Click spring - make/buy/modify

[p2n]

Gone back to my Pinnacle to re-service and see if it was something I was doing to make all my movements run slow. Progress has been slow as I've not had much time (moving house). But been working on it tonight. It's almost back together but when I originally stripped it down I lost the ~@&^%^ click spring.

How can I get a replacement. I've got a bag of assorted springs but they are all almost right but not quite right enough. For a start - they are all round and the original was made from a flat piece of wire. Round won't stay put.

The original:

 

I've been trying to bend on of the shepherds crook springs to fit but I'm not dexterous enough - bloody things keep pinging off in all directions.

[jdrichard]

Gone back to my Pinnacle to re-service and see if it was something I was doing to make all my movements run slow. Progress has been slow as I've not had much time (moving house). But been working on it tonight. It's almost back together but when I originally stripped it down I lost the ~@&^%^ click spring.
How can I get a replacement. I've got a bag of assorted springs but they are all almost right but not quite right enough. For a start - they are all round and the original was made from a flat piece of wire. Round won't stay put.
The original:

 
I've been trying to bend on of the shepherds crook springs to fit but I'm not dexterous enough - bloody things keep pinging off in all directions.

Make a new one from a Guitar E string


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[p2n]

11 minutes ago, jdrichard said:

Make a new one from a Guitar E string

When you say "make one" - do you simply mean shape it, or will it need tempering?

Also part of the problem is the cross sectional shape, the original was flat, all the ones I have are round and they won't stay in place.

[Chopin]

You should be able to find one that fits correctly, eventually. Aren't these called shepherd's hook ? Cousins had some available.

[jdrichard]

When you say "make one" - do you simply mean shape it, or will it need tempering?
Also part of the problem is the cross sectional shape, the original was flat, all the ones I have are round and they won't stay in place.

I ment shape one. No tempering needed. I have made springs with guitar springs and they work B or E small string


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[p2n]

2 minutes ago, Chopin said:

Aren't these called shepherd's hook?

Believe so - bought a bag of them from roosters (or) cousins but none are quite the same. Most of the ones I bought are made from round wire - this was a rectangular wire.

3 minutes ago, jdrichard said:

I have made springs with guitar springs and they work B or E small string

Hmmm - many years ago when I had acne I tried to learn the guitar (didn't work - I'm tone deaf), and I still have (the guitar - not made of camphor wood though, plus) a load of old strings....

[jdrichard]

Hmmm - many years ago when I had acne I tried to learn the guitar (didn't work - I'm tone deaf), and I still have (the guitar - not made of camphor wood though, plus) a load of old strings....

Pr potential watch parts!


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[p2n]

Managed to get one that works but it's not very good (no pic as battery flat in camera).

The problem is the original was made from wire with a rectangular profile - all I can find is round wire so the spring doesn't stay in position. Does anyone know where I can find square/rectangular profile spring wire (in the UK)?