Home Depot - here is a list of springs - can you tell me which will work?

[David Delaney]

Sorry about this long list, but I went to Home Depot and they had a bunch of Extension springs - so being dutiful I took down all of the info (in no particular order).

15/32 X 4.5 X.041
5.28 lbs  (capacity)

5/8 X 6.15 X .054
8.64 lb (capacity)

7/8 X 6 X .091

7/16 X 10-1/4 X .041
5.6 lbs  (capacity)

7/16 X 8.5 X .047
8.47 lbs  (capacity)

1/2 X 8.5 X .047
7.47 lbs  (capacity)

In the educated opinion of this board, are any of these going to be useable?  Thanks

[Charles King]

David may I ask which of cody's arm you are building?

[David Delaney]

Phase 1.
I know that Cody has specs in his book, so I am trying to find something close to those.  But since everyone here has more experience than I, I didn't want to buy springs from Home Depot that might be close, but not right.  Do you know what I am trying to say?  I guess I am just looking for confirmation...

[David Delaney]

Well, I have finally broken down and got a membership at Century Spring.  I have to wait a couple of days for it to work through the system.  I was wondering if the springs cost about $10.00 a piece?  It won't tell me prices until  Iam a member...

[Charles King]

Hey fellows. Can someone please reply to David's post. I'm sure there are many of you who have purchase these plans so please lend a hand here. Thanks.

[David Delaney]

Thanks Charles.

[Cedric Akins]

If there is a Lowe's hardware near you or located in your city you can find the exact springs there. But I have tried three different springs for other failed experiments. What I have found out is that the small springs you have mentioned will not work. The last set of springs I bought from Home Depot were their 95 lbs. springs.

[David Delaney]

Thanks for the info.  I did indeed go to Lowes and couldn't find the springs and even online at Lowes.com, I used the search box and couldn't find extension springs - I don't mind checking again, but a part number would be great to give the clerk.
I too am having difficulties with other kinds of springs like you mentioned - most of the time, they won't support the weight and are too small, like you said.

[Cedric Akins]

The number of the springs at Lowe's is CS-259. They come two to a pack. But like I mentioned about the Home Depot springs get the 90+lbs. springs. If you use those you will need to adjust for the larger spring diameter.

Good luck.

[David Delaney]

Thank you, that is great.  I will check at Lowes for those!

[David Delaney]

I phoned Lowes and they do not have a spring number CS-259 and it does not come up on the web, so I really don't know what to think now...in fact, on the web when I type in Springs at Lowes, it does not yield any results...

[David Delaney]

Me (again).
Does anyone have the SPRING package from Lowes to get the model number?  As you can see from my last post, when I phone 2 locations (I tried again), both as unfamiliar with the CS-259 number...it has been getting close to three years since I started this, I guess it was about time I finished, huh?

[Cedric Akins]

Well if the Lowe's nearest you does not carry them you should get them from Century Springs web site.

Good Luck.

[Roger Soden]

Try ACE hardware instead of lowes. Lowes doesnt carry them anymore.

ACE carries a large number of Century Springs here is a link to the C-259. I think these are the ones this thread was recomending,  though they dont seem to match ones cody recomends in his book.

http://www.acehardwaresuperstore.com/extension-spring-steel-p-44375.html?sort=3a&page=5

they are much cheaper than buying them directly from century. When I was pricing them century wanted $11 bucks for each spring!

I bought some springs that I am going to try out from the local tractor supply store.  But If they dont work I am ordering from ACE.

Good Luck with the springs

--Roger

[Joe Sanders]

Tractor Supply has Century springs