I had to go to the hardware today to get the stuff to fix a leaking faucet.
When I got the repair kit for my Peerless/Delta faucet I noticed that they still put both types of springs in the pak. All of the new faucets use the short tapered springs where the old(and I mean really old) style uses a straight coil spring that looks to just about perfect for 1/25 cars and trucks. If you know a plumber, they may have several pair of these springs you could whine for. But the whole repair kit was only $1.59
PS the best part is they are made of Stainless Steel so they will look good for a long time to come.
Free(almost) coil springs!
Started by camaroman, Mar 22 2006 06:30 PM
3 replies to this topic
#1
Posted 22 March 2006 - 06:30 PM
#2
Posted 26 March 2006 - 04:52 PM
Do you have a pic of these springs?
#3
Posted 26 March 2006 - 05:38 PM
I'll try to post pics later.
#4
Posted 11 May 2006 - 06:30 AM
Hardware stores (if you can still find one) carry spring assortments that they'll let you paw through. And they're cheap too. You can sometimes get a longer one and make 2 out of it. Also look at ball point pens, many have perfect model car springs in them.
Bob
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