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Title: Nylon washers or spacers
Post by: Mike Griffin on February 26, 2016, 01:40:29 PM: Guys I am having a heck of a time trying to find some nylon spacers/washers. What I need is something with an 1/8" hole in the center and they need to be 1/8" thick and the diameter can be anywhere from 1/4" to 1/2" across. I have tried McMaster Carr and Grainger and some other places and have come up dry. Anybody got a source for these?

Thank you
Mike
Title: Re: Nylon washers or spacers
Post by: JoeJust on February 26, 2016, 01:47:02 PM: Mike, try Home Depot or another of the big box hardware/building supply houses.
Joe
Title: Re: Nylon washers or spacers
Post by: Tim Wescott on February 26, 2016, 01:51:45 PM: I got some like that from -- of all places -- my local hardware store. In amongst the bins and bins of all sorts of different fasteners there was bin full of nylon washers.

RTL has thin nylon washers, if that's good enough: http://www.rtlfasteners.com/RC/739.html (http://www.rtlfasteners.com/RC/739.html).

McMaster has them, under "spacers", if you can stand a 0.14" hole: http://www.mcmaster.com/#unthreaded-spacers/=11aopk7 (http://www.mcmaster.com/#unthreaded-spacers/=11aopk7). I suspect they're sized for a #6 screw -- if you're putting a #4 screw through them then they have that, too: http://www.mcmaster.com/#unthreaded-spacers/=11aoq4r (http://www.mcmaster.com/#unthreaded-spacers/=11aoq4r).

If you need an exact 1/8" hole, then maybe try to start with the #4 or #2 spacer and drill it out -- I can see all sorts of fun getting that to work.
Title: Re: Nylon washers or spacers
Post by: Randy Cuberly on February 26, 2016, 02:16:11 PM: Mike,
I just checked McMaster-Carr and found lots of nylon washers.

Try this link:

http://www.mcmaster.com/#nylon-washers/=11ap0wf

When you get there click on "Non-Metallic flat washers".
Title: Re: Nylon washers or spacers
Post by: Mark Knoepfle on February 26, 2016, 02:22:10 PM: Digikey. 16c each. Shipping will be about $7.50 though.

http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en/hardware-fasteners-accessories/board-spacers-standoffs/2098158?k=&pv577=1912&FV=fff40020%2Cfff803ee%2Cbb800ff%2Cc1c0118&mnonly=0&newproducts=0&ColumnSort=0&page=1&quantity=0&ptm=0&fid=0&pageSize=25 (http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en/hardware-fasteners-accessories/board-spacers-standoffs/2098158?k=&pv577=1912&FV=fff40020%2Cfff803ee%2Cbb800ff%2Cc1c0118&mnonly=0&newproducts=0&ColumnSort=0&page=1&quantity=0&ptm=0&fid=0&pageSize=25)
Title: Re: Nylon washers or spacers
Post by: Tim Wescott on February 26, 2016, 02:30:46 PM: Quote from: Mark Knoepfle on February 26, 2016, 02:22:10 PM
Digikey. 16c each. Shipping will be about $7.50 though.

If you get them 1st-class mail it may well be less -- I've gotten stuff with shipping as little as $3.95. Shipping will still be the bulk of the cost.
Title: Re: Nylon washers or spacers
Post by: bill bischoff on February 26, 2016, 03:56:51 PM: McMaster-Carr has what they call "nylon unthreaded spacers". They don't have .125" ID, but they do have .115" and .140" ID. They are in a different section of the catalog than the washers. Maybe you missed them, or maybe you need actual .125" ID.
Title: Re: Nylon washers or spacers
Post by: Mike Haverly on February 26, 2016, 05:04:19 PM: Ace is the place! Or at least it was. My local Ace Hardware went TU a couple of year's ago. If you have one locally, they have (had) a good selection.