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Old 09-21-2017, 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Rasmus Kristens View Post
Thanks guys, i will get some thin washers instead. I can get them i a wide variety of materials, nylon, fibre, steel, stainless steel, copper and brass. Which material is best suited for the task?

Do you lube up the pivot and washer before assembly?
Phosphor bronze is my personal favorite, I use it for pivots and washers in butterfly knives. Unbelievably smooth actions on those, even without lubrication. Course, any moving part should be properly lubricated. The grade I use is C51000 I believe, been a while since I bought it though. McMaster carries it in sheet stock if you want to cut your own washers, if not a lot of the knife supply places sell the washers pretty cheap.

Teflon washers would be my second choice, but its a distant second. Really, I think bronze is the way to go
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