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Re: Mainspring narrowing
Reply #15 - Jul 9th, 2021 at 11:34am
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If the spring gets too hot to handle, its still well below the temp needed to ruin it. It would have to get to about 550 degrees to re temper.
  
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Re: Mainspring narrowing
Reply #16 - Jul 9th, 2021 at 12:38pm
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Packet wrote on Jul 9th, 2021 at 11:34am:
If the spring gets too hot to handle, its still well below the temp needed to ruin it. It would have to get to about 550 degrees to re temper. 


Yes, but my theory has always been not to press things when it comes to hardened springs. Better safe than sorry.
  
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