James,

Phosphor bronze cames in a variety of hardened conditions; I think the stuff
I have (and just checked) is perhaps 1/4 or 1/2
hardened; i.e., it can be fairly easily finger bent permanently out of a
straight flat spring condition....real hardened stuff
doesn't go out of shape "that" easily.  I would NOT be doing you any favor
with that stuff.  This stuff is meant to be shaped
into whatever.  It used to be....that one could buy hardware store long
strips of the really hardened stuff; which was used to
help limit air flow around doors space areas; but whether thats still true
is unknown.  If you're only going to go only with
phosphor bronze you might call or visit hardware stores first and see what
they have, or don't have first...it "could be" the
cheapest route.  If....a hardware store has such....do a finger bend of the
material and see if its tough to permanently bend.

Again...my first choice would be the mechanic/machinist feeler/thickness
gauge material, and a distant second blue tempered
spring stock.

Take care, Meredith



On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 10:35 AM, JAMES ALLEN  wrote:

>  Meredith:
> Would you consider mailing me a small strip of your phosphor bronze to use
> as a hinge.  Haven't been able to find it locally.  If so, my address is:
> 13230 Aclare Street, Cerritos, California 90703.
> Or, it you know of a supplier I could purchase some.
> Either way, I very much appreciate your help and the guidance you have
> provided to me directly and through reading your postings to the list over
> the years.
> James Allen
>
James,

Phosphor bronze cames in a variety of hardened conditions; I think the stuff I have (and just checked) is perhaps 1/4 or 1/2
hardened; i.e., it can be fairly easily finger bent permanently out of a straight flat spring condition....real hardened stuff

doesn't go out of shape "that" easily.  I would NOT be doing you any favor with that stuff.  This stuff is meant to be shaped
into whatever.  It used to be....that one could buy hardware store long strips of the really hardened stuff; which was used to

help limit air flow around doors space areas; but whether thats still true is unknown.  If you're only going to go only with
phosphor bronze you might call or visit hardware stores first and see what they have, or don't have first...it "could be" the

cheapest route.  If....a hardware store has such....do a finger bend of the material and see if its tough to permanently bend.

Again...my first choice would be the mechanic/machinist feeler/thickness gauge material, and a distant second blue tempered

spring stock.

Take care, Meredith

      

On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 10:35 AM, JAMES ALLEN <jcallen1@...........> wrote:








Meredith:
Would you consider mailing me a small strip of your 
phosphor bronze to use as a hinge.  Haven't been able to find it 
locally.  If so, my address is:
13230 Aclare Street, Cerritos, California 
90703.
Or, it you know of a supplier I could purchase 
some.
Either way, I very much appreciate your help and 
the guidance you have provided to me directly and through reading your postings 
to the list over the years.
James Allen