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I have a kit of several springs and I want to experiment until I get the right pull weight on a Marlin trigger. Even good quality wire snippers have difficulty cutting the springs.
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I have a kit of several springs and I want to experiment until I get the right pull weight on a Marlin trigger. Even good quality wire snippers have difficulty cutting the springs.
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03-19-2009, 02:41 PM
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Dremel tool with abrasive cutoff wheel. Grind a deep notch and snap it off.
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I've always used Craftsman side-cutters! What in the world did people do back before Dremel tools?!?! 
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03-19-2009, 03:08 PM
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What in the world did people do back before Dremel tools?!?!
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Messed things up SLOWER!
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Originally posted by john traveler:
Dremel tool with abrasive cutoff wheel. Grind a deep notch and snap it off.
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That's it.
I never knew there was a world without Dremels.
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Actually I tried side cutters and they cut pretty well, but they leave the coils distorted.
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03-19-2009, 03:18 PM
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If you use the Dremel tool slip a piece of sheet metal under the coil incase you cut through too far and nick the next coil.
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If you use the Dremel tool slip a piece of sheet metal under the coil incase you cut through too far and nick the next coil.
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Thanks for the tip.
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03-19-2009, 06:12 PM
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I just use side-cutters, but I also file and stone the cut smooth and parallel to the surface it will bear against.
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