The advantages of the present invention shown in Fig. 14 include, without limitation, the ability of the invention to hold springs in the sets of springs 361 nearly perpendicular to the direction of any powered ram during the compaction process.

In broad embodiment, the invention Fig. 14 is a metal spring compactor of any shape or size which comprises at least one powered ram and at least one resistance or opposing force between which at least one metal spring is held in place via electro-magnets 360 up until just before it is laterally to its axis of resistance compressed beyond its bending point or elastic limit.

Referring now to the invention in more detail, in Fig. 15 there is shown one embodiment of the current invention comprising: a hydraulic pump 382, a movable cylinder 372, a powered ram 373, a spring roll up device 374, a spring loading area 375, a movable cylinder 370, a circular powered ram 371, a cylindrical compaction chamber 376, a movable cylinder 380, a movable resistance block 378, and a set of springs 377 of height 379.

In more detail, still referring to the invention of Fig. 15, in operation the set of springs 377 is placed into the spring loading area 375. Then the hydraulic pump 382 activates the movable cylinder 372 which moves the powered ram 373 forward pushing the set of springs 377 into the spring roll up device 374 causing the set of springs 377 to form into a cylindrical shape. Then the hydraulic pump 382 activates the movable cylinder 370 pushing the circular powered ram 371 into the round portion of the spring roll up device 374 pushing the now cylindrical shaped set of springs 377 into the cylindrical compaction chamber 376 where the now cylindrical shaped set of springs 377 are compacted within the cylindrical compaction chamber 376 between the circular powered ram 371 and the movable resistance block 378. Then the hydraulic pump 382 activates the movable cylinder 370 pulling the circular powered ram 371 back just enough to relieve the pressure on the now compacted set of springs 377. The the hydraulic pump 382 activates the movable cylinder 380 which raises the movable resistance block 378 upward above the tope the cylindrical compaction chamber 376. Then the hydraulic pump 382 activates the movable cylinder 370 pushing the circular powered ram 371 forward pushing the now compacted set of springs 377 out of the cylindrical compaction chamber 376. Then the hydraulic pump 382 activates the movable cylinder 370 pulling the circular powered ram 371 back to its original position. The the hydraulic pump 382 activates the movable cylinder 380 which lowers the movable resistance block 378 down to its original position. Then the hydraulic pump 382 activates the movable cylinder 372 which moves the powered ram 373 back to its original position ready for the next cycle.

In further detail, still referring to the invention of Fig. 15, the spring loading area 375 needs to be of adequate size to fully accept the set of springs 377 and the spring loading area 375’s shape needs to be such that the set of springs 377 is formed into a cylindrical shape that will fit into the cylindrical compaction chamber 376

The construction details of the invention as shown in Fig. 15 are "as shown" and "may be" made of steel, more preferably made of steel harder than the steel in the set of springs 377.