22 Military Conv parts

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Originally Posted by John Sabato

Try McMaster-Carr for the springs... they stock lots of different types that might serve as your raw stock for fabrication.

If you have a lathe, you can wind your own springs from musical instrument wire like guitar strings...

Thanks, John,

McM C is a good potential source, hadn't tried them yet.

Unfortunately, my lathe does not have anything other than a hand-operated advance. It's an old Hamilton, designed for high school shop classes, with nothing automatic on it, only about 4' swing and maybe 14" bed/travel. It's cranky but cam be coaxed into precision. I have a buddy with a lathe which might do the job. These are tiny springs we're talking about!