Mills QT Spring WANTED

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Mills QT Spring WANTED

Postby gvt1911 » Thu Feb 23, 2023 11:35 am

I need one of these for my Mills QT rebuild...
Thanks in advance...
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Re: Mills QT Spring WANTED

Postby capt7310 » Fri Feb 24, 2023 5:15 am

Hello, I have 2 QT and I don't know or seen that wire, only type of wire I see is one which rides alongside the first reel plate. I'm curious because I've looked at the mechanism and of course not being an expert I can't find anything like that
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Re: Mills QT Spring WANTED

Postby oldslotman » Fri Feb 24, 2023 10:03 am

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Re: Mills QT Spring WANTED

Postby gvt1911 » Sat Feb 25, 2023 1:10 pm

I believe "helper" spring ...Helps lift the sensor lever...
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Re: Mills QT Spring WANTED

Postby marsonion » Sun Feb 26, 2023 2:41 pm

gvt1911 wrote:I believe "helper" spring ...Helps lift the sensor lever...


Would you consider visiting a hobby store and buying some steel music wire (0.020", 0.025", 0.032" or whatever gauge you require) and simply bending-out the length and shape you need? I would guess your hand-made replica would be practically indistinguishable (in both form and function) from the factory original... 8)
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Re: Mills QT Spring WANTED

Postby gvt1911 » Sun Mar 05, 2023 12:29 pm

Purchased some wire and made a few of these... Not too pretty, but functional... #-o Now I only need the 3 payout lever return springs that are made from .016 diameter wire... [-o<
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Re: Mills QT Spring WANTED

Postby rtmccurdy » Mon Mar 06, 2023 4:46 am

The three payout lever springs are available in the QT spring set offered on eBay by Dave Berten.
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Re: Mills QT Spring WANTED

Postby gvt1911 » Tue Mar 07, 2023 6:30 am

Yes, I bought the set... His lever springs are made from .0195 wire diameter... They do not function, too heavy... I need the original wire size of .016 diameter... He had one spring in the set that was .016 and I used that to get the machine to function properly...Now I wish to replace them all and be done...I have been reaching out to Dave many times, but yet to get a reply ??? Hope he is OK... [-o<
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