Posted by gmharris [71.105.36.254] on Sunday, July 06, 2014 at 13:38:50 :
In Reply to: mtalurgy/spring question posted by Kaegi [98.247.164.246] on Sunday, July 06, 2014 at 13:21:24 :
The steel has to be spring steel with a carbon content around .7 percent.
The process requires hardening, quenching then tempering.
You will be taking on an entirely new hobby if you want to do this.
http://www.metalsmith.org/pub/mtlsmith/V21.2/Springs.htm