Hi , I was wondering what I should use for shim stock , in the past I have used steel shim or plastic shim , the plastic shim is nice for cutting the shapes of the particular die component that requires the needed shim but after a while it does seem to compress , using steel shim is harder to work with but it doesn't seem to have a shock absorbent quality , maybe brass or copper would be better ? If so who is your supplier for your shim stock , any help I would be grateful thanks.

we use stainless steel "shim in a can" it helps to have a nice hole punch and sharp new snips to cut them to shape.

we use steel shims... not sure of the brand, but it comes in 6" width and i think 100 feet long in a tube....

plastic is crap....

we can do chemical etching and make shims from thin SS films (0.2 mm to 0.8mm thick
pls visit our web site and log in, attach the drwing/qty and other details of your shim. Plasics and soft materials like aluminium and copper is not so good

We can supply them. Pls send the drawing/ qty/ full postal address/ email ID to send you a quote.
Thanks
Chan lucie
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