Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
|
Metalworking (rec.crafts.metalworking) Discuss various aspects of working with metal, such as machining, welding, metal joining, screwing, casting, hardening/tempering, blacksmithing/forging, spinning and hammer work, sheet metal work. |
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
Posted to rec.crafts.metalworking
|
|||
|
|||
SS shims
I need to make some donut shaped shims.
Thinnest is .012, largest .015. One shim has a 10 mm I.D. and 17.5 mm O.D. The other 15 mm I.D. and 33.5 mm O.D. I only need a few of each. Last ones I made where from brass. I sandwiched the sheet between 2 boards and drilled the center hole. Then I used snips for the O.D. They were not pretty, but functional. I'd like to make some out of SS this time, for more durability and rust resistance. I haven't worked with SS. McMaster has type 302 in an assortment pack. I have no punches and would be too expensive for a couple shims. Got a mill and lathe. What's a good way to put the hole in and cut the OD in a way that would look decent? Wayne D. |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Plastic shims | UK diy | |||
Even Wood Shims!? | Woodworking | |||
Plastic Shims | UK diy | |||
machining shims | Metalworking |