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1. [Shop-talk] weakening a spring (score: 1): Author: Ron Horwitz <ronglue@yahoo.com>; Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:08:33 -0700 (PDT); Have a project that requires something like a clothespin to hold two delicate pieces of fabric together. I'd like to weaken the spring on the clothespin a bit. I know that I can just force the jaws o; /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00206.html (7,298 bytes)
2. Re: [Shop-talk] weakening a spring (score: 1): Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>; Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 20:17:57 -0400 (EDT); I can't imagine that clothespin springs are all that uniform from the factory... Why not just make a spring force meter (two pieces of something with a pivot like a scissors, with a spring on one en; /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00207.html (7,801 bytes)
3. Re: [Shop-talk] weakening a spring (score: 1): Author: "Brian C. Kennedy" <kennedybc@comcast.net>; Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 20:17:30 -0400; Ron, try wrapping a rubber band around the clothes pin. Size, number of wraps and location on the clothes pin should give you lots of control. You should be able to repeat it fairly well on the other; /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00208.html (8,054 bytes)
4. Re: [Shop-talk] weakening a spring (score: 1): Author: crothfuss@coastalnet.com; Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:33:39 -0700 (GMT-07:00); Try taking a few strokes with a file on the exposed coils. by reducing the wire diameter, it oughto reduce the tension. Generally I can do this by running the entire length of a spring against a bel; /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00212.html (6,817 bytes)

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