe. She must of leant over the spinning chuck, it grabbed her shirt, ripped it open and tore her bras off much to the delight of her class mates. If it wasn't my sister I'd have said God I wish I'd seen that.

[@mrpete222]

Wow, that’s quite a story

[@bcbloc02]

Those grinder spring coils look professional.

[@mrpete222]

That’s because you and I are professional, LOL

[@warlockcommandcenter]

At work we had a hand powered spring winder from Mc master Carr it worked ok for what we needed but it was a mix of cast iron steel mandrel and a cast iron frame.

[@mrpete222]

👍

[@merlin357]

That was interesting, thanks. I had seen the spring making before but hadn't thought about how you could also then make rings

[@PaulSteMarie]

I an tickled pink to see that hacksaw seeing good honest use in your hands!!

[@j-schnab6338]

Thank you Mr. Pete!!! What thin saw would you recommend for cutting a coil of Stainless steel 14 awg 5/16ths jump rings? It has to be a thin cut if I'm going to close them properly.

[@pusanghalaw]

with the same lathe, could one make those springs that hold garden shears and wire cutters open?

[@georgelequin5070]

Really fun video Mr. Pete!👍👍

[@gkeyman565]

Fun making rings from springs, what an idea!!!

[@saturdaydelivery]

I use broken garage door springs for this on occasion.

[@Loocianum]

Thanks for share knowledge Mr. Pete.

[@dianogle5208]

i made about a million rings for my grandson's chain male shirt. He wore it to school once, but it was a mite heavy !

[@mrpete222]

lol

[@stephenkent8903]

mrpete222 I was given an antique screw jack and the end of the small gear which makes the jack go up and down had a ring on the end where you put the handle to turn the gear. It looked as if it was meant to keep a metal bushing in which takes up the slop of the shaft. Have you ever seen that before?

[@mrpete222]

Have not

[@donaldsherman7905]

Haha I had to laugh about your comment about enjoy your tools, machines, shop, and avoid tv and all that nonsense! AMEN Brother! I canceled tv and enjoy my shop too.

[@mrpete222]

Yes

[@mhoover]

Looks like a good start on a nice suit or chain mail.

[@robertmatel8136]

Anyone else amused by Mr. Pete using an asian tool holder on an aloris tool post ? Big grin here! GO Mr Pete!!

[@boots7859]

I don't need to make one of these now, however what if you used a nut and long threaded bolt? Weld a small stud on the lower side of the bolt and drill a hole though it. Put the bolt in the vise, and run the wire through the stud hole. Then simple use a ratchet or wrench to tighten the bolt? You could then crank it down to align the loops straight up and down? Might or might not work, however gotta be something like that when they make springs, right?

[@martineastburn3679]

You can make a short decorative chain. Tig or Mig weld together and hang a plant or something.

[@dianogle5208]

to cut the rings you can make an easy guide out of wood and saw the whole roll apart on the band saw. Drill a hole near an edge of a board big enough for the roll to fall into and then run the wood and steel into the band saw until you have a cut through all the rings. The guide keeps your fingers away from danger and makes a clean cut.

[@mrpete222]

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[@seekingtko3146]

All you need is a Merry Go Round loaded up with rings.. Brass rings were Preferable and if you found one you got a free ride ..these rings are about the same size as the rings from the 50's era

[@kevinzucco8358]

Informative video thanks for sharing. At work we use the same technique for making copper induction coils. Nice hacksaw.....I work for Lenox tools👍

[@mrpete222]

That is one of the high tension hacksaw’s, I love it. Their blades are great also

[@kevinzucco8358]

@@mrpete222 good feedback👍

[@aerogfs]

You may trade those 100 pounds stainless for three hit and miss engines.. and maybe even have enough for a third shaper... that would be awesome

[@ront8270]

We had a guy in Toledo that would make you any size spring ....he took ( let’s say 3/4 stock) make it any schedule (thickness) by drilling it and then turn it on the lathe....hit miss spring of any size

[@mrpete222]

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[@bentontool]

GREAT VIDEO! I would love to see a video on spring winding. I have various "spring winder" mechanisms designed to be used on a lathe... hand-held but designed for lighter gauge wire only. I hope you have one. If not, let me know and I will try to find a spare to send you (I know I have a spare... finding it is the hard part). I have amassed a huge supply of various springs because they come in so handy for repairs. I always save them before discarding broken items (including spray bottle and pump mechanisms on soap dispensers). P.S. "stay away from television and other nonsense in life"... words to live by...

[@mrpete222]

I have a couple of those spring winders

[@llapmsp]

Very interesting video. I really enjoyed the subject. Thanks and stay safe.

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@RANDALLOLOGY]

I was thinking while watching this, One could do the same process, but have the lateral speed faster to create a spring. 👍