oops ... lost hand brace spring

**Ozziespur** · 28th June 2014, 12:02 AM

I have borrowed a friends brace and as a thankyou I thought i'd clean and sharpen it before using it & returning it. I was holding the jaws and clumsily dropped it & it bounced away from me.

The spring has come loose & bounced away ... somewhere ... anywhere. Possibly into the massive pile of shavings from the progress on my pine workbench top.

Are these springs something I can buy somewhere ? Does anyone in Brissy have some spare i can have ? I only received the brace today so I have some time before I have to return it but I'd like to return in better (and complete) condition than which i was given it.

**michael_m** · 28th June 2014, 09:44 AM

I don't know where you would get a spring from - probably nowhere unfortunately.

But if you do find out, let me know as I have just snapped one of my braces jaws in two (while holding a hex-bit) and I wouldn't mind getting some new jaws.

One possible solution that I've used in similar circumstances when losing small screws/other important metal bits, is to get one of the magnetic knife holders from IKEA or similar, attach it to the back of a broom and gently "sweep" the area where you think it may have gone. I've had some major successes putting tools back together using this method.

**_fly_** · 28th June 2014, 09:54 AM

sounds like dragging a magnet thru the shavings is on the cards.
Or vaccy the lot and then drag the magnet it thru the pile you get.

**Ozziespur** · 28th June 2014, 10:29 AM

i think we have a magnetic knife holder thingy from IKEA that we've never used. Great idea Michael !

Plan B will be the vacuum option fly.

Cheers guys. I have some hope after all perhaps.

**62woollybugger** · 28th June 2014, 10:37 AM

I know it's a bit late now, but when working on things with springs, slip a large clear plastic bag over it & your hands. That way, when (not if) the springs take off, they will be restricted in their natural desire to travel to far off places.

**Ozziespur** · 30th June 2014, 11:43 AM

Originally Posted by 62woollybugger

I know it's a bit late now, but when working on things with springs, slip a large clear plastic bag over it & your hands. That way, when (not if) the springs take off, they will be restricted in their natural desire to travel to far off places.

You mean far off places, whereby they can not be found no matter how hard to search with magnets or otherwise

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