The advantages of the present invention as shown in Fig. 1A and Fig. 1B and Fig. 9 and Fig. 28 include, without limitation, the capability of compacting a set of springs 253 into a configuration suitable for recycling in the scrap metal market. The movable top with fixed end resistance block 241 with its subcomponent fixed end 252 allows side loading and/or end loading of the set of springs 253. The movable sub-top 258 allows the user to put pressure on the set of springs 253 increasing the set of springs 253 resistance to overturning during their compression. The advantage of the movable side powered ram 248 is its ability to compress the set of springs 253 to a length of sixty inches or less, or more preferably compress the set of springs 253 to a length of twenty-four inches or less.

In broad embodiment, the invention Fig. 1A and Fig.1B and Fig. 9 and Fig. 28 is a set of springs compactor of any shape which comprises at least one powered ram and at least one resistance or opposing force between which at least one set of springs 253 is held in place by the downward vertical force 16 applied to the set of springs 253 via the movable sub-top 258 or other movable side and by the upward vertical force 24 applied to the set of springs 253 via the bottom of the two sided compression chamber 246 and the ability to control length of the compressed springs 253 via the movable side powered ram 248 while said set of springs 253 laterally to its axis of resistance 6 is compressed beyond its bending point or elastic limit. The powered ram 242 may be of fixed height as shown or the powered ram may be an adjustable height powered ram 814.

Referring now to the invention in more detail, in Fig. 10 there is shown one multi-chamber horizontal embodiment of the current invention comprising: a hydraulic pump 278, a continuous stationary floor 274 with a subcomponent four sided compression chamber 264 and with a subcomponent four sided compression chamber 270, a movable base 272 with a subcomponent fixed resistence block 280 and with a subcomponent fixed resistence block 267 and with a subcomponent fixed resistence block 282, a movable cylinder 276, a movable cylinder 260, a movable resistance block 262, a movable cylinder 266, a movable resistence block 268, a movable cylinder 265, a movable resistence block 269, a set of springs loading area 261, a set of springs loading area 263, a set of springs loading area 273, a set of springs 271 of height 273, a set of springs 275 of height 277, and a set of springs 279 of height 281.

In more detail, still referring to the invention of Fig. 10, in operation the set of springs 271 is placed into the springs loading area 261 and the set of springs 275 is placed into the springs loading area 273. Then the hydraulic pump 278 activates the movable cylinder 276 moving the movable base 272 forward towards the movable resistance block 262 until the subcomponent fixed resistence block 267 has gone far enough for the movable power cylinder 266 to move the moveable resistence block 268 downward to where it almost touches the movable base 272 which is then accomplished via the hydraulic pump 278 activating the movable cylinder 266 moving the movable resistence block 268 to said position. NOTE: At this point in subsequent cycles – if there are compacted sets of springs in the set of springs loading area 263 – they may be removed at this time. Then the hydraulic pump 278 activates the movable cylinder 276 moving the movable base 272 forward towards the movable resistance block 262 compacting within the subcomponent four sided compression chamber 264 the set of springs 271 between the movable resistance block 262