156pcs 40cm Lengh Straight Stainless Steel Spring Wire Assortment Kit, 13 Different Full Hard Steel Wire Diameter 0.2mm 0.3mm 0.4mm 0.5mm 0.6mm 0.8mm 1mm 1.2mm 1.4mm 1.6mm 1.8mm 2mm 3mm

I'm the neighborhood "fix-it" guy, and small rusted/broken springs are a problem because most often the items I repair are no longer made and replacement parts are nonexistent. This spring wire is really good stuff, and there is a large selection of diameters for springs necessary for clocks, lamps, firearms, appliances, etc. Making a spring is relatively easy using simple hand tools. Be sure to wear eye pro!

I bought these stainless steel rods specifically for one purpose: to clear the broken lead stuck in my 0.3 mm mechanical pencil. The broken lead was stuck in the retractable 0.3 mm diameter metal tip, and I had nothing that thin to try to clear the stuck lead. This steel rod set had among many other diameters the 0.3 mm rod which I successfully used to get the broken lead out and get my mechanical pencil working again. So I am satisfied that the job I purchased the set for was done.There are a few items worth mentioning here which go beyond my limited and specific application. The first thing is that the description of the item said it contained 156 pieces, but the steel rod set that I received had a label on the plastic tube containing the rods which said 131 pieces. I didn't actually bother to count these rods to make sure whether that was correct or not, but the set contained many rods of various diameters and they seemed to match the general description of the steel rod set. Of course, to me, the only real diameter which mattered was the 0.3 mm diameter and I could see several of these rods of that diameter. The bottom line here is that I paid around 16 cents a rod and I was OK with that.Secondly, several reviewers had complained about some sticky tape used to group together the various diameter sizes in their orders. Well, the set that I received didn't have any tapes or other means of separating the rods of various diameters. They were all put together loosely in a plastic tube which served to protect the rods in transport. While the lack of individual grouping made counting and identification of various rod diameters more difficult, but on the other hand, it had the benefit of not having to deal with adhesive residue left over from the sticky tape.And finally, several reviewers have complained about the actual material the rods might be made of. In other words, they have questioned whether the rods are 'spring' steel. As I am not so well-versed in the metallurgical or material sciences, I have no way of ascertaining or disputing these complaints. What I can say is that the rods feel and look like stainless steel. Whether they are in fact stainless steel (or even steel at all), and if they are steel, whether they are 'spring' steel is a rather scientifically oriented determination which I am afraid is beyond my abilities and focus. But in closing I can say that these rods (and specifically the 0.3 mm ones) did the work I needed them to do. On that basis, I will have no hesitation in buying this steel rod set again.

Works as advertised.

I bought these wires to have a selection of material to make springs. They work and I don't have any complaints about the resulting springs.However, there is a problem (not the fault of the material). Because the lengths are all the same, there will rarely be a perfect match of length to need. So, after making a couple of springs, I also bought some rolls of a couple of diameters. In particular, I needed some springs that could be made longer.Having the set of fixed length wires along with a couple of rolls gives me some good options.

It may not be "spring steel' and it may not be guitar strings but it's perfect for use in model building and that's all I care about. Five stars.

I used these to make custom springs.

Great assortment of sizes and plenty of it.

It was perfect, the only nit was the endcaps had been taped on with masking tape which got a little sticky, but not on the wires themselves.