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8:08 pm
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April 19, 2010
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Of what were OLD buckboard springs made? I'm going to look at them this Friday so don't have them on hand to do a spark test..
9:49 am
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March 18, 2021
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Hi Eric, model T springs are 1095. I’m not sure what buckboard springs are though. Are you restoring a buckboard?
7:11 pm
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April 19, 2010
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Thanks so much Jim. I'm not restoring one but have a chance to buy a few springs but won't have a place to run a spark test. I should probably buy a low priced battery operated grinder from Harbor Freight because I run into this sort of problem every now and then.
Sometimes wrought iron is obvious without any test but most times not...
7:38 pm
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March 18, 2021
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I found this on another site. Maybe it will help.
If they are obviously completely hand forged, hinge and all, that's a decent sign. Thin, nice even tapers, that sort of thing. They'll be more refined than just blister, so no grain lines like wrought. They are usually shear or double shear. A known pre-1870 date is excellent, although some places still made shear steel seat springs for wagons into the 1890s. Personally, I'd have to see them in-hand, I wouldn't necessarily think I could do a positive ID via internet.
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