Manufacturing die spacing devices

A die spacing device comprising:

• a die spacing device body comprising:
• a first arcuate piece comprising a side face and a compressible material sized and configured to extend about a portion of a guide pin of a manufacturing die;
• a second arcuate piece comprising a side face and a compressible material sized and configured to extend about another portion of the guide pin of the manufacturing die;
• a first flexible resilient member channel disposed in the first arcuate piece;
• a second flexible resilient member channel disposed in the second arcuate piece;
• and
• a flexible resilient member configured to fit within the first flexible resilient member channel of the first arcuate piece and the second flexible resilient member channel of the second arcuate piece and configured to apply an inward radial force to the first arcuate piece and the second arcuate piece in contracted and extended configurations, wherein:
• the die spacing device body is movable between the contracted and expanded configurations;
• the side face of the first arcuate piece and the side face of the second arcuate piece are in continuous contact in the contracted configuration, thereby forming a seam extending from an inner surface of the first arcuate piece and the second arcuate piece to an outer surface of the first arcuate piece and the second arcuate piece;
• and
• the side face of the first arcuate piece and the side face of the second arcuate piece are spaced apart in the expanded configuration.