Hump Cam Spring insert

[Spanish Flea]

I need one. And I'm willing to anything for one......ANYTHING!

Now you pervs, get your mind out of the gutter, I'm married, plus i don't swing that way. (Not implying that you do.)

Anyways if you all can dig though your junk boxes, if y'all got one, and see if you have a zippo/insert or insert with the hump Cam Spring. I would prefer a insert that is bashed, I don't really want to ruin a good insert. I'm willing to pay cash or trade (chance to get a shorty zippo here or ziplights)....

Please look, I'm restoring my '43 insert and i need a hump.

Spanish Flea

[~> Ace of Hearts <~]

spanishflea said:

[...]and i need a hump.

Geesh and I figured that's what the girl in your sig was for.

But either way.. what IS a hump cam spring? I am intrigued..

[bigbaddad]

I have several older inserts that are busted up pretty bad packed away in the attic.if I can find them I will look for the spring.Can't remember if any of them are good or not but will check to see.BBD

[Spanish Flea]

LOL, Ace.

I am restoring a '43-'45 insert. And would like it to be a correct restoration. I am taking pix of the process.

Kudus to BigDaddyBlue, he hooked me up with a insert.

Thanks.

Spansih Flea

[bigbaddad]

Well ,sorry to say that after an hour in the attic all I found were very beat up inserts that I had already scraped parts from.I'll look more but it does not look good for the cam springs.I did find a few flint wheels but no old ones and to be honest I am not even sure if they are Zippo wheels or something else I saved just incase.Any chance of trying to make one?The only other person I can think of who might just have one would be Linda.BBD

[Spanish Flea]

Blue has found one and is sendiing it.

Thanks BBD.

Spanish Flea

[solidxsnake]

btw, what is a hump spring.

btw, SF, you should write a guide telling how to remove different parts of the zippo. Cam and flint wheel you'd drill out rivets, but how do you get the plate out

[bigbaddad]

Heads up on rivits and a setting tool.my wife may have found the item we have all been looking for.She just went out with the kids but when she gets back I will try to get more info on where to get the rivets and setting tool.bbd

[freddythefox]

i really need to go through my collection and make a list of parts i need.i had a quick look at a few of my older ones yesterday,a few need some tlc.

[Spanish Flea]

solidxsnake said:

btw, what is a hump spring.

btw, SF, you should write a guide telling how to remove different parts of the zippo. Cam and flint wheel you'd drill out rivets, but how do you get the plate out

I use hammers to get my parts off. J/K. I drill out the rivits, it's all very easy. The plate can come out. It takes a bit of work, but it can be done. I've poped a few out. But the ones that are sodered in are a bit tougher. You need to heat up the lead first.

As for what a Hump Spring is, I'll post pix of it when it comes in.

BBD, what did she find out???

Spanish Flea

[bigbaddad]

The company name is M'BELLISH.They have small eyelets but I am unsure of the sizes avalible.They also have a setting tool that can be used to set the small eyelets.She has a few boxes of them and the ones she has are to short for using to repair but like I said the setting tool shows a lot of promis.I will get a photo of it tonight and post it.It is almost identical to what I made for myself to use buy it is made a lot nicer then my home made tool.bbd

[bigbaddad]

Here is a photo of the tool.Looking at it more makes me think it might need to be modified just a bit to give it a little more reach.bbd

[solidxsnake]

it says its a holepunch too. would that work to punch the right size holes too (for mods, of course)

this looks like a nice tool

[Spanish Flea]

solidxsnake said:

it says its a holepunch too. would that work to punch the right size holes too (for mods, of course)

this looks like a nice tool

Don't know about a hole punch for metal. It would be better off to drill a hole. The punch will bend up the metal pretty good.

I would guess the hole punch is for leather or paper.

Spanish Flea

[Spanish Flea]

solidxsnake said:

btw, what is a hump spring.

Just got the zippo in the mail today, Removed and cleaned. I present to you the Humped Cam Spring. (Next to a newer Cam Spring)


The brass tube i have is to big for this hole, so i will be going to the hobby store tomorrow to get the right size.

Spanish Flea