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Aluminum washer: control the stack and contact faces

A round washer can determine spacing as well as provide an assembly contact surface. Use this aluminum CNC-turning example to review thickness, central opening and face condition around the actual fastener and mating parts in your design.

Reference component
Aluminum round washer
Material
Aluminum
Published process
CNC turning
Discuss a similar componentAll product photos & reference details

01 / THE BUYING QUESTION

Is the washer primarily a spacer, a contact surface, or a combination of both?

02 / READ THE GEOMETRY

Details that shape
the requirement.

01

Thickness through the stack

Identify how washer thickness contributes to the assembled spacing. Provide the relevant mating dimensions and distinguish the local washer requirement from the total assembly stack requirement.

02

Central opening

Specify clearance or location around the mating fastener or shaft. Include entry edges and any permitted relationship between the opening and the outside profile.

03

Flat contact faces

Mark the faces that carry the intended contact. Define the surface and geometric requirements that matter to seating, including the condition in which they will be inspected.

FROM GEOMETRY TO THE WORKSHOP

See the manufacturing context.

Explore a Chengshuo workshop scene alongside the features in this product study. This is general process footage, not footage of the reference part or its inspection results.

ONE PART. THREE BUYING DECISIONS.

What matters
to your team?

Define the functional interfaces.

Separate the washer drawing from the total assembly tolerance discussion. Identify which interface justifies tighter control before adding requirements across every surface.

Discuss your engineering requirements

03 / A PART-SPECIFIC REVIEW

From feature
to machining brief.

01Locate the washer in the assembly

Supply a section showing the fastener, washer and mating surfaces. Explain whether orientation matters and whether one or both washer faces form a critical interface.

02Define material and finished condition

Specify aluminum grade and required treatment. If anodizing is requested, review final dimensions and any contact or masking requirements with the finishing scope rather than adding a color note alone.

03Set receiving and packing requirements

Agree a sample check that addresses thickness, opening and face condition. Choose the packing arrangement needed to protect the surfaces and identify lots without adding unnecessary handling steps.

04 / BEFORE SAMPLE APPROVAL

Agree what
acceptance will show.

  • Check the specified thickness at the agreed locations and part condition.
  • Verify central opening and outside profile against the drawing.
  • Inspect nominated contact faces and edge breaks before final packing.

INSPECTION PLANNING WORKSHEET

Compare the finished part and its handover.

Make thickness, contact faces, finish and packing explicit so sample approval and supplier comparison use the same scope.

Planning worksheet · not a measured report
01Thickness

What to define

Identify the assembly-stack requirement and the locations to measure.

Record to agree

Thickness readings at the agreed locations and finished condition.

02Central opening

What to define

Define its clearance or locating role around the mating fastener or shaft.

Record to agree

The specified opening check tied to the drawing revision.

03Contact faces

What to define

Identify seating faces, required geometry and acceptable surface condition.

Record to agree

Required dimensional or appearance results using an agreed reference.

04Finished condition

What to define

Specify alloy, treatment and any masking or final-size requirements.

Record to agree

The agreed material, finish and sample-deviation records.

CARRY APPROVAL INTO THE ORDER

  1. 01

    Agree packing scope

    Compare the same protection, separation and handling requirements.

  2. 02

    Identify quantity and lot

    Agree count, lot labeling and the documents needed for receipt.

  3. 03

    Preserve the approved scope

    Carry accepted deviations and revision changes into the next quotation.

Prepare a comparable sample brief

Measurement methods, acceptance limits and included records are agreed against your drawing before sampling.

Product reference & scope

This case uses a photographed Chengshuo component to explain the drawing, purchasing and inspection decisions for a similar part. Project specifications and acceptance are agreed during review.

Original Chengshuo product reference

CARRY THE TOPIC FURTHER

Explore the engineering review.

sleeve fit comparable turned parts rfq

From drawing to project review.

Read the film transcript

Start with your drawing. Define material and finish. Identify critical features. Align samples and production quantities. Request a project review. Illustrative renders and Chengshuo component photography; this is a project overview, not machining footage.

Discuss your drawing

CHENGSHUO / PROCESS FILMS

Process film

Silent process film. Workshop footage is process context; it is not a record for the reference component.

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