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08-30-2006, 02:55 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: between heaven and hell.
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|  Leaf spring material I'm going to be making some leaf springs on a project I've been planning for a while. Well I've looked for straps from places like Lowes, Homedepot and things like that but they rarely use them any more (they now use nylon). I also Tried at the lawnmower repair type of places for coils although I found one about a month and a half ago it was difficult to get. since it was so difficult I continued to look for material to make my own leafs with.. Well to make a long story longer. I found a place that has just what we need. Harbor Frieght  I was there today to pick up some JB weld and other items and came across this; kinda hidden within everything else hanging up. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=92515 They are light weight and should allow for some good flex and there is enough to double them up if you need more support. At $4.99 not a bad deal. |
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08-30-2006, 07:45 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement
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| Do you think those will hold their shape well enough? |
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08-30-2006, 08:14 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: between heaven and hell.
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| I will try them out soon enough and let everyone see. + |
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08-30-2006, 08:15 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Nor Cal
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| X2 Yeah mine bend very easily and they are the juggy's Only one way to find out Try and let us know and maybe i'll buy some too |
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08-30-2006, 08:21 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Snover, MI
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| i cant wait to see how they turn out,cant wait to see how they turn out! i just pulled some coils from an old engine, still not sure if i want to make some springs up yet, i think i will for another chassis i have. |
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08-30-2006, 08:24 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Spring,TX
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| hi i might have go to harbor freight |
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08-30-2006, 08:33 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Home of the ORIGINAL Terminator chassis
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| I haven't seen those particular ties, but I think you're going to want to use something that's made to spring back into shape. Those may end up being too flexible but at $4.99 they're worth a try though. I'd start at www.mcmaster.com and purchase some spring steel. |
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08-31-2006, 11:40 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: between heaven and hell.
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| They are thin. But what I was thinking is for a "scale" rig you usually have more than one leaf. Correct. So that is what I was thinking of doing with these and should look sweet to, exspecially if I powder coat them black after there stacked. Maybe I'll make a pair to send to someone to test since I'm really far from even starting my scale rig. Just need to get the lenght and height I need them to be. |
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08-31-2006, 11:43 AM
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| It's a setup!   Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The Crawler State
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| I think the main thing is that they aren't SPRING STEEL, and therefore won't have the properties of a spring. |
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08-31-2006, 12:34 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: between heaven and hell.
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| I see what your saying. They do actually feel springy but only one way to find out.. Try it, Test it, then test it more.. |
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08-31-2006, 05:50 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kennewick
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| I saw those but never thought about that! Good idea! |
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08-31-2006, 09:51 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North GA
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| I've got a bunch of actual spring steel laying around here if you're interested...I collected it for my scale project, but I never got around to really starting it. If you want any, I can cut it up the next time I am home and send it to you. |
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09-01-2006, 09:48 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: between heaven and hell.
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| I actually have some but thanks for the offer. I just found this and thought it could help others out and thought I would test it out soon. Actually sooner than later than I origonally thought. |
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09-01-2006, 07:35 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Saginaw
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| I doubt they will have enough memory to really hold thier shape. BUT - since they are thin and flexible, perhaps you can use a single Jugg spring and use these for extra leafs in the stack - just for asthetic purposes. |
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09-01-2006, 08:24 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Cincinnati Ohio
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| I saw those at harbor frieght when I was looking for materials to make leafs. They are too thin, you'd have to stack too many of them they arent spring steel What I found to be the perfect material (hopefully, havent used it yet) Is the recoil spring out of a pull start. You can snag them from an old lawn mower engine. The one I have is about 1/4" wide, and a good spring steel. You could probably get them for free at a lawn mower repair shop. |
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09-01-2006, 09:29 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Vegas
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| What about the coils used in a pull start for a nitro motor? Just a thought.... |
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09-01-2006, 09:32 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Longmont, CO
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| Good idea, also maybe mower start return springs... |
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09-01-2006, 09:39 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Roy/Eatonville, WA
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09-01-2006, 10:02 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North GA
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| Yup...tried a nitro motor coil...way too narrow and thin. They get bent out of shape easy. The best I have used is the coil off of an old gokart engine. Probably be the same as a mover coil.  |
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09-01-2006, 11:16 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: between heaven and hell.
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| That's what I found about a month ago is the return spring from a lawnmore. I have enought to do about 20 rigs it seems. If they're to thin then, and won't hold the shape do you think a shorter stiffer spring in a stack would help it keep their shape? Giving it more flex? Kinda like the helper springs that you can get? Just thinking out loud. |
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