intenebrisbyjs
Plastic
- Joined
- Oct 16, 2019
Hey!
I'm a CAD designer at a jewelry place in NYC. I'm trying to design a piece for my company, but it requires the bracelet to open up and snap closed.
What I need:
I did as much research as I could and it seems like I need stainless 301,302 etc. I was even told by a manufacturer that maybe what I need is 310.
Anyway, I need a decent amount of strength to auto-close this bracelet, and I think it comes down to layering 2 or more small strips of this spring steel (1/2 inch X 1/4 inch rectangle) to build up to the desired spring strength. It will have to be curved almost to about the circumference of a sharpie marker.
My Questions:
1) What steel should I get
2) do I buy it already springy, or is it better to get it in a different state, form it, and then make it springy?
3) how do I form it to the shape I need if that is the case? Or how can I modify it without breaking it?
Complete novice here. I have a basic understanding of the processes of hardening and annealing and quenching, but it's fuzzy on exactly what thing makes the steel springy or just makes it hard and brittle.
Thanks so much for your time everyone, I really appreciate it! Any courses or other resources would also be very much appreciated!
I'm a CAD designer at a jewelry place in NYC. I'm trying to design a piece for my company, but it requires the bracelet to open up and snap closed.
What I need:
I did as much research as I could and it seems like I need stainless 301,302 etc. I was even told by a manufacturer that maybe what I need is 310.
Anyway, I need a decent amount of strength to auto-close this bracelet, and I think it comes down to layering 2 or more small strips of this spring steel (1/2 inch X 1/4 inch rectangle) to build up to the desired spring strength. It will have to be curved almost to about the circumference of a sharpie marker.
My Questions:
1) What steel should I get
2) do I buy it already springy, or is it better to get it in a different state, form it, and then make it springy?
3) how do I form it to the shape I need if that is the case? Or how can I modify it without breaking it?
Complete novice here. I have a basic understanding of the processes of hardening and annealing and quenching, but it's fuzzy on exactly what thing makes the steel springy or just makes it hard and brittle.
Thanks so much for your time everyone, I really appreciate it! Any courses or other resources would also be very much appreciated!