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Author:  Johnr [ Sat Nov 17, 2018 1:52 am ]
Post subject:  Trap door springs needed

Heavyweight style flat metal spring that twists inside of the "hinge" - need for both trap doors - thanks - john@dalt.us

Author:  Al Stangenberger [ Sun Nov 18, 2018 12:38 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Trap door springs needed

If these are just flat pieces of spring steel, you can probably get the material from McMaster-Carr.

I replaced such a spring (simply three lengths of spring steel) with three pieces of this (I had to cut them to length):

9074K194 Spring Tempered 1074/1075 Spring Steel, .125" Thick, 3/4" Wide, 4' Long

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