Delrin Shims for EQ6-pro rebuild

[Mickconn77 (Mick)]

Hello all,

I am chasing a supplier of Devlin washers/shims that are in need of replacing in my mount.
I followed the astrobaby tear down instruction and would like to hypertune it using their method. The shims disintegrated upon removal so will need replacing.
I have contacted Doug as suggested on the page but sending them from the states has proved unreliable. 2 orders and 6 weeks later, my mount still sits in pieces, waiting for these stupid bits of plastic.
Does anyone know of an Australian supplier?

TIA

[iborg (Philip)]

Hi


What I have is probably no use, but, I have sheet teflon, ~1mm thick. Shims could be cut from it.


Delrin is significantly harder, so teflon is probably not a suitable replacement.


Let me know if you would like to try.


Philip

[bojan]

it is available on ebay...

[Mickconn77 (Mick)]

Thanks for your reply but the material by itself is of no help, really. I don’t have means to machine them to the right specifications.

Originally Posted by bojan

it is available on ebay...

[Mickconn77 (Mick)]

Thanks Philip,

I figure I’ll give it another week before I source Teflon sheet. I know others have used it and apparently it should only affect the longeavity of the shims. For the hypertune I believe I require 0.3mm increments so not sure how I’ll go with sourcing that.

Appreciate your help

Originally Posted by iborg

Hi


What I have is probably no use, but, I have sheet teflon, ~1mm thick. Shims could be cut from it.


Delrin is significantly harder, so teflon is probably not a suitable replacement.


Let me know if you would like to try.


Philip

[JA]

Hi Mick,

If you search Engineering Plastics Suppliers you will find many listed around Melbourne. Some also offer machining.

Best
JA