"SteveB" wrote in message
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My BIL needs some special parts made, and I'd like to help him out.

He has lights on his dune buggy that are mounted with a threaded rod
through a round base. The base is flat, but when the light is mounted to
the roof, the roof is slanted, so the lights shine down too close in front
of the buggy.

I need to find a piece of solid round aluminum or hard plastic or nylon
that I can drill a hole through the center, then slice off portions with
one side at ninety degrees, and the other at the proper angle to make it a
tapered spacer to bring up the light beam. Anyone got a piece of solid
nylon stock 1 1/4" diameter, or aluminum the same diameter, or can tell me
where I can purchase such a small amount? Round would be nice, but I
could also do it with a piece of square.

There are three lights, and it would take three inches at max, but would
like a larger piece to be able to hold it in the band saw to cut the
angles.


Check with McMaster-Carr or likewise. Ball washer sets can be purchased for
tie down on mill tables. Just set the desired angle and tighten the stud.