washer identification

[curtis cutter]

On my rebar cutter bender is a flat washer keyed to a flat on the through shaft/bolt. It is also designed to "fold over" the adjustable nut.

Does anyone know what the name of this washer is as I cannot find it?

[Frank Ford]

It's a "tab washer," of which there are many variants.

[curtis cutter]

It's a "tab washer," of which there are many variants.

Thanks! I shall search that.

[Harold_V]

I just made one of those for the muller I'm rebuilding. In this case, it was made of 1/16" thick sheet steel. It's a square washer with a couple tabs on opposite ends that engage a fixed plate that's mounted on the bottom side of the washer. The plate stops the washer from spinning, and one of the corners of the square plate is bent upwards, against a flat on the hex nut that fastens the arm on which the wheels and plows are mounted to the powered shaft. Note that the corner has not yet been bent up to lock the nut.

Making the tab washer wasn't my first choice, but one does what he must when parts are no longer available.

H

[John Evans]

Sometimes also called a "D" washer from the inside profile.