1. IN AN AUTOMATIC SPRING LOOPING MACHINE HAVING: (1) A FORMING ANVIL, (2) MEANS FOR POSITIONING A SPRING AGAINST SAID ANVIL, (3) AND A FORMING TOOL OPERATIVE TO FORM A TERMINAL LOOP IN SPRING HELD AGAINT THE ANVIL, THE COMBINATION WHICH COMPRISES: (4) A ROUNDED EDGE FORMED ON ONE SIDE OF THE ANVIL, (5) A SHEARING EDGE FORMED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ANVIL, (6) A NONSHEARING FORMING PLATE MOUNTED ON THE FORMING TOOL AND CO-OPERATING WITH THE ROUNDED EDGE OF THE ANVIL, AND (7) A SHEARING PLATE LIKEWISE MOUNTED ON THE FORMING TOOL AND CO-OPERATING WITH THE SHEARING EDGE OF THE ANVIL.