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Re: need source for long, weak compression springs

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Originally Posted by Ether View Post
For a spring? Yikes.


Piano wire is "spring steel". Any metal can be used for a spring as long as the deflection doesn't stress the steel beyond yield strength.

DIY: http://zedomax.com/blog/2009/12/01/m...-from-scratch/