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General Maintenance Tips => General Questions and Trouble Shooting => Topic started by: basenjib123 on April 05, 2020, 02:27:27 AM

Title: Anybody making their own shims?
Post by: basenjib123 on April 05, 2020, 02:27:27 AM
Making shims? .. how do you do it exactly,  Thanks Joe.
Title: Re: Anybody making their own shims?
Post by: oc1 on April 05, 2020, 04:34:28 AM
Buy several sizes of shim stock (brass or stainless) and cut them out with scissors or shears or punch.
-steve
Title: Re: Anybody making their own shims?
Post by: basenjib123 on April 05, 2020, 05:12:09 PM
Thank you.
Title: Re: Anybody making their own shims?
Post by: Cor on April 05, 2020, 07:38:11 PM
Brass shim you can drill with a good sharp drill bit, then cut the outside diameter with a scissors.   I just did 2 a few days ago.    A dull drill bit causes a burr and it is difficult to get nice and straight edge from that.
Title: Re: Anybody making their own shims?
Post by: foakes on April 05, 2020, 09:03:48 PM
Quote from: basenjib123 on April 05, 2020, 02:27:27 AM
Making shims? .. how do you do it exactly,  Thanks Joe.

I call McMaster-Carr.

Best, Fred
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