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Custom washer & shim generator — text to CAD.

Describe the washer or shim — bore, outside diameter and thickness (or a tab/keyed form) — and Volex Forge returns a clean 1:1 DXF for the laser and a STEP solid.

Odd sizes and non-standard shims are one prompt away — no more searching a catalogue for a size that doesn't exist.

Generate this part — from £2.99 → How Forge works
Free to try Parts from £2.99 STEP · STL · DXF FEA-verified

What you get

From a plain-English prompt

Non-standard shim washerExample — your parameters, your file
a shim washer, 16mm bore, 30mm outside diameter, 0.5mm thick, with a locating tab
ParameterValue
Bore16.0 mm
Outside dia30.0 mm
Thickness0.5 mm
FeatureLocating tab
FormatDXF (1:1) / STEP
ConcentricityChecked
PriceFrom £2.99
Every part is checked before you download it — geometry, and where relevant FEA against textbook theory. See the verification report.

Frequently asked

Can I get an exact odd size?
Yes — that's the point. Give the bore, OD and thickness and Forge makes precisely that, even if no catalogue lists it.
Tabbed or keyed washers?
Yes, add a locating tab, external tab or internal key and Forge builds it into the profile.
Is the DXF laser-ready?
Yes, a single closed 1:1 profile in millimetres, ready to cut.
Cost?
Free to try; parts from £2.99.

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The exact washer the catalogue doesn't have.

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