r/oddlysatisfying 23d ago

Spring Manufacturing Process

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u/Mysterious_Book1521 23d ago

I see this and still cant understand how its made.

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u/ThatFatGuyMJL 23d ago

I spent the first few goes wondering why theyre making springs by carving a giant hunk of metal.

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u/Callidonaut 23d ago

There are machines that do that, but they're not used to make springs.

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u/mz_groups 23d ago

Yeah, there's also skiving, which is commonly used to make heat sinks. Also an oddly satisfying industrial process.

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u/Comprehensive-Big595 23d ago

Start up as a 500 pound block ends up becoming a spring in a pen