Spring Joint Caliper Replacement Spring

Here's the collar I cut. It's an old starrett caliper that was pretty rusted when I found it.
With a bit of fiddling the hose clamp pictured in a previous post would absolutely work. They are commonly used on hoses in car engines.
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GrayTech, you should turn up the pivot for those calipers if it is lost, which often happens when there are issues with the bowspring.

Or is that a pin of sorts I see already there?

Just an aside, I have a pair of smallish OD calipers that are one piece. German made IIRC. It appears they simply forged the frame to be thin where the spring goes and omitted a pivot. If they ever break, there will be no easy repair.
 
Tony Wells said:
GrayTech, you should turn up the pivot for those calipers if it is lost, which often happens when there are issues with the bowspring.

Or is that a pin of sorts I see already there?

Just an aside, I have a pair of smallish OD calipers that are one piece. German made IIRC. It appears they simply forged the frame to be thin where the spring goes and omitted a pivot. If they ever break, there will be no easy repair.
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Hi Tony, I made the pivot pin that's in there too. I'm always picking up small pieces of useful stuff, or scavenging off tossed appliances etc. I have boxes full. Larger pieces of stock other than 1018 and 6065 is what I struggle to find. It's difficult to find and very pricey when I do find some. Wish I knew where to get drops at a decent price.

The calipers work as intended and should hold up well. I don't store them with the spring under too much tension.

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