Author: clarnibass
Date: 2019-02-21 10:42
Bending the end of the spring has the effect of shortening it, both in length and in "height" (tension). The former makes it stronger and the latter makes it weaker. The main disadvantage of shortening it is that it increases the difference in resistance between its two positions, making it feel worse. Whether this is a problem depends on how it is now, its length, the design, etc.
As long as a sharp edge at the end doesn't doesn't touch the body then it doesn't matter if the gap is 1mm, 0.5mm or 0.01mm. In most cases it is best to have that spring as long as possible, so I debur and smooth the edge of the spring and make sure it doesn't slide on that very edge, but it might look like it does, the gap is just extremely small and doesn't actually look like the bent up end (which is just visual).
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