Post by Admin on Oct 13, 2021 12:48:20 GMT -7
Apr 8, 2020 6:34:02 GMT -7 @ericd said:
Apr 7, 2020 17:35:42 GMT -7 @oregon said:
I seem to bust springs more frequently than most. My orignial loto came screwed to a board wo and dowel. second wasn't even on a board. I've tried to duplicate the factory setup, but never seemed satisfactory. I just printed a piece that has a notch every 8th inch for 1/4" dowels. seems to work fine, but I still seem to bust springs. right at the back near the bolt hole.
I just drilled some spent sawsall blades the other day, going to see if they work instead of keeping on buying springs...
here's the cad...
I use the short broken spring piece as a load spreading washer to prevent future spring breakage. So far haven't broken any since.
Yes, they do break at the edge of the small bolt's washer at the frame end without it.
I also made plastic spacers out of a windshield washer fluid jug for between the springs since they wear on each other near the dowel.
It may seem double in the pic since it's moving, but it's 2 springs, one plastic between them, and the broken spring end.
