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When you seated the ball did you remove that ball and use a new one in the valve?Gerald.
Nice job on the pump! Where did you get the stainless wire for the springs?
Quote from: steamboatmodel on May 08, 2018, 01:15:55 AMWhen you seated the ball did you remove that ball and use a new one in the valve?Gerald.Interesting question... I considered it, and I kinda thought I would. But I looked at the bearing after I had used it for the seat and didn't see any mark on it at all. The brass is fairly soft in comparison to a stainless steel bearing I'd guess. I think the bearings are hardened too (though I'm not sure why I think that. I believe I read it somewhere, but now I'm not sure.)So, in the end, I didn't swap it out. I used the same ball as was used for the whacking. I'd be open for other people's opinion on this. Should I swap out the bearings for un-whacked ones? Would that be better? Do others do this?Kim
The label says 304 SS and it's possible to buy 304 commercial springs so I would think they can be heat treated ???www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10pcs-304-Stainless-Steel-Spring-Compression-Pressure-Small-Springs-0-3mm-0-5mm-/263132348208Dave
300 series stainless doesnt harden by heat/quench, just by work hardening, from what I have read. If you stretch it before winding it will be better as a spring. Hold end in a vise, unroll what you need, stretch by holding other end in pliers and pull, you'll feel it stretch a bit and it will straighten and get stiffer. Then wind it.
Quote from: Kim on May 08, 2018, 06:12:02 AMQuote from: steamboatmodel on May 08, 2018, 01:15:55 AMWhen you seated the ball did you remove that ball and use a new one in the valve?Gerald.Interesting question... I considered it, and I kinda thought I would. But I looked at the bearing after I had used it for the seat and didn't see any mark on it at all. The brass is fairly soft in comparison to a stainless steel bearing I'd guess. I think the bearings are hardened too (though I'm not sure why I think that. I believe I read it somewhere, but now I'm not sure.)So, in the end, I didn't swap it out. I used the same ball as was used for the whacking. I'd be open for other people's opinion on this. Should I swap out the bearings for un-whacked ones? Would that be better? Do others do this?KimKozo suggests using a new one in case the bearing got deformed, especially if you used a steel rod to seat it.