need source for long, weak compression springs

[DavisDad]

Originally Posted by Ether

What kind of wire

Piano wire, coat hangars, MIG wire...

[Ether]

Originally Posted by DavisDad

coat hangars

For a spring? Yikes.

[mrnoble]

Thanks for the ideas, especially the shower caddy. I don't think we will custom "wind" springs, though; compression springs are extruded, I think.

[DavisDad]

Originally Posted by Ether

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/

[pfreivald]

Originally Posted by DavisDad

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.

I believe the "yikes" was for coat hangers.