1960 Leaf Spring Restoration
I am making progress on "manufacturing" the liners that go between the leaves. I am using instructions from a Spring 1980 Restorer article that is part of the NCRS 1958-1960 DVD. The instructions call for making the metal clips that crimp onto the ends of the liners with six tiny teeth. I manufactured 9 of the clips with teeth, but not happy with the crude finish (see photo below). Ken Grosslight stated that the clips on his 1957 liners do not have teeth, but the ends of the clips are bent at 90 degrees and then crimped into the liner. I plan to scrap the clips with teeth and go with Ken's original design. If anyone else has seen original clips with tiny teeth for crimping, let me know.
Also attached a photo of the 3 liners that have been "cooked" in paraffin and need the end clips to be complete. The only problem I ran into while cooking the liners in hot paraffin was not being able to remove all of the air pockets between the muslin and the chipboard. If I pushed the bubbles to one side or the end, they migrated to the other side of the liner. I have three more to cook. Any suggestions on how to get rid of the air pockets?
Also attached a photo of the 3 liners that have been "cooked" in paraffin and need the end clips to be complete. The only problem I ran into while cooking the liners in hot paraffin was not being able to remove all of the air pockets between the muslin and the chipboard. If I pushed the bubbles to one side or the end, they migrated to the other side of the liner. I have three more to cook. Any suggestions on how to get rid of the air pockets?