Abstract: An elongated band of resiliently flexible material is fed from a roll thereof through guide means. A strip of flexible and compressible material having an adhesive on one side is fed from a roll thereof through a cutting mechanism whereby a pair of elongated, narrow elements is produced. The elements are fed through a portion of the guide means wherein they are both attached to one side of the band along the lengthwise edges thereof. The resultant, elongated workpiece is then fed through a press which sequentially notches the opposite edges of the band, thereby severing the elements, to define a plurality of spaced, transversely extending spring fingers which are all connected to the central portion of the band. The spring fingers are then distorted and the finished, elongated workpiece is then collected in a roll thereof.