Grizzly Planer knife setting

Hi, Frank -

I got a variety assortment of steel springs (from about 3 mm in diameter to about 8 and varying lengths) at Ace hardware - prolly have them in your area too ;) for like $1.29....

Think they had smaller ones too....

D'ohBoy

Duud:

HD and Lowes are a disaster. They are set up to provide everything to do projects that they have defined - ONLY. They are NOT hardware stores. It is a foregone conclusion that any trip to HD will require an additional trip to Ace or True Value for that extra bit or weird screw that a real Hardware Store always carries.

I try to buy a little extra overpriced crap at my local Ace when I stop in, cuz if they weren't in bidness, I'd have to drive like 30 miles each way for a 10 cent bolt.

D'ohBoy

I can't count the number of times I've been to Lowe's or Home Depot in recent years looking for an item that I knew they carried, only to discover they *used* to carry it. Bastages!

Frank, go to a lock shop. They have an assortment of small, strong springs that may meet your needs. The Delta springs look like lock springs.

Depends on where you live, I guess. Formerly from the SFBA, I was always able to find everything I need at HD/Lowe's. I must confess, Orchard Supply Hardware, a local chain, bought out by Sears, was a great fallback for those really obscure items like ss button head cap screws and horseshoe nails, but HD/Lowes's was always cheaper and covered more gen construction ground. Now, living in rural CO, I must depend on the new TVH and a couple local lumber stores. Between them, they cover my needs. Yeah, I have to drive 10-20 miles, but that's the penalty for escaping the urban environment.

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Plenty of toasters, though.

Yeah, and not just them. Next time you're in Sears look for a half inch open end wrench.

Alright! I'll have to try them.

Thanks. A lock shop, who would have thought.