Old cook stove

[Anonymous No.1474319]

Turning an old cook stove into a coffee bar. These springs are both broke for the heavy oven door.

After research it looks like I can order an exact copy through Alibaba if I order 10,000....

Most closest thing I've found is an old Model T starter motor brush spring.

Any ideas. Just need 2.

3" length. 1.25" wide spiral. .5" wide

[Anonymous No.1474409]

I know nothing about making springs, but that geometry seems easy enough to replicate. Maybe buy some appropriate material and take a stab at making one. Cut a slot in a metal rod, insert a bar of whatever material and just wrap it around the rod, while applying heat I suppose.

[Hansol !WXeJR7upbo No.1475818]

theyre broke because its a shite design

why do you even need the springs

just use it without springs

[Anonymous No.1475822]

>>1474319
>old Model T starter motor brush spring

looks similar to truck hood springs, look up ebay pics

[Anonymous No.1475847]

>>1474319
>Turning an old cook stove into a coffee bar.

[Anonymous No.1475858]

>>1474319
How are they broken? They look fine. Soak it in vinegar (or rust doctor) and rinse it off every day until it's not rusty.

Otherwise watch this told Tony make springs on youtube

[Anonymous No.1475954]

OP here.

Both springs are broke. The one pictured is busted on inside coil. And other one has mounting tab busted off.

Need springs so the 25lb door doesn't slam on the porcelain.

And it is 3" overall length. Truck hood springs way too big.

Ordered something that might work from McMaster Carr.

[Anonymous No.1475968]

Just weld the fucking thing

[Anonymous No.1475995]

If you’re not using the stove for heat you can use those gas filled lift springs that they use on suv tailgates.

[Anonymous No.1476017]

>>1475968
Yes. Lets apply metal melting levels of heat to spring steel...

[Anonymous No.1476081]

>>1475954
>McMaster Carr.
love this place

[OP No.1476083]

>>1475995

That's the next option if these other ones I ordered dont work.

[OP No.1476084]

>>1476081
I dont care for how they dont give a shipping estimate before paying. But it is nice for goofy things.

[Homer No.1476097]

>>1474319
What make is the stove, post a picture. Solid idea

[OP No.1476140]

>>1476097
Home Comfort Wood Cook Stove.
Gutted the inside and installing an area to store crock pot and whatnot in the stove compartment.

[OP No.1476143]

>>1476140
Forgot picture...this is what I have.

[OP No.1476145]

>>1476143
This is the idea I'm going for...