
(from the article `spring`) The helical spring, in which wire is wrapped in a coil that resembles a screw thread, is probably the most commonly used mechanical spring. It can be ... In manufacturing coiled helical spring, the spring wire is wrapped around a mandrel that serves as a support; when seamless tubing is being extruded, ... ...
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A balance-spring whose coils lie one above the other in a cylindrical configuration, in contrast to the usual flat or spiral pattern. Â John Arnold used helical springs in his chronometers.
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