Argh!!! I broke my tension spring
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Piano wire or music wire is what most spring winder type people use. Then you "stress relieve" the metal after shaping it in the oven. DH is napping (why I'm not after 22 hours of driving and 12 hours of teaching over the last 3.5 days, I have no idea!) but when he gets up, I'll ask him for his links. He did a spring for a 115 and for my FW table.
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Yay! I fixed it. I got the part from a repair shop and the guy was so rude. I always tell my kids that its not what you say but how you say it. I won't be going back in there ever again. But anyway, I got my hands on one of the repair books from the early 1900's and was able to get it fixed by myself. It sews so beautifully now.
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Yay! I fixed it. I got the part from a repair shop and the guy was so rude. I always tell my kids that its not what you say but how you say it. I won't be going back in there ever again. But anyway, I got my hands on one of the repair books from the early 1900's and was able to get it fixed by myself. It sews so beautifully now.
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