captive screw/bolt?

[ear3]

There's a fastener/accessory I'm looking to order but I can't think of the term at the moment.  It's basically a thin rubber washer or ring that you add onto the end of a bolt so that you can hold it captive in a hole that is larger in diameter than the fastener, out of which it would otherwise fall.  I guess an EPDM washer might work (assuming the threads of the bolt bite into the rubber portion of the washer), but the specific thing I was thinking of is not full washer size, but almost like a thin rubber band that fits tightly around the bolt.

Does anyone know what I'm thinking of?

 

[CeeJay]

Don’t know but heatshrink would probably work.

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[blaszcsj]

Just use an o-ring slightly undersized to the shaft size of the panel screw you are trying to use.

 

[Bob D.]

I agree you're probably thinking of an O-Ring.

 

[ear3]

[member=45856]blaszcsj[/member] and [member=60461]Bob D.[/member]  That's what I was thinking of!  The name just escaped me.  Thanks.

Just use an o-ring slightly undersized to the shaft size of the panel screw you are trying to use.

 

[tjbnwi]

My guess is you’re referring to plastic bolt retainers.

Most toilet bolt kits come with them to hold the t-bolt in place as you set the toilet.
https://www.efc-intl.com/products/s...retainers-threaded-plastic-zip-on-washers.htm

O-rings work also, they take more room and may affect bolt torque to yield.

I’m old enough to remember (but not old enough to have lost my mind [eek]) the Metal retainers installed at the factory to retain the brake drums on vehicles. We called the "factory throw aways".

Tom

 

[Cheese]

I use a cone washers/ball cock washer to retain part of the Festool clamp in the 1 1/2" thick workbench top.

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[ear3]

[member=4105]tjbnwi[/member] and [member=44099]Cheese[/member] Thanks -- those both will work too, and actually allow the bolt to have more play in a larger hole than an O-ring.  I have some O-rings and EPDM washers set to arrive tomorrow -- if those don't work, I'll try these other methods.

My guess is you’re referring to plastic bolt retainers.

Most toilet bolt kits come with them to hold the t-bolt in place as you set the toilet.
https://www.efc-intl.com/products/s...retainers-threaded-plastic-zip-on-washers.htm

O-rings work also, they take more room and may affect bolt torque to yield.

I’m old enough to remember (but not old enough to have lost my mind [eek]) the Metal retainers installed at the factory to retain the brake drums on vehicles. We called the "factory throw aways".

Tom