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Bottlehead Kits => Crack => Topic started by: Shaldome on February 10, 2014, 07:31:18 AM

Title: Possible replacment for a missing fiber shoulder washer?
Post by: Shaldome on February 10, 2014, 07:31:18 AM

Hello everyone,

I started assembling my crack today and noticed during the transformer step that one of the fiber shoulder washers is missing. I already checked every square millimeter of my carpet around my desk and the desk itself, but it is nowhere to be found.
As I planned on building it during my week off I wanted to ask, if there might be a chance to get a replacement for it myself, without having to contact Bottlehead for it.

Thank you in advance for any help.

Title: Re: Possible replacment for a missing fiber shoulder washer?
Post by: Paul Birkeland on February 10, 2014, 07:39:44 AM

You might be able to find one at a specialty fastener store.  It needs to be made to sit in a 0.25" hole and to accept a #8 screw. 

-PB

(We can send you a replacement though, that is what I would recommend)

Title: Re: Possible replacment for a missing fiber shoulder washer?
Post by: Natural Sound on February 10, 2014, 07:46:48 AM

http://www.keyelco.com/category.cfm/Shoulder-Washers-Bushings/Fibre-Shoulder-Washers/p/448/id/713/c_id/813 (http://www.keyelco.com/category.cfm/Shoulder-Washers-Bushings/Fibre-Shoulder-Washers/p/448/id/713/c_id/813)
http://www.keyelco.com/product.cfm/Fibre-Shoulder-Washers/3065/p/430/id/448/c_id/813/product_id/2167 (http://www.keyelco.com/product.cfm/Fibre-Shoulder-Washers/3065/p/430/id/448/c_id/813/product_id/2167)

Title: Re: Possible replacment for a missing fiber shoulder washer?
Post by: Shaldome on February 10, 2014, 08:12:54 AM

Thank you both for the suggestions. I would have contacted Bottlehead, if I were not living in Germany and wanted to finish the project during my week off. Therefore I asked, if there was a possibility to get a replacement myself.
I will look around in town tomorrow and if I am not able to find something useful, I will contact them and continue when the replacement arrives.

Title: Re: Possible replacment for a missing fiber shoulder washer?
Post by: mcandmar on February 10, 2014, 09:00:14 AM

There the ones, i ordered a bunch of them from Mouser recently http://ie.mouser.com/Search/ProductDetail.aspx?R=3065virtualkey53400000virtualkey534-3065 (http://ie.mouser.com/Search/ProductDetail.aspx?R=3065virtualkey53400000virtualkey534-3065) Doesn't really help you get them quickly though  :(

Title: Re: Possible replacment for a missing fiber shoulder washer?
Post by: Grainger49 on February 10, 2014, 11:14:21 AM

Shaldome,

You can put in the fiber washer after assembly, but it is difficult.  Cover your a$$ and order one from Bottlehead as well.