Question about washers

[BlueWeasel]

We just got 4 new chairs for our breakfast table. Much to my dismay, they have to be assembled. The structural part of the chairs are painted metal with the backing being wood.

The package included two types of washers -- one is a narrow, thin split-ring washer and the other is wider, continous-ring, and painted the same color as the chairs. Obviously, the painted one is meant to go on the outside (visible) part of the connection.

I assume I needd to use one of each washer at each metal to metal connection? If not, then I have plenty of the smaller ones left over.

 

[Zim Hosein]

one is a narrow, thin split-ring washer

It's called a lock washer 🙂

 

The split ring one is called a lock washer.

 

[Ornery]

1. The nut gets the lock washer under it.

 

[BlueWeasel]

Well, aren't most lock washers used between the material and nut connection? In this case (there aren't any nuts), then I just need to use the lock washer between the painted flat washer and metal?

 

[Ornery]

1. Yeah, that's the only thing you can do. It's to keep the screw from spinning loose from vibration.
   The split in the washer bites into the head if it tries to spin.

 

[BlueWeasel]

Originally posted by: Ornery

1. Yeah, that's the only thing you can do. It's to keep the screw from spinning loose from vibration.
   The split in the washer bites into the head if it tries to spin.

Excellent....thanks for the advice.

How'd you left indent the text by the way?

 

[Ornery]

1. You ask too many questions... 😛

 

[dartworth]

1. What's up with that man?

 

[Brutuskend]

Originally posted by: Ornery

1. You ask too many questions... 😛

Magic!

 

[TitanDiddly]

1. OMGNUM

 

[Ornery]

See how the sig gets forked up if you don't... 😕 (It's got an empty line after it.)