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Re: [Shop-talk] Leaf springs replaced - what to do with them?

To: "pethier7@gmail.com" <pethier7@gmail.com>, shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Leaf springs replaced - what to do with them?
From: Mark Watson <watsonm05@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2023 12:36:27 +0100 (CET)
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Phil,

That tool is pretty cool!  And to have a tool your father made is even cooler!

Now that I see it I can imagine times when I'd want it instead of one of the 
other prybars I already have.  

Do you have any idea how he made it?  I'm asking about how he bent it - the 
ends could be done by an angle grinder.  My first thought for bending it would 
be heat but that would take out the springiness, wouldn't it?

Thanks for sharing!

Mark
1956 Daimler Regency Mk II '104' patiently awaiting attention
1995 Buick Century - my 'modern' daily driver ;-)
2001 Ford E150 Traveler van with wheelchair lift - almost 80,000 miles - 
obviously we almost exclusively use it to transport our handicapped son - I'm 
more worried about this dying due to lack of driving than getting worn out
A couple of other transportation pods (2005 Toyota Corolla, 2007 Ford Fusion)

>     On 02/14/2023 7:56 PM Philip Ethier <pethier7@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > >                 Now I have a set of MG TF leaf springs that I removed 
> > > > and I do not know what to do with them.
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> > > >                 I suppose I could make knives or something...
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> >     >     I still have the wrecking bar my father made out of a car spring. 
> >  Probably in the 1940s or 1950s.  It is very useful for trim in houses and 
> > as a foot-lever for hanging doors.
> 
>     https://www.flickr.com/photos/pethier/52689555023
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> 
>     Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
>     1973 Triumph Stag LE22439UBW "uncle jack", Sapphire Blue
>     2004 Suburban 8.1, Sport Red
>     2005 Lotus Elise, Bordeaux Red Pearl - gone but not forgotten
>     2006 Gulf Stream Conquest Super C, 8.1, White
>     2011 Porsche Cayman 2.9 PDK
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   <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">Phil,</span>
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   <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">That tool is pretty 
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   <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">Now that I see it I 
can imagine times when I'd want it instead of one of the other prybars I 
already have.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>
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   <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">Do you have any idea 
how he made it?&nbsp; I'm asking about how he bent it - the ends could be done 
by an angle grinder.&nbsp; My first thought for bending it would be heat but 
that would take out the springiness, wouldn't it?</span>
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   <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">Thanks for 
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   <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">1956 Daimler Regency 
Mk II '104' patiently awaiting attention</span>
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  <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; 
color: #333333;" class="default-style">
   <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">1995 Buick Century - 
my 'modern' daily driver ;-)</span>
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  <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; 
color: #333333;" class="default-style">
   <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">2001 Ford E150 
Traveler van with wheelchair lift - almost 80,000 miles - obviously we almost 
exclusively use it to transport our handicapped son - I'm more worried about 
this dying due to lack of driving than getting worn out</span>
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  <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; 
color: #333333;" class="default-style">
   <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">A couple of other 
transportation pods (2005 Toyota Corolla, 2007 Ford Fusion)</span>
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              Now I have a set of MG TF leaf springs that I removed and I do 
not know&nbsp;what to do with them.
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      I still have the wrecking bar my father made out of a car spring.&nbsp; 
Probably in the 1940s or 1950s.&nbsp; It is very useful for trim in houses and 
as a foot-lever for hanging doors.
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             <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 
verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif; 
background-color: #efefef;">1973 Triumph Stag LE22439UBW "uncle jack", Sapphire 
Blue</span>
             <br style="color: #000000; font-family: 
verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif; 
background-color: #efefef;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 
verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif; 
background-color: #efefef;">2004 Suburban 8.1, Sport Red</span>
             <br style="color: #000000; font-family: 
verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif; 
background-color: #efefef;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 
verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif; 
background-color: #efefef;">2005 Lotus Elise, Bordeaux Red Pearl - gone but not 
forgotten</span>
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             <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 
verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif; 
background-color: #efefef;">2006 Gulf Stream Conquest Super C, 8.1, White</span>
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             <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 
verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif; 
background-color: #efefef;">2011 Porsche Cayman 2.9 PDK</span>
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             2017 Ford Fusion SE 2.0 Turbo, Oxford White
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