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

[old dirtbeard]

Thank you Tom,

Yes, I was talking about the blue recycling bin.

I had not thought about a scrap yard.

I just checked and scrap steel looks like it is about $0.04/pound. I did
not weigh them yet, but it could be two or three dollars, as you say, beer
money.

But it might take me that much in gas money driving to the scrap yard to
get the beer money. But then at least I could say I turned gas into
beer...  :-)

best,

doug

On Mon, Feb 13, 2023 at 4:37 AM Tom Coradeschi <tjcora at icloud.com> wrote:

> What is this “recycling bin” that you refer to? If it is the blue plastic
> bin which beer bottles go into, and you pay someone to empty for you, I
> would suggest that you get yourself another bin, which gets filled with
> metal scrap, and which you take to the scrap yard on an as needed basis, at
> which point, your scrap turns into beer money.
>
> Long winded way of saying take them to the scrap yard.
>
> Tom Coradeschi
> tjcora at icloud.com
>
> On Feb 12, 2023, at 10:42 PM, old dirtbeard <dirtbeard at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 
> Hi guys,
>
> I just replaced the rear leaf road springs on my 1954 MG TF, and they are
> working well with new urethane bushings, etc. Handles and rides great now!
> What a difference from the old sagging springs and the perished rubber
> bushings! Not a bad job to do, either. Fortunately I have a four post lift,
> some air jacks and a sliding center panel on the lift so all of the work
> was done standing with a good headlight shining on the underside of the car.
>
> That is not the  problem/question, however.
>
> Now I have a set of MG TF leaf springs that I removed and I do not
> know what to do with them.
>
> I can stack them in the corner of the garage, but I doubt that I would
> ever use them again.
>
> I always can just toss them in the recycling hopper, but I wondered if any
> of you figured out some good "second life" for the spring steel there?
>
> I suppose I could make knives or something...
>
> I thought about taking them apart and saving a few of the longer leaves
> for potential future welding projects, etc.
>
> I cannot foresee ever trying to rebuild and reuse them when the new ones
> are reasonably priced and available.
>
> I just sort of hate dumping some 69 year old MG leaf springs in the
> recycling bin...
>
> --
> Best,
>
> Doug
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-- 
Best,

Doug
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