How to Hold and Bore Out Thin Shims

This video shows a great method for holding and boring out extremely thin shims. When I say thin, I mean as thin as .001 thick. This proven method delivers exceptional results without distorting the OD of the material. Take a look.
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Clever workholding is the difference between making a profit and losing your ass on a job. Another "hell yes I'm gonna use that" page in the book of Joe Pi tricks. Thanks, mate!

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Joe, that's a brilliant method for boring extremely thin shims. Your methods are mind-ticklers. Thanks for sharing.

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This is just what I needed. I have to make some thin shims. It's like you knew what I needed in my life.

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brilliant as always ,I see you used a small bit to cut down on the forces applied to the part and went in slowly to cut down on warping ,now that's outstanding work and out of the box thinking that we all need to see and understand thanks for taking the time to show us.

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In the first part of the video I was wondering and trying to work out how you were going to do it. Really impressed with the lateral thinking and superb end result.

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Glad you liked it!

[@ddcd53]

WOW Real nice procedure. I wouldn't have thought of that one. You are a wealth of machining knowledge. Very nice of you to share this with all of us. Thank you. Dan

[@hopper1]

This technique pretty much blew my mind. Hopefully I'll remember it when I need it.

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I wouldn't have even tried that till you showed us how. I love your videos Joe, and I love how willing you are to share your skills, experience, and expert techniques. Thank You!

[@pierresgarage2687]

Shim material... $0.01 Jig material.... $2.00 Dowell pin.... $0.25 Experience..... Priceless... ;)

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BTW. Cost per washer $10.00 lol

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Hi Pierre. In a pinch, you'd gladly pay $10 each.

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[@paulmanson253]

Well now. A genuinely elegant and relatively simple setup that clearly works. My own background as a git-er-dun truck mechanic in a general duty repair shop absolutely does not require the same degree of precision as a machinist automatically thinks in,based on his training and approach . My own thought would have been to walk over to the bench with all our soldering doodads,actually tin with 95/5,then probably 30/70 on top for better strength. Solder the parts together with our old kerosene blowtorch,solder properly applied has great holding force,cut the now cylinder to appropriate diameters,then unsolder and so what the washers are a little thicker,the tin etc will help hold a nut from vibration. Now that will NOT work on aluminum tinfoil,but sheets of different thicknesses are generally available from truck brake supply houses so unless aluminum is a known requirement,doneskis. Shim stock is incredibly useful in a whole host of applications,so various remainders are sorted through to choose from. Yours is I think a better approach,no major heat and may very well take less time than my approach. No doubt there are other ways to the same end product,precision tools like a lathe are a luxury in my world but possibly one of the old brake drum lathes could be adapted. Whatever works. Cheers.

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Elliot Lake Ontario Canada. Nice method Joe only wish I had found this sooner. Enjoyed watching it all come together thanks for sharing.

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Cool. Another solution to a problem I don't yet have! I know that I will use this somewhere in the future. Thanks for the great demo.

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Glad you enjoy it!

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[@beaubrowning7307]

I imagined an arbor similar to yours but made from square stock with holes drilled and tapped in the corners using bolts to draw it together. After seeing your trick, I think your method is faster with much higher clamping force. Thank you for all of the awesome education you bring us Joe.

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Another ceative work holding solution. I appreciate how accessible your techniques are to the hobby machinist.

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[@drjohn148]

Great idea. Will definitely try it next time I need some thin shims.

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Hi Joe, good tip. I love all these tips, some I have used, some in the future. I think this is what makes one machinist stand out from another, the ability to come up with a great idea, and share it! Thanks!!

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once again, it is knowing the tricks! Learned something new again. Thanks joe!

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Awesome technique i already used the pressure turning to make shims which worked brilliantly love the videos keep them coming

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BRILLIANT! Very nicely done and thanks for sharing!

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I've used a similar process for making OS engine gaskets except I ran them on my CNC mill. This was a great job Joe, my hat's off to you sir. Fine work.

[@KrisKustomPaint]

Just used this trick for some pinion shims for an odd ball axle. Worked great. Thanks a million Joe.

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Simple and highly functional. Nice tip, as per the usual.

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Awesome as always...

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Thank you.

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Thanks Joe, always good stuff!

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Thanks for posting. This is a very clever way to hold shims!

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Yet again another great video from the master. Many thanks

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Great tip Joe just What I needed

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My pleasure!

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Great idea I am going to use this for sure. Thanks for the info. Bob

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What a great tip. Thanks Joe!

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Joe, I really enjoy your videos. More importantly your ideas are just outstanding, including this one! Thanks for the information. Just a note, I have switched to a left handed threading tool, mounted it up side down, reversed the direction of spin on the lathe, and run my threading from left to right. Another great idea I picked up from your video. Thanks!

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Thank you. I keep having to purchase what's not exactly the I.D. and/or O.D. that I want from McMaster. Now I can make the right size in house. Thank you again. And I guess I got to say thank you KZbin for making it possible for me to learn from this master and many others that I have watched on KZbin. Thank you all...

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Nicely done JP-

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Excellent trick, Joe, thank you.

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I appreciate you watching.

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I like that idea! I need to make thin spacers and have turned down washer o.d. by bolting them together and chucking up the bolt. Now, thanks to you, I know how to increase the i.d. Thanks!

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Beautifully done, great to watch....thanks

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Super useful lesson, once again thank you.

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[@dwighthickerson4106]

Cool trick! We normally stack up shims and wire cut them . I like this idea better for small shims.

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That was awesome, I've learned a lot of little tricks from your videos , thanks !

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Solves a problem I had. Thanks, John

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Excellent Joe, as usual, you aced it again. Thank you for sharing and teaching.

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This does work very well.

[@brandenkolb8713]

Can you make a video on ball turners for different sizes and applications?

[@markfulmer8501]

HI Joe- great hints for tough jobs as usual . thanks

[@joepie221]

I could not afford the time or cost of a mishap on those parts. This was a very safe option.

[@tobyw9573]

Nice little cutter on the boring bar. Looks like that method works for paper gaskets too. Thanks for sharing.

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As always, great tips Joe

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You have some creative solutions for different problems. I like that 👍🏻. Usualy I would setup a punch die for this.

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I learned something today Joe thank you!!

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"I think I got lucky" lol The more you practice, the luckier you get. Great technique. Thanks

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Great technique. Thanks for sharing.