Where can I get...

[yeoman]

Hi all,

I'm looking for some spring steel. Not just springy steel, or steel that's tempered to be a little elastic, but ridgey-didge spring steel, ala leaf spring. However, I only want about 4mm thick.

I know where I can get 5mm, but that's just that little bit too thick, and requires all that much more grinding.

I'm after barstock about 50mm wide or more and 1200-1300mm long.

Oh yeah, just to bge really picky, somewhere in Melbourne would be just gravy too.

Don't worry, I have googled and let my fingers do the walking, but there's very little that I can find.

Cheers,

Dave

[GrahameA]

Dave

Way back when I did once use a spring out of a B&D Roll-A-Door. One heating to get it soft and then another to re-temper it.

If you are thinking of a blade there is someone in Adelaide I think who gets blades profile cut and I think the place that does them is in Melbourne.

Will do a bit of a search.

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Found it
http://members.iinet.net.au/~bill/laser.html
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Depending upon what you are after have a chat to Alex he can probably help you.

http://www.frojel.com/members/talerwin/index.htm

[robmoore]

[quote="yeoman"]Hi all,

I'm looking for some spring steel. Not just springy steel, or steel that's tempered to be a little elastic, but ridgey-didge spring steel, ala leaf spring. However, I only want about 4mm thick.

Cheers,

Dave[/quote]

It is possible you might find what you want at some automotive wrecking yard - they should still have some vehicles with leaf springs - or in Melbourne, there should be some spring specialists who service the automotive industry by making and/or resetting automotive springs.

Keith Spencer at Knives Australia (http://www.knivesaustralia.com.au/supplies.html ) used to supply various carbon steels including some spring steels. They no longer have them listed but you could see if he can direct you to some suitable supplier.

[Crowcreek2]

Hi, try talking to Bohler or Sandvik steel sales on Greens Rd in'Dandy'

They sell stock steel bar which should suit your needs.

Cheers.

[Nephew]

There's a magazine called 'Knives Australia" at newsagents. You'll find all you need in it.

[perry]

http://www.knivesaustralia.com.au Make you drool . If that link does not work just Google Australian Knife Collectors I'm sure you will navigate to the goodies . regards Perry