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Step 13

• Use the Node Edit Tool to nudge all of the nodes indicated by the red squares down 0.15 inches.
• Nudge a duplicate of this shape up 0.30 inches.
• Start node editing and trimming to create the depth.
• The lower right illustration shows a completed washer. Avoid the temptation to try to extrude this object. It will produce too many nodes and a symbol more in keeping with our competitors’ stuff. The color coding is for clarification.

Step 14
External Tooth Lock Washer

• Get a duplicate copy of the 8.00 inch circle, reduce it to 7.00 inches. Dupe it again and reduce it to 6.00 inches (lock on). Combine both circles (Ctrl+L). Create a rectangle 0.75 inch wide by 0.98 inches high and center everything.
• Dupe and drag the rectangles into the position shown – exactly 8.00 inches tall. And combine (Ctrl+L) them. Use the Transform Docker to apply a rotation of 30 degrees to a duplicate 5 times.
• Weld the result together.
• Apply a vertical stretch on 57.3 percent to the trimmed circles.

Step 15

• Use the Node Edit Tool to nudge all of the nodes indicated by the red squares down 0.15 inches.
• Nudge a duplicate of this shape up 0.30 inches.
• Start node editing and trimming to create the depth.
• The lower right illustration shows a completed washer with a little color-coding.

Next month you will create the nuts.