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I need some help identigying these washers.

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They are the sort that come with the Aloris style adjusting screws and I would like to buy some but don't know what the proper name is.

Thanks for any help!

Errol Groff

Instructor, Machine Tool Department H.H. Ellis Regional Technical School Danielson, CT 06239

860 774 8511 x1811
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Errol Groff
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Looks like an arbor spacer. These guys used to make them.

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't know if they still do. You should be able to get them from MSC. Dan

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Dan Murphy

They have a milling machine washer on McMaster Carr's online catalog

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page 2841 Called steel shims with internal tab. The only other type I have seen with the internal tab are bearing nut washers that have the multipule external folding tabs to lock the nut in place.

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machineman

Of course, you can buy them from MSC (and other Aloris dealers), complete with the adjusting screw and nuts. If all you need is the washers, this can get expensive, of course.

Hmm ... perhaps Errol can get his students to make some punches and dies for blanking them out. :-)

Enjoy, DoN.

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DoN. Nichols

Sadly punch and dies are far beyond the ability and ambition of my students (high school sophomores).

Wait, we can do them by EDM. Oh darn, the EDM has been down for more than four years with no $$$$ to fix it.

Sigh.

Errol Groff

Errol Groff

Instructor, Machine Tool Department H.H. Ellis Regional Technical School Danielson, CT 06239

860 774 8511 x1811
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Errol Groff

One magic phrase is "Keyed washers"

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They are commonly used on bicycles.

McMaster Carr carries them as tabbed washers:

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reqTyp=parametric&act=psearch&FAM=washers&FT_138=64698&FT_104=4054&FT_164

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The trick is to look under notched washers. For some reason, "tabbed washers" isn't listed or accessible by search.

Doug White

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Doug White

If you're actually using these for Aloris toolholders, I've found that threaded clamp collars make a more convenient adjustment than the double nut arrangement that comes with the toolholders. 3/8-24 collars are $2.46/ea from McMaster (p/n 6438K19), probably less from a bearing distributor.

Ned Simmons

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Ned Simmons

Thanks to all who posted. I haven't found what I was looking for so may go with plain flat washers or look at Ned's suggestion.

BYW I emailed McMaster Carr last night describing what I was looking for and got an email back first thing this morning. They don't have it but that was good response even so.

Thanks again

Errol Groff

Instructor, Machine Tool Department H.H. Ellis Regional Technical School Danielson, CT 06239

860 774 8511 x1811
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Errol Groff

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