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Old Tue 20 May 2008, 17:09
IN-WondeR
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Randers
Denmark
Teflon Washers.....

I have had little or no succes in locating the Teflon Washers anywhere here in Denmark, does anyone have a link to where I can buy these.????
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Old Tue 20 May 2008, 18:03
J.R. Hatcher
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Wilmington, North Carolina
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Kim almost any kind of slick plastic around 1/16" thick will work, just use a hole saw the right size and make them. It really doesn't matter if it comes from something round like a throw away food container. I had an after thought ..... auto body filler (bondo) spreader

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Old Tue 20 May 2008, 18:13
IN-WondeR
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Randers
Denmark
JR..

Thanx, I just thought it had to be teflon..
But I suppose that Nylon will do just as good then...
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Old Wed 21 May 2008, 03:01
bbreaker
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Galgan
France
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hi, i've got this problem too, i've solved it by making them by myself, i've used a special tool to cut 40 and 20 mm round in a orange juice bottle, stick with glue to obtain 2mm trikness then drill hole in it.
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Old Wed 21 May 2008, 06:35
smreish
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Orlando, Florida
United States of America
...I used Nylon and UHMW washers. Found them at the local Skycraft store.
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Old Wed 21 May 2008, 06:50
sailfl
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Winter Park, FL
United States of America
Every MechMate builder should have a SkyCraft store in their back yard.
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Old Wed 21 May 2008, 19:13
IN-WondeR
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Randers
Denmark
Lucky me...

I found a couple of rods of PTFE at work, put it in the lathe, and hey presto, 10 minutes later, I had 10 washers of each size needed...

:-D
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Old Wed 21 May 2008, 19:16
Marc Shlaes
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Cleveland, OH
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Every Mechmate builder should have a lathe. Right J.R?
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Old Wed 21 May 2008, 19:40
IN-WondeR
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Randers
Denmark
Marc

I do have a lathe back home, but I'm short one parting tool...
But just my luck, they had one at work...
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Old Tue 10 June 2008, 09:41
ekdenton
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Alamogordo, NM
United States of America
here is some

http://www.siso.dk/products/products...21&products=ok

looks like boxes of 1000 but maybe they could suggest a retailer?
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Old Tue 10 June 2008, 10:13
Gerald D
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Cape Town
South Africa
As has been said already, nearly any plastic will do the job. Even a greased steel "fender" washer, with a big carrying area, will be okay. There is practically no movement there until things go wrong and the path of least resistance (or damage) is for the gantry/car to jump off the rails. Softish plastic is easier to adjust for a friction grip in the joint.

Note that a relatively big OD versus ID is needed to make a firm joint carried on a big area. Standard shaped wahers (where OD=2xID) are a bit too "narrow" in terms of carrying area.
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Old Tue 10 June 2008, 19:27
IN-WondeR
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Randers
Denmark
I already have gotten hold of some nylon. I then turned the washers myself at work in the correct diameters... So this problem has been overcome.
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