Finally gave in and tried a spring fuller for drawing out

I always figured tongs and a hammer were good enough for drawing out stock, but last week at a shop in Columbus I watched a guy knock out a 12 inch taper in like 3 minutes with a spring fuller he made from an old coil spring. It cut my time on a scroll bracket down from 45 minutes to about 15. Has anyone else had that moment where you ditch old habits for a tool you thought was unnecessary?

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river_scott12d ago

That spring fuller sounds like a game changer, what steel did you use for yours?

ryan71912d ago

Whoa hold up, I actually went the opposite way and used mild steel on purpose. If it's too hard on a spring fuller you're just asking for chipped edges when you slip, and it's way easier to dress the face back up with a file when it's soft. Way more forgiving that way.