TNHillbilly
45 Cal.
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Made 2 springs for newly made wheellock. The cock spring-a fairly heavy spring turned out o.k. The main spring, not so good-it has bent enough to affect the wheel's spin, this is my second attempt. I guess, because of its strange configuration, it hasn't held-differnt temper right. Usually, I use a 1/8th piece of steel on the kitchen stove and watch the color change-usually works well. I read somewhere about using a 'lead bath'. Do you have technique for big mainsprings?