1. THE METHOD OF MAKING HEAVY SPRINGS COMPRISING THE STEPS OF PROVIDING A MEASURED SECTION OF BAR SPRING STOCK, HEATING THE SAME, FLATTENING THE OPPOSITE SIDES OF BOTH ENDS INTO A TAPER, POSITIONING ONE END OF THE HEATED STOCK AGAINST A GAUGE STOP, SQUARING A FLAT SIDE OF THE BAR SPRING STOCK END ON A FLAT TRANSVERSE ROTARY FACE, HOLDING A FLAT SIDE OF THE GAUGED STOPPED END OF THE HEATED BAR STOCK AGAINST THE FLAT TRANSVERSE ROTARY FACE, CLAMPING THE GAUGED STOPPED END IN POSITION AGAINST A MANDREL WHILE BEING HELD AGAINST THE FLAT TRANSVERSE ROTARY FACE, RELEASING THE HOLD AFTER CLAMPING, WINDING THE HEATED STOCK ALONG THE MANDREL TO FORM A HELICAL SPRING WHILE THE CLAMPING SUBSISTS, AND STRIPPING THE COMPLETED SPRING FROM THE MANDREL.