In a message dated 00-01-10 23:51:43 EST, you write: << FlyBaby Have you tried looking at the McMaster Carr or W.W. Grainger industrial catalogs. I am sure there is a gGrainger warehouse store in Chatanooga. Send me the specs on the tail spring and I will check the catalog for you. Santos Viscasillas >> I bought the steel from Wicks for $35. I bent it and cut it in about an hour. Looks good but don't know about heat treat. Thanks Mark Langford for the missing pages from my manual. I didn't want to stop working when I am so motivated. I really do apreciate it! William Koucky