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help picking out a spring from mcmaster
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:30 am
by JDP12
Hey all, well i need to buy a weaker spring from mcmaster, my local hardware store doesn't carry weak enough ones, but i have no idea how to pick one out. I need it to compress easily, obviously. It needs to have a diameter less than 1", preferably 15/16", and it has to be fairly long, I'd say... 3-4"...
can someone help me pick one out? I don't know how to by load pounds, i have no idea what those mean.
thanks,
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:21 am
by clide
Have you looked at the springs inside sprinkler heads? They are nice and soft and come in a variety of sizes. For long thin ones obviously look in the long thin sprinkler heads. You can unscrew most of the sprinkler heads and look at their spring in the store.
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:52 am
by JDP12
when you say sprinkler heads, do youmean the things you screw onto a hose and pull a handle to let the water out??? And some have adjustable sprays???
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:59 am
by Modderxtrordanare
No, by sprinkler head, he means the head to a sprinkler.
Like
this.
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 12:20 pm
by JDP12
ah. okay, thanks modderxtrordanare.
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 2:17 pm
by iknowmy3tables
did you try your local hardware store and toy with those springs
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 2:30 pm
by iPaintball
He said he couldn't find any at his hardware store...
Yeah, sprinkler head springs are perfect soft springs. What do you need it for?
