Shim/Washers to Tighten Knobs

[DirtyD64]

Moved a lot of handles and knobs around recently to find they have a bit of give and wobble. Could really use a shim. I searched old threads and found 4mmx7mmx.5mm is the preferred size. Unfortunately I cannot find these anywhere. I found one steel washer on eBay that claimed to be 4x7x.8mm, but the picture looks off. I assume it is just a stock picture, but I cannot find these shims ANYWHERE. My handle knob screw is all the way tight and the knob has just a bit of play. Maybe switching the stock .5mm out for a .3 would work?

[ss30378]

https://rorolure.com/collections/handle ... -wood-grip

These should work

[DirtyD64]

https://rorolure.com/collections/handle ... -wood-grip

These should work

This is what I found. Much cheaper and thicker too. Scared I would need all those Roros for just one knob.

[ss30378]

.8mm is over .030", that is a lot of play to take out, they may be too thick and bind. I guess you can use locktite if you need to back the screw out a bit.

[Nicky]

These are what you want.
Great assortment and work for all my Daiwa handles and aftermarket

https://www.amainhobbies.com/yokomo-4mm ... 40/p242404

[DirtyD64]

These are what you want.
Great assortment and work for all my Daiwa handles and aftermarket

https://www.amainhobbies.com/yokomo-4mm ... 40/p242404

Thanks Nicky, I ended up getting some from a place called gobilda.com. Got some .25mm and .5mm to help tighten up the knob play. Was only $13 for a bunch.

[tincanary]

You can make your own shims for cheap as chips if you have a hole punch and sheet stock. I get copper sheet stock from McMaster Carr in thicknesses up to 1mm and it punches very easy. A feeler gauge is used to check how much slop I may need to take out.

[DirtyD64]

Well I made a mistake. Even the .25mm shims are way too thick. Also the 4x7x0.25 is too wide of a diameter. I am thinking a 4x6x.1 or even less might work. The larger one pictured is what I bought and the smaller one is stock from a Zillion SVTW.