Anyone know what this is?

[Joneedshelpwithwiring]

They look like they should be stretchy if that helps?

 

[2scoops0406]

Looks like ebola or is that e-coli?





ok so ones a virus and the others a bacterium

 

[Joneedshelpwithwiring]

They are apparently garter springs - one application of which is in oil seals

Thanks for all your help

Katie

 

[Deleted member 105431]

They are apparently garter springs - one application of which is in oil seals

Thanks for all your help

Katie

Can you elaborate?

 

[Joneedshelpwithwiring]

Er technically not, that's all I know. Spoke to a nice man at a spring company who knew what I was talking about. More info here:

http://www.assocspring.co.uk/pi_garspr.asp

 

[theoutlaw]

Wow! So many replies! I forgot to tick the "notify me" box - sorry guys.

OK, Jo is a girl (my sister). The picture is of a necklace made of lots of these rings. I would say that they are about 1cm in diameter for the whole ring and the coiled metal that makes the ring is approximately 0.5-1mm. They are definitely not beads or things you buy from a haberdashery as the guy who made the necklace in the US told her it was an industrial type spare part (and had the cheek to be flogging them for £100!).

I think that the seal assister idea is most likely - thanks Tony.

Thanks again for all of your comments (or most of them )

Have remembered to tick the "notify me" box this time!

Katie

Garter springs, thats the one! These are normally found on an oil seal like a valve stem seal or gearbox seal where a shaft has to have a flexible but close fitting seal, the seal has a collar on the outer lip of the seal with a spring like this around it to keep in contact all the time.

Nice to know my mine of useless info is of worth to someone

Tony