Comments on: Bad gripper spring, need a quick fix! http://vandercookpress.info/vanderblog/2009/11/bad-gripper-spring-need-a-quick-fix/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bad-gripper-spring-need-a-quick-fix A forum for all brands of flatbed cylinder proof presses Wed, 23 May 2012 01:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Katey Corrigan http://vandercookpress.info/vanderblog/2009/11/bad-gripper-spring-need-a-quick-fix/comment-page-1/#comment-2423 Katey Corrigan Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:26:37 +0000 http://vandercookpress.info/vanderblog/?p=2555#comment-2423 Thanks Paul. I fussed with it a while, the spring is definitely warped (wider in some places than other.) What ended up working for me (at least temporarily!) was I put a bit of steel wool in the hole and then put the spring over it, so it's essentially longer but it also seems to stay straighter. Thanks Paul. I fussed with it a while, the spring is definitely warped (wider in some places than other.) What ended up working for me (at least temporarily!) was I put a bit of steel wool in the hole and then put the spring over it, so it’s essentially longer but it also seems to stay straighter.

]]> By: Paul Moxon, Moderator http://vandercookpress.info/vanderblog/2009/11/bad-gripper-spring-need-a-quick-fix/comment-page-1/#comment-2417 Paul Moxon, Moderator Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:11:53 +0000 http://vandercookpress.info/vanderblog/?p=2555#comment-2417 It <em>is</em> a light gauge wire, but it sounds as if yours is a bit too long. You could clip a small amount off one end. If you cut too much you could stretch it out with two pairs of pliers. A spring with similar amount of tension will work even if it's slightly larger in diameter. Then you'll need to crimp one end to fit into the hole on the cam. Barring this, You should be able to find a comparable spring at a hardware store or even a big box. It is a light gauge wire, but it sounds as if yours is a bit too long. You could clip a small amount off one end. If you cut too much you could stretch it out with two pairs of pliers.

A spring with similar amount of tension will work even if it’s slightly larger in diameter. Then you’ll need to crimp one end to fit into the hole on the cam.

Barring this, You should be able to find a comparable spring at a hardware store or even a big box.

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