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Does anybody have a good source for shims of various sizes or good source for shim stock?

I feel like I always have something I need to shim to just the right height.

Cheers,
John

Do you have a bandsaw John? You can custom resaw to any width..

Ed, this is for shimming tables by about 10-50 thousandths of an inch.

I am looking for metal stock to do this with vs. wood which compresses a bit more.

Maybe use paper?

John

Sazerac81 wrote:Ed, this is for shimming tables by about 10-50 thousandths of an inch.

I am looking for metal stock to do this with vs. wood which compresses a bit more.

Maybe use paper?

John

Do a Google search on brass shim stock. Looks like Lee Valley has it in small quantities at a reasonable price. There are probably others.

http://www.leevalley.com/us/Wood/page.a ... 43407&ap=1

Amazon delivers again! It's hard to get away from them when they offer that same day delivery. They offer the brass as well, but I thought I might as well go with steel, a bit cheaper and same tolerances.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006 ... UTF8&psc=1

Cheers,
John

McMaster sells shim-stock assortments in a variety of materials, but they are a bit pricier than the Amazon offering.

https://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-shims/=16kagz5

Also shim washers, etc.