Originally Posted by
Maillemaker
Anyway more than you probably wanted to know about heat treatment but there it is.
Steve
I appreciate the knowledge, but my problem is retaining it for later use. The real question in my mind is can that or any other heavy spring be lightened in such a way as to reduce the force it takes to flex it without stressing it to the point of failure? Does that take grinding or heating or several steps of each?
I have a Remington Rolling Block with an extremely heavy main spring that needs some magic.
Bob Anderson
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Company C, 1st Michigan Volunteer Infantry
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