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Old 08-21-2015, 03:31 AM
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After being frustrated with fragile "pickle forks" and lost parts I tried the "Smithmaster". This is far and away the best tool available for removing and reinstalling rebound springs in Smith and Wesson revolvers...
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This discussion should probably be over in the Gunsmith Forurm, but pressing on... I've used commercially made tools from a couple of distributors, a custom-made one by revolversmith Fred Schmidt, and a #0 Phillips head Craftsman screw driver to deal with removing and replacing the rebound spring, but truth to tell (although I probably have more thumbs and fewer fingers than I should ) I've never noticed any particular need for any specific or special tool to do this task.

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Welcome to the Forum. I own and enjoy the Smithmaster tool you refer to. I've tried using small screwdrivers, off-set spring removers, etc., and none worked as good for me as the Smithmaster tool. Jerry Miculek simply uses a Bic pen as a recoil spring remover.

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I've been using one for several years, and it is easier to use than any of the others.
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Ball point pen ( non-retractable kind). It is what Jerry Miculek uses in his videos. So I tried it and have used it several times. Works like a charm
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Here's a really fancy $4.99 Craftsman 1/8" blade "multitool", Part #41589 that has served for the last 20+ years. Overall length is 6".
How someone can afford to spend $30.00 or more on a special tool to do this is beyond me.....I don't get it. (I'm a cheapskate)

A.K.A. "screwdriver", "sight adj. tool"

It has a tip that fits the S&W screws perfectly, and also fits inside the rear coil of the rebound spring just enough to press it into the reb. slide without failure or damage. Added heat-shrink tubing protects metal parts from the screwdriver shaft......and, last but not least, the handle functions perfectly as a "non-marring" impact tool to vibrate the sideplate off.
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When I attended the S&W Law Enforcement Armorer's School in 1988, we built 3 revolvers in a week. Like many students there, I showed up with the tool sold by Brownells. They taught using just a regular screwdriver. Upon seeing many of us with the tool, the instructor asked if we got the waxed paper with the tool. Why ? To keep our candy-asses from sticking to the chair.
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Old 08-21-2015, 02:01 PM
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Jerry Miculek I ain't. I like this tool because it's fast and unlikely to damage the spring. It's not the only way, but'll be my tool of choice for this job...
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Ball point pen ( non-retractable kind). It is what Jerry Miculek uses in his videos. So I tried it and have used it several times. Works like a charm
Uhhh, i bet jerry uses 2# springs from a bic pen though. I use a dremeled out screwdriver but that looks like a nifty tool

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Same here. Turned a wrestling match into an uneventful step in the disassembly / assembly process. Also as noted, the much reduced chance of damage to the spring or associated parts. The small cost, for a lifetime of use, was worth every cent to me.
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I'm sure thus will bring some criticism, but I don't have a lick of trouble using a screwdriver.
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The Wheeler Engineering screwdriver set contains an offset tool resembling an SMLE firing pin tool that works better than anything else I've ever used. Definitely better than a notched screwdriver.

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Same tool I've used since 1972 without a problem.
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Old 08-23-2015, 09:29 AM
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At this point in my S&W life it is the price of the tool (especially when I add the outrageous shipping price Larry Potter charges) that stops me from immediately ordering the tool. I have already learned usable workarounds and how to make my own homemade version.

If I was taking my first steps in setting up for revolver maintenance it might seem a reasonable purchase . By far my best outlay was for a full set of tools from Weaver.
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Shipping and handling was $5.50. Though I really didn't need it (I had been using an old drill chuck), I also bought the ViceSmith at the same time. Both work great for me.

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Old 08-24-2015, 07:53 PM
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The best one there is is one you can make yourself in about 5 minutes from a screw-in hook and a short piece of 1/2" wood dowel. I have shown this several times before. I still use the same one I made in about 1970.



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If installing a Wolfe or other aftermarket spring, it really helps to grind the ends flat like the factory does.
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I bought this one from Dillon Precision, works fine.

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Gents, how does on get the hand spring up into place after putting the rebound assembly in???

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I use the rebound spring tool with two 90 degree angles to remove the rebound spring. When reassembling, I use a Phillips screw driver to depress the spring and slip the assembly back in place. I'm not handy enough to make my own tools.
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After being frustrated with fragile "pickle forks" and lost parts I tried the "Smithmaster". This is far and away the best tool available for removing and reinstalling rebound springs in Smith and Wesson revolvers...
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Gents, how does on get the hand spring up into place after putting the rebound assembly in???

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You don't put the hand back in place after.

If you have disassembled it completely, you put the hand in place at the same time you put the trigger assembly back in the frame. You get the trigger onto its pin, then pull the trigger a little and adjust the hand until you get the hand in place.

If the hand has come out from its spring tension, you put the hand just into the trigger, take a thin punch (or similar tool), and push the spring leg down under the bar on the hand, put the hand in place and release the spring, and it should be under tension again. Then put it in place when you put the trigger assembly back on.

Then you put the rebound slide assembly down and get the rebound spring behind the post, etc.

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Mount the hand to the trigger before replacing the trigger in the frame. I use a punch whose diameter is nearly the same as the width of the slot in the trigger. Use it to push on the lower leg of the hand spring and hold it above the pin on the hand until you've slid the hand into place. Now you can reinstall the trigger and proceed with the rebound slide.

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The rebound screw tool is a waste. A small flat blade screwdriver is all you need.
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Welcome to the Forum. I own and enjoy the Smithmaster tool you refer to. I've tried using small screwdrivers, off-set spring removers, etc., and none worked as good for me as the Smithmaster tool. Jerry Miculek simply uses a Bic pen as a recoil spring remover.

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Half of the reviews on the tool sold on Midway or Brownells are very unsatisfied. I went searching for an alternative to the small flat screwdriver and found this.
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My clumsy fingers don't work a simple screwdriver for this. Spring go BOING !
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I've hand made several different ones in my Shop and they wok well - but usually use the Brownell's black handled version 90% of the time.
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So please forgive me but it's clear to me here that none of you have been affected by Carpel-Tunnel and the problems it seems to cause. Back in the day my thumbs and fingers were not as sensitive to hot or cold and to excessive pressure needed to place your thumb over the slide to return it to the proper position. I have used the Brownells Rebound Spring tool with success but lately the "J" frames are tougher to reassemble so I'm, thinking that the featured tool may be better and worth a try so please forgive this Candy Tail as I place an order for a new Rebound Spring removal & replacement tool.
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Smitholdtimer:

I have arthritis in my hands and wrists, and it has pretty much robbed me of my manual dexterity and strength. I really like the Smith Master tool I referred to earlier:

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So please forgive me but it's clear to me here that none of you have been affected by Carpel-Tunnel and the problems it seems to cause. Back in the day my thumbs and fingers were not as sensitive to hot or cold and to excessive pressure needed to place your thumb over the slide to return it to the proper position. I have used the Brownells Rebound Spring tool with success but lately the "J" frames are tougher to reassemble so I'm, thinking that the featured tool may be better and worth a try so please forgive this Candy Tail as I place an order for a new Rebound Spring removal & replacement tool.
I have owned the Brownell tool for decades, but I've found it's not the best or easiest option. It works good for removing springs, but I've found the proper size Phillips screwdriver works better for putting the spring back into place. The tool woudstra posted looks like it would work well for you.
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I was just thinking the same thing, Muss... and I remember that they also showed us how to make a special "spanner" screwdriver for the nut on the rear sight. I seem to remember (been 40 years), that they even gave us the SATs to make the tools from. We sure didn't know back then that we were mutilating valuable future collector's items!!

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I was just thinking the same thing, Muss... and I remember that they also showed us how to make a special "spanner" screwdriver for the nut on the rear sight. I seem to remember (been 40 years), that they even gave us the SATs to make the tools from. We sure didn't know back then that we were mutilating valuable future collector's items!!

I still have mine.

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I think I'm going to get that Smithmaster tool.

I plan on using Mpro 7 cleaner and Mpro 7 oil to clean the outside of the gun. As I need low odor. Can that same stuff be used to clean the inside of the gun under the plate? Or does other cleaners and oils need to be used there?
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A #2 Phillips screw driver works well.
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This discussion should probably be over in the Gunsmith Forurm, but pressing on... I've used commercially made tools from a couple of distributors, a custom-made one by revolversmith Fred Schmidt, and a #0 Phillips head Craftsman screw driver to deal with removing and replacing the rebound spring, but truth to tell (although I probably have more thumbs and fewer fingers than I should ) I've never noticed any particular need for any specific or special tool to do this task.

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I just got a like to this post so I thought I would update... I was recently doing a bit of smithing at our clubhouse and shot a rebound spring across the room while trying to manhandle it without any good tooling. I still haven’t found that @$#*&# spring! Maybe I’ll have to stick to using my Schmidt tool or the special bit from my screwdriver blade set.

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I just got a like to this post so I thought I would update... I was recently doing a bit of smithing at our clubhouse and shot a rebound spring across the room while trying to manhandle it without any good tooling. I still haven’t found that @$#*&# spring! Maybe I’ll have to stick to using my Schmidt tool or the special bit from my screwdriver blade set.
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And THAT is precisely why having the specific-made rebound spring tool, is a great idea.

Sure, one can always try to man-handle the task and get away with it,... most of the time. I too have been guilty as charged in the past as well. This tool just makes the task so much easier that, IMO, it is worth the cost.

My only regret is that the tool does not seem to work on my 642, with its larger pin, but my other larger Smiths are compatible. I may take some advice given above, and "make" one for my little J Frame. Looks easy enough to do...
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Old 10-18-2018, 09:55 AM
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I simply use a screwdriver, always have.

Perhaps I had trouble with my first few, but that was 40 years and many thousands of revolvers ago

These days it is zero trouble . . . . in or out
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After being frustrated with fragile "pickle forks" and lost parts I tried the "Smithmaster". This is far and away the best tool available for removing and reinstalling rebound springs in Smith and Wesson revolvers...
SmithMaster? - trigger spring tool for S&W® Revolvers. | Welcome to Gunsmither? Tools | Myself
I took down a S&W revolver for the first time recently. I watched a bunch of videos with people using homemade tools. Then I saw one for the Smithmaster. I bought it and love it. Rebound slide went in first try in about 2 seconds.
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I've done it with everything listed here and can get the job done with all. But for me the easiest is with the Smithmaster tool.
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I'm reading this old thread after spending WAY too much time a couple of nights ago trying to reinstall the rebound spring on my 29-3. Not to mention trying to get that stupid spring for hand back in place! Gonna make my own tool.
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Old 10-19-2018, 05:25 PM
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Looks good but after trying Brownells version several decades ago, which was ****, I decided to make my own. Has served me well for over 40 years and will be around somewhere long after I am gone. This little gem has never failed me. Piece of brass and drill rod did the trick.

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Have always used a flat tip watchmaker screw driver. It never failed me.
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Yeah well,... when the eyesight starts to go as we age,... and we STILL flip/launch those GD rebound springs into space, I prefer a little bit more of sanity.

I can no longer "...get all those cattle to self-insert their own heads/necks into my noose for an easy rope-in', aka round-up..." Screw all the details! I now DO KNOW that I need help picking up a dang toothpick!

Your mileage may vary, HOWEVER, that "sandy" bee-ahtch that I fantasize about, in paradise,... does make it as bit more difficult in the long run to think about how it all ends...

Gettin' old ain't no fun, 'specially when those fingers/digits start quitin' on ya'... If your old enough, you understand, if not then just wait... You're next... As for me, I'll take the new-fangled special device for old hands...
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I actually have only used popsicle sticks. Yes, I'm cheap, but seriously.... I grab a stick, pull out the pocket knife and quickly carve the appropriate design. Been doing it for decades now, and has the added bonus of removing the ice cream, orange sicle, etc. in order to have the sticks on hand.
Quick tip - I've always found it easier to remove the ice cream before carving/using the stick. Otherwise your ear is laying somewhere parallel to the muzzle or cylinder, and you risk dripping into the mechanism when it is hot in the shop.
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