Worm Gear to Pinball Plunger

I tried to make a working worm gear and it was great looking spectacular failure - it di not work

The main gear was to springy and compressed when you attempted to turn it.

But When I used the same design for a plunger for a fold only origami pinball game - it worked beautifully!

I renamed the "Worm Gear" to my "Serendipitous Spring"