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antyoung
27th June 2015, 14:43
Hi all,
Does anyone know where in Auckland or anywhere in NZ for that matter you can buy a small quantity of metric stainless shim washers?
I need some with ID of 11 and 13 mm OD 16, 18, 24 mm 0.1mm 0.2 mm 0.3 mm approx
Ideally some engineering shop so I can go and pick them off the shelf, I can get an imperial kit with an assortment but it's crazy money and mostly useless sizes.
What for you may ask? Honda RS250r suspension linkages
Thanks in advance!

tri boy
27th June 2015, 15:28
Buy some shim stock, and cut it to your required sizes.
Try Paykels, or similar.:yes:

98tls
27th June 2015, 21:18
Failing that have a gander on Aussie Ebay theres a few outfits on there,post is fuck all.

imdying
30th June 2015, 14:06
McMaster Carr is gold mine for that sort of crap.

antyoung
2nd July 2015, 11:00
McMaster Carr is gold mine for that sort of crap.

That's an excellent tip! they have everything! Cheers

antyoung
2nd July 2015, 11:06
Thanks for the info people, I used Precision Shims in Oz in the end, very helpful, and reasonable prices,.
It's a bit hard to cut these by hand as 0.1mm thick with 3.0 mm surface diameter is so fine, no problem for a laser apparently!