Leadscrew Cover Springs

[Richard Shute]

Does anyone know of a source of cover springs to go over a leadscrew,
I'd like to add them to my lathe but can't find any source. The wound
flat strip coil-spring type that I'm after used to be made by
Tensator, but these days they only make Post Office barriers and the
like, no 'engineering' production :-(
A few other people make the straight extension constant force springs
that Tensator also used to do, but no one seems to do the conical coil
springs.

Thanks
Richard

[david homer]

"Richard Shute" <sharkfa...@toucansurf.com> wrote in message
news:knp7f5dpub0aau6tn...@4ax.com...

Hi, there are a couple on the internet you could try, Spiroflex.com and
Henniguk.com, hope this helps
David

[Dick]

On Nov 6, 9:13 am, Richard Shute <sharkface.pi...@toucansurf.com>
wrote:

The following link will take you to a list of standard sizes but does
not show the cost. My 2007 catalogue shows N6236 the cheapest at
£25.79 and N6719 the most expensive at £168.38.

http://www.rino.co.uk/springs-leadscrew-guards-39-4-115mm-max-dia-over-guard.html

Dick Gays

[Lester Caine]

Dick wrote:
> On Nov 6, 9:13 am, Richard Shute <sharkface.pi...@toucansurf.com>
> wrote:
>> Does anyone know of a source of cover springs to go over a leadscrew,
>> I'd like to add them to my lathe but can't find any source. The wound
>> flat strip coil-spring type that I'm after used to be made by
>> Tensator, but these days they only make Post Office barriers and the
>> like, no 'engineering' production :-(
>> A few other people make the straight extension constant force springs
>> that Tensator also used to do, but no one seems to do the conical coil
>> springs.
>>

> The following link will take you to a list of standard sizes but does
> not show the cost. My 2007 catalogue shows N6236 the cheapest at
> �25.79 and N6719 the most expensive at �168.38.
>
> http://www.rino.co.uk/springs-leadscrew-guards-39-4-115mm-max-dia-over-guard.html

Well if you use the shopping basket it would seen they are giving them
away free ;)

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[Tony Jeffree]

On Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:49:39 +0000, Lester Caine <les...@lsces.co.uk>
wrote:

>Dick wrote:
>> On Nov 6, 9:13 am, Richard Shute <sharkface.pi...@toucansurf.com>
>> wrote:
>>> Does anyone know of a source of cover springs to go over a leadscrew,
>>> I'd like to add them to my lathe but can't find any source. The wound
>>> flat strip coil-spring type that I'm after used to be made by
>>> Tensator, but these days they only make Post Office barriers and the
>>> like, no 'engineering' production :-(
>>> A few other people make the straight extension constant force springs
>>> that Tensator also used to do, but no one seems to do the conical coil
>>> springs.
>>>
>> The following link will take you to a list of standard sizes but does
>> not show the cost. My 2007 catalogue shows N6236 the cheapest at
>> �25.79 and N6719 the most expensive at �168.38.
>>
>> http://www.rino.co.uk/springs-leadscrew-guards-39-4-115mm-max-dia-over-guard.html
>Well if you use the shopping basket it would seen they are giving them
>away free ;)

You didn't read the small print...:

"Please note: Where a price is shown as �0.00, item is Price on
application. Please contact sales for a quotation, minimum quantities
may apply."

Regards,
Tony

[Lester Caine]

Tony Jeffree wrote:
> On Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:49:39 +0000, Lester Caine <les...@lsces.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
>> Dick wrote:
>>> On Nov 6, 9:13 am, Richard Shute <sharkface.pi...@toucansurf.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Does anyone know of a source of cover springs to go over a leadscrew,
>>>> I'd like to add them to my lathe but can't find any source. The wound
>>>> flat strip coil-spring type that I'm after used to be made by
>>>> Tensator, but these days they only make Post Office barriers and the
>>>> like, no 'engineering' production :-(
>>>> A few other people make the straight extension constant force springs
>>>> that Tensator also used to do, but no one seems to do the conical coil
>>>> springs.
>>>>
>>> The following link will take you to a list of standard sizes but does
>>> not show the cost. My 2007 catalogue shows N6236 the cheapest at
>>> �25.79 and N6719 the most expensive at �168.38.
>>>
>>> http://www.rino.co.uk/springs-leadscrew-guards-39-4-115mm-max-dia-over-guard.html
>> Well if you use the shopping basket it would seen they are giving them
>> away free ;)
>
> You didn't read the small print...:

Do we ever ;)

> "Please note: Where a price is shown as �0.00, item is Price on
> application. Please contact sales for a quotation, minimum quantities
> may apply."

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[lemel_man]

Before you get one, wind the saddle towards the headstock as far as
you'll ever likely to go, then measure the space available for the fully
compressed spring. You might find there isn't enough room for it. I had
to remove the one fitted to my lathe for just this reason.

--
Regards, Gary Wooding
(To reply by email, change gug to goog in my address)

[Richard Shute]

On Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:39:19 +0000, lemel_man <bins...@guglemail.com>
wrote:

Thanks for all the leads chaps.

Richard