A screw spacer is a small hollow tube or cylinder. Using a spacer involves positioning it between the surface you are driving it into, and the head of a screw or bolt. In simple terms, using a spacer ensures that the screw or bolt cannot be driven all the way in. As a leading supplier of rubber washers in the UK, Vital Parts ensures a comprehensive range and supply of high-quality rubber components. Our commitment to quality is evident in the selection of rubber washers we offer, catering to the unique demands of various industries. With a specialist supply chain, we can deliver rubber washers in large quantities suitable for large industrial and commercial projects. While still satisfying bespoke sizing and requirements even for small projects. Bespoke and Custom Rubber Washers: Spacers are small pieces of material that sit between the screw head and surface to create or maintain a space clearance between two things. Spacers come in a range of different sizes and lengths (2 mm to 50 mm spacer), depending on the space required. Their body shape can be hexagonal or round and they are also compatible with different screws, such as M3 and M4, but they are not threaded.

Versatility: With various rubber materials available, our washers are versatile and suitable for a wide range of applications. We can find the right rubber washer for your use case. Automotive Industry: In vehicles, rubber washers are utilised in engine components and various systems, providing sealing solutions in areas where vibrations and temperature variations occur. Plumbing and Pipework: Rubber washers are widely used in plumbing applications to create compression seals in pipes and fittings, these can be made water tight and help to prevent leaks and ensure efficient water flow.Spacers are also widely used in various other applications, particularly mounting hardware. They help to achieve more precise positioning of screws and bolts, with adequate gaps left for airflow and cabling. Some bolt spacers also serve to make certain screw-in connections more robust.

HVAC Systems: In heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, rubber washers play a crucial role in sealing and insulating ductwork and components. Silicone Rubber Washers: For applications requiring high-temperature resistance, our silicone rubber washers are the best choice. Silicone rubber offers excellent performance in extreme temperatures, making these washers suitable for thermally intensive industrial conditions. Silicone rubber also has the advantage of having the capacity to be a food safe material, which is useful for food processing plants. Standoffs are like spacers in that they provide space and have a hex or round-shaped body and two openings. The main difference is that standoffs are usually threaded onto the screw and the threads can be male or female. Over the past few years RH Nuttall Limited have invested heavily in new, state of the art, automated machinery allowing them to produce our rubber washer range for a vast amount of different industries which include construction, home appliances, architectural, and automotive trades.A standoff spacer, often referred to simply as a standoff, works in much the same way as a standard screw spacer. The main difference between a spacer and a standoff is that standoffs are also threaded at each end, while spacers typically are not. Standard Rubber Washers: Our standard rubber washers are crafted from high-quality neoprene, providing a great value and effective sealing solution. Neoprene rubber washers are known for their good all round performance and will do the job in most applications that don’t require extreme temperatures or hardness. Our standard range of rubber washers covers a selection of sizes and materials. As part of our standard product catalogue, we offer rubber washers in Outer Diameters ranging from 3mm to 37mm. However, we understand that rubber washers are a niche product and specific projects will often require custom sizing.

Some Of The Most Common Uses For These Parts Include:To addspace and dampenvibrations between moving components: Nylon Spacers We offer a return period on all of our products to give you peace of mind, to view our policies and Tree stakes help ensure a newly-planted tree establishes well and doesn’t move about too much in the soil, damaging its roots. Apart from young, small trees (shorter than about 140cm (4.5ft)), almost all benefit from staking for the first few years after planting, though it is a particularly important task in windy gardens, on slopes, and when planting trees with a broad crown.Ground anchors are essentially an underground staking system, holding the rootball in place below the soil. They involve driving anchors into the soil and attaching these to a loop of wire that is wrapped around the rootball. This system is good for highly visible areas where above ground methods would be unsightly, but they can be expensive and difficult to install. This threading is gendered, meaning it can either be male (protruding) or female (internal). Available gender combinations for standoffs are male-male, female-female, or male-female. Rubber washers find applications across a spectrum of industries, offering valuable sealing and cushioning solutions. In the UK market, some common applications include: