Bone nut shims from LMI

Just got a goodie-pack from LMI (the usual supplies, glue, etc.) but also took a shot at trying a new item they now carry.... .020" thick bone shims for nuts. They're a bit pricey at $2.35 each (in quantities of 24) but they're fantastic. The length and width are more than adequate for any nut out there.

No more finding the right shade of plastic or whatever to shim a nut! One caveat: the ones I got measure a consistent .024", not .020" as they say... but that's just nitpicking. Anyway, just thought I'd pass along another trick in the toolbag. They carry them as item #BSHIM.

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Permalink Reply by scott gannon on July 22, 2011 at 12:58pm

Quite handy. A little tape around the fingers, and you can sand it thinner.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kolb on July 25, 2011 at 8:05am

Just used my first one yesterday.... very handy, indeed. They're fragile little buggers so employ TLC when cutting the length and width to fit.

I'd love to see the saw setup they figured-out to cut 'em. A laser came to mind, but that would leave them with scorch marks. At any rate, a nice offering from LMI

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Permalink Reply by chris snyder on July 25, 2011 at 3:18pm

Mike, what about a dremil tool with one of those carbon wheels?

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kolb on July 25, 2011 at 5:52pm

Good idea, Chris.... I'll give that a shot next time. This last go 'round I glued the shim to the nut bottom and left it oversized (hanging-over length & width) which gave the thin shim some support. When it was dry, I sawed the surplus off with an fine-tooth exacto saw. Some edge sanding cleaned it up flush.