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Does anyone know of a good way to get button springs cheap?

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lancelet:

Without going into a long story....

I have a bunch of joysticks and buttons that were part of a barn find.  Out of the stuff that I've stripped off my bad cabs I can tell I am going to have maybe 60-80 buttons.  Most need springs to return the action to them.  

There must be a place like Lowes or Ace Hardware that sell springs of this size.  I really don't want to place a required minimum order online just to get some springs.  There must me a place where they sell the same-sized springs locally. Any ideas?

And if I can't find them locally, what would be the best route to purchase, say, 50 springs?  

If I do that I will bite the bullet and order a bunch of leaf switches as well (almost all of my joys are leaf switch-and mainly WICO it seems)

I may need the same amount of leaf switches, as most of mine could use new ones.

Thanks for any replies.

-Erik
 


NoBonus:

Did you ever find your cheap spring source?  Did Lowes carry a comparable spring?


NoBonus

andrewonawall:

I am looking for these too. I need to bring some long type leaf switches back too life, and the old springs are rusty.
Anyone ever find these?????

Witchboard:

Have you tried making your own?  Just get a certain gauge wire and wrap it around a bolt or something then stretch it out to your desired resistance?

crashwg:

I'm pretty sure the BYOSpring thing won't work.  I believe springs are tempered after being formed...

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