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Douglas.M Elite user 465 Posts 
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Hi,
Background: I had purchased a very nice "Attractive Flapper" Walking Liberty coin from the marketplace here, but it came without a shimmed "Inflated Carapace". I obtained a matching carapace and now need to install a shim (for OxyClean). I tried using .0015" stainless steel shim material, but the gaff splits apart when I do a coin roll. It does stick to the coin if I lightly toss it from hand to hand. I did a Café search on this topic and one member commented that shim thickness should not exceed .003", however, that was in reference to shimming a card. I suspect that .0015" is just too thin. Should I try using .002"? .003"? I don't want to keep buying shim material on guesses. Any advice would be appreciated! Douglas M. |
J-Mac Inner circle Ridley Park, PA 5338 Posts
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Shouldn't use stainless steel; it has little or no ferromagnetic properties. Use carbon steel.
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Douglas.M Elite user 465 Posts
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Thank you, Jim!!
Doug |
inigmntoya Inner circle DC area native, now in Atlanta 2351 Posts
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There are thin metal strips inside the "security tags" often found attached to DVDs, CDs, and other items in stores.
They're extremely thin and work great for shimming things. I used these to change my original (not deluxe) Double Deception "attractive flapper" into an attractively locking one.  |
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Douglas.M Elite user 465 Posts
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Inigmntoya, thank you for the tip!
Douglas M |
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webtech Regular user 185 Posts
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Douglas get yourself one of these. Comes in handy. Easy to cut, and cheap for shims...
https://www.autozone.com/clamps-and-meas......1927_0_0 or better yet, half the price on Amazon... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BYGIR4?tag......aa_pcomp |
Mad Jake Inner circle All the voices in my head helped me make 2202 Posts
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Quote:
On Sep 13, 2020, Douglas.M wrote: Do a search on ebay for "Iron Foil". It comes in all different gauges, that's where we get ours from and one small roll will last you quite some time. It's good for cards, coin or anything you want to shim. Jake Jr.
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pseudomagician New user 15 Posts
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I searched on eBay and bought some "Iron Foil". Turns out that is only what it is called. It is simply aluminum foil with an "iron" name. It isn't magnetic!
Still looking for reasonably priced shim material for gimmicking cards. Any help would be greatly appreciated. |
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countrymaven Inner circle 1428 Posts
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How about this? get a magnet and find some steel that is strongly attracted. File off some filings onto some newspaper, etc. on a tabletop. Glue the cards up and put the filings somewhat evenly on one of the glued cards. join them, press them, and you have a magnetic card without a solid shim!
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countrymaven Inner circle 1428 Posts
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Pardon me for adding this. most shim metal is made to be nonmagnetic or only slightly magnetic. Why? you don't want a normal shim metal piece to be magnetic. That is why it can be tricky if you are looking to buy shim stock that is very magnetic, the only kind that will work well in a tiny amount.
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