I'm in the process of aligning the headstock on my 7x16 lathe with the bed and am having a bit of a problem. Using cut up feeler gauges, the smallest increment i'm able to shim is 0.0005 in. Using the feeler gages cut up, I got the misalignment of my headstock to under a thou over 3", but I'd like to get it better than that. My calculations indicate I need to shim another 0.0002 or so to get perfect alignment. My question is, where can I get shims that are thinner than 0.0005 or come in different increments?
I realize I could in effect get the desired difference by putting, for example, an 0.00075 shim on one side and an 0.0005 on the other side, but I can't find any shims except those that are graduated in 0.0005 increments. Any ideas?
I realize I could in effect get the desired difference by putting, for example, an 0.00075 shim on one side and an 0.0005 on the other side, but I can't find any shims except those that are graduated in 0.0005 increments. Any ideas?