"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
09/23/2016 at 13:46 • Filed to: Fender washers are the best washers and there's nothing you can do about it
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"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
09/23/2016 at 13:46 • Filed to: Fender washers are the best washers and there's nothing you can do about it | 2
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Great moments in fender washer history
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What’s your favorite washer? Mine is the fender washer, because it’s the duct tape of washers. In fact, and I realize that I may be skirting controversy here, but I would argue that duct tape is simply the fender washer of tape.
crowmolly
> Honeybunchesofgoats
09/23/2016 at 13:53 |
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My favorite is whichever one falls directly to the ground after I drop it in the engine bay
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Honeybunchesofgoats
> Honeybunchesofgoats
09/23/2016 at 13:57 |
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A fender washer and a penny washer meet to discuss how to defeat Hitler.
not for canada - australian in disguise
> Honeybunchesofgoats
09/23/2016 at 13:58 |
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This beauty. The Kenmore Elite 14749. The Rolls-Royce of dishwashers.
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Honeybunchesofgoats
> not for canada - australian in disguise
09/23/2016 at 14:01 |
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That is a damn fine looking dish-washer.
Urambo Tauro
> Honeybunchesofgoats
09/23/2016 at 14:05 |
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I had to run to the hardware store yesterday to stock back up on washers, and was reminded of something that’s been bugging me for a while:
Why is it that “1/4 inch” washers have an inside diameter that easily accommodates 5/16 inch bolts? And why do I see the same thing happening with “5/16 inch” washers and 3/8 inch bolts?
I realize that there needs to be some slack, because an EXACT fit might require a press, but there’s plenty of room when I use a “1/4 inch” washer on a 5/16 bolts. And using a “1/4 inch” washer on a 1/4 inch bolt is extra sloppy. This has been bugging me for a long time, and I don’t think it’s a case of mislabeled merchandise.
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Honeybunchesofgoats
> Honeybunchesofgoats
09/23/2016 at 14:06 |
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Everyone remembers Sha Na Na, but few people remember that the most electrifying performance at Woodstock was a fender washer with a fender.
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Honeybunchesofgoats
> Urambo Tauro
09/23/2016 at 14:10 |
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I’ve come to accept that imperial measurements are meaningless and imprecise, so I don’t even question these sorts of things. When I see 5/16" or 1/4", my brain may as well just be reading wingdings.
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Urambo Tauro
> Honeybunchesofgoats
09/23/2016 at 14:13 |
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Makes me wonder if there’s the same discrepancy among metric hardware...
I always just end up ignoring the label and using whatever fits best anyway.
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Honeybunchesofgoats
> Urambo Tauro
09/23/2016 at 14:16 |
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I’m 100% certain I’m going to get banned from Home Depot one day, because I always spend at least 10 minutes in the fastener aisle pushing bolts through their little plastic bags to make sure that the nuts thread correctly.
gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
> Honeybunchesofgoats
09/23/2016 at 15:12 |
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Nord lock. ultimate gripping power.
Garrett Davis
> Honeybunchesofgoats
09/23/2016 at 15:14 |
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My favorite washer would have to be hands down the crush washer, because it’s entire purpose is self sacrificing. They die for our automotive sins, you guys! *Wipes tear*
Let’s all pour out a little bit of silicone grease for our lost homies.
Also, those of you out there who reuse crush washers when they’re still good, you da real MVP.
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Honeybunchesofgoats
> Garrett Davis
09/23/2016 at 15:20 |
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:’(
That was... beautiful
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Honeybunchesofgoats
> gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
09/23/2016 at 15:20 |
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The man who invented that should feel so proud.
Cé hé sin
> Honeybunchesofgoats
09/23/2016 at 15:21 |
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But that’s fair enough. I needed a bolt recently so I brought in the old one (screwdriver type head was damaged) to check that it would screw into the nut of a bag of nut/bolt combinations. It turned out to be an M8 bolt and fitted better than the original.
Sadly I had to buy a whole box when I only needed two.
Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> Honeybunchesofgoats
09/23/2016 at 15:34 |
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I generally only buy SAE flat washers. Also, washers at the hardware store tend to be stamped from very soft metal, so if you put more than a little bit of torque on the fastener, the washers flex and maul. Unless you search out Grade 5 or Grade 8...