ferretman Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 hi guys acquired an old leaf spring from an ambulance today ,read it is good stuff for knives ,but anybody else have any ideas ,its at least 4feet long and half an inch thick at its widest point ,and i have three of them cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 hot cuts, punches, chisels, guillotine tools, nail headers, bolster plates, swages, shear blades, fullers, tongs, scrolling wrenches, twisting bars, axes,etc anything that needs to be tough and hard(ish) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretman Posted April 26, 2013 Author Share Posted April 26, 2013 wow cheers john best get busy and see what i can come up with ,oh i forgot to say it came from an ambulance station workshop skip ,only had to ask and the guy said help yourself .it was full of leaf springs drum bakes ,brake discs ,wishbones drive shafts and other bits and bobs ,might be an idea for others to ask at their local station im sure every town has one , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Evans Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 hot cuts, punches, chisels, guillotine tools, nail headers, bolster plates, swages, shear blades, fullers, tongs, scrolling wrenches, twisting bars, axes,etc anything that needs to be tough and hard(ish) Pretty well what he said! The only things, apart from John's list, that I have used them for is punch plates (female dies) for sheet metal under the fly press, and amazingly as springs! One for a leg vice and one for the return spring on one of the iterations of my foot hammer. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Evans Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 I forgot one. The eye end makes an almost instant froe for a green woodworker. I made up two or three when the greenwood craze took off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 "Old" is not as good as "new" as an old leafspring may have fatigue issues; why I suggest finding a place that does lifts or lowers and get the new springs they take off and toss. Also that is a pretty heavy piece of metal to heat and beat, you might do better looking for one thinner and reserving that for things that need the heavier steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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