On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 08:45:21 GMT, "The Old Bloke" wrote:

Hi People,

My Dad died recently and he had a very old DAM Quick 550 spinning reel that
he loved. So decided to clean it up as a keepsake. Anyway, a tiny 1cm long
spring zapped off into thick garden, never to be seen again.

Any hints on where I can source something like this? I used to have a shed
full of adds and ends, but I recently had a major clean out in preparation
for moving house.

Tried a strong magnet to find the spring?

A few out of a hard drive could do the trick.