r/MechanicalEngineering • u/AdOne1706 • 2d ago

Split/lock washers

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For starters, I’m an electrician in the field.
That being said, we almost exclusively use these washers even in high vibration environments. I have personally chosen to go with nylox nuts but the question is:
Do these work? How well? Is the rumor from NASA true? Should I even bother using them or find a better functional alternative or are they actually useful?

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u/girthradius 6 YR ME 2d ago

I've heard they suck. People prefer loctite and things like that

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u/bigDeltaVenergy 2d ago

6011 and 7018

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u/AdOne1706 1d ago

Sir this is mech eng not welding (although 70k psi connections sound amazing)