Lionel No. 494 Rotating Beacon 3-Finger Rubber Washer Replacement 3520-16

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Needed a new rubber washer for my Lionel 494 Rotating Beacon to allow it to properly spin again, but didn't want to wait up to 2 weeks for a new one. Thus this part was made! Should replace the washer in any old lionel vibration motor as long as it uses a 3520-16. Not sure if it works in place of a six-finger washer, but I guess it wouldn't hurt to try.HOW TO PRINT/INSTALL:Use TPU Filament, it's the closest alternative to rubber and seems to work fine in this use-case.Print slow and make sure your printer doesn't have any stringing issues, (although even though mine did string pretty substantially between fingers it still works fine if you're careful to trim the excess off.)If the inside of your old beacon lens doesn't have any remaining glue residue like mine did, just add a drop or two of superglue to make sure the part is securly attached to the beacon lens itself.