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Originally Posted by Rasmus Kristens
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?
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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