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

Mark Watson watsonm05 at comcast.net
Wed Feb 15 04:36:27 MST 2023


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 at 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.
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>     https://www.flickr.com/photos/pethier/52689555023
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