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Old 03-14-2008, 05:43 AM
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Originally Posted by chicane View Post
Secondly... you DO NOT cool a spring in water. You only cool it in ambient air or you will drastically change the temper of the spring steel and they will end up to be useless when your done.
no no no, you do not cool a heated spring by dumping it in water. that would be horrible.
what i meant was before you even start cutting, keep the coil inside the water to make sure it doesnt heat up
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