DIY Nylon Spacers

Lately I've been getting back into the DIY trigger spirit. Dusting off the toolbench and trying to complete the project I started last year.

The triggers I'm building right now are of the cross-bar variety and one of the frustrating aspects of these is getting the height of the trigger cone just right. I utilize rubber grommets and nylon spacers in my design to reduce vibration and increase isolation between the head and rim sensors. Finding the right size spacers can be a pain and even more than that, can quickly run into money as most hardware stores insist on selling them individually and at a premium.

Well today by happenstance I stumbled on a spool of polyethylene tubing in the plumbing asile and the heavens opened. This stuff when cut to length is vitually indistinguishable from nylon spacers. It handles being compressed like a champ, I can cut it to exactly the length I need and best of all it's damn cheap. If you're using plastic spacers in your designs you should do yourself a favor and pick some up. Why continue buying milk when you can have the cow!