Dave Hinz wrote:

On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 12:50:23 -0600, Jon Elson wrote:
Grady wrote:
I am tramming a Homier mini mill and the column is out vertically, leaning
toward the front. I have exhausted all local supply house trying to find
some .001 and .0015 shim stock, short of buying 50 or 100 ft rolls. I need
about a foot of each max, 1/2 inch wide. I would be willing to buy some from
someone for a reasonable price if you have it readily available. All help
greatly appreciated.
MSC, KBC, J&L, Travers, all the machine shop suppliers have this, in
brass and steel. You can buy a set that has about 12 thicknesses,
including .001 and .0015". Home aluminum foil is pretty close to
.0015" McMaster-Carr most likely has this, too. The assortment packs
are usually something like 4 x 8" sheets.

When I was over in England, I was introduced to "peelable shims", but I
haven't seen them since. Steel sandwich of shim stock, glued together.
Peel off as few or as many as needed to get the desired thickness. Does
anyone know the real name for these, or were they a figment of my
imagination?

Laminated, been around for several millennia.
http://www.lyonindustries.com/

Tom