Tab Washer

For a starting place I would look at skf.com and "locking washers" . They're a standard commodity item and unless yours are special should be readily available off the shelf. Have a look at what is available there and report back, if they can't provide what you want.

Bearing Lock Washer looks like the term I need to search for. Looks like a Timken TW106 might do the job.

Motion Industries and Fastenal both list it. Neither seems to have on-line store inventory anymore.

"Bob La Londe" fired this volley in news:m6ftdo$lp4$ snipped-for-privacy@dont-email.me:

I don't know that they have it, but try VXB.com. I get a lot of one-offs and oddball bearing stuff from them.

Lloyd

Is there any chance you can weld or braze a tab inside the ring? Or have a local shop do so?

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Bob IS "the local shop".

Yeah. I imagine he could do that; but I'm guessing that, like me, he'd rather put an authentic replacement on it than bodge something together.

Lloyd

Thanks for the vote of confidence Lloyd. Actually, I had drawn it up in CB already and was planning to cut one out on the Charter Oak mill, but I couldn't find anything in the shop I trusted to make the part except a piece of spring steel sheet I am saving for another project. I have several pieces of steel I could have made the part out of including old alarm boxes, but all of it is too soft in my opinion for the application. I suppose I could have cut it out of something and case hardened it with some cherry red, but then it was starting to look like way to much of a project for a washer. LOL. I ordered a TW106 from the local Motion Industries store. They say it should be here Tuesday, but it was almost closing time. I bet it won't be here until Wednesday.

Things could get interesting in the next few months. I'm finally going to start building my hybrid machines over the holidays if I get the Hurco back in service in its original configuration. I need the 13"+ Y of the Hurco to do some stuff, and the 27"+ X of the Charter Oak machine to do some of the other stuff. My design has changed dramatically since I first drew it up.

Why not take 1 piece of sheet steel and 1 plasma cutter, then go to town. That shouldn't take long at all. Put a nail through it for the diameter cuts, then hack out the crenellations.

BTW, Bob, that's the key word, crenellated. What diameter? You might find one at an auto parts store. I used to see them as front axle bearing retainers _many_ moons ago.

Sadly a plasma cutter is still on my wish list. I could cut it out on one of the mills, but I didn't have sheet on hand I trusted to hold up. I know I could have case hardened just about anything, but then it became an awfully involved project for just a washer. Once I found out what to call it I didn't have to much time finding one in a Timken part number. Fastenal and Motion industries both listed the part number on their website so I stopped by the local stores. The guys at Motion Industries said I should have it by Tuesday (but I am betting on Wendesday) so I just ordered one and moved on to other projects.

I have not seen one used on a wheel bearing, but that's not a bad idea. I may try an auto parts store next time around. Variants of them are common on boat props.

Hey Bob,

Commonly called a "WO-#" washer and goes with an "NO-#" nut. Example would be a "WO-5" washer goes with an "NO-5" nut. Really cheap to buy either/both new at any bearing supply store.

Here's a chart to find your size:

Take care.

Brian Lawson.

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