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

[Jim Franklin]

Having launched a few stubborn nails into orbit over the years, I'd like *less* spring in my pry bars, not more :-)

jim

> On Feb 15, 2023, at 6:36 AM, Mark Watson <watsonm05 at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> 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:
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> Now I have a set of MG TF leaf springs that I removed and I do not know what to do with them.
>>> 
>>> I suppose I could make knives or something...
>> 
>> 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 <https://www.flickr.com/photos/pethier/52689555023> 
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>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA 
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