I've got a K&T 2HL that I am trying to rehab (not rebuild) and the table gib has seen better days.
Besides being a banana (I straightened it already to at least a reasonable degree of straightness), it has been broken and brazed back together at one end, has some significant scoring on the sliding side, and is worn down about .013" at my best estimation.
I have neither the capability or the means to properly machine and scrape a new gib, so I am just interested in making this machine work as best I can for now.
However, to find .013" shim stock that's at least 1" wide and 24" long has been met with limited success. I am a hobbyist and I don't have a need for a 6" x 50" roll at $60 a roll (McMaster). I have a limited budget. Are there OTHER sources of shim stock where I can save a little bit of money? Someone on another forum suggested multiple layers of shim tape. Is this a viable solution? I wouldn't be able to get it in the exact dimension.
Thoughts on where else to look? My Google-Fu is not returning any viable results.
Besides being a banana (I straightened it already to at least a reasonable degree of straightness), it has been broken and brazed back together at one end, has some significant scoring on the sliding side, and is worn down about .013" at my best estimation.
I have neither the capability or the means to properly machine and scrape a new gib, so I am just interested in making this machine work as best I can for now.
However, to find .013" shim stock that's at least 1" wide and 24" long has been met with limited success. I am a hobbyist and I don't have a need for a 6" x 50" roll at $60 a roll (McMaster). I have a limited budget. Are there OTHER sources of shim stock where I can save a little bit of money? Someone on another forum suggested multiple layers of shim tape. Is this a viable solution? I wouldn't be able to get it in the exact dimension.
Thoughts on where else to look? My Google-Fu is not returning any viable results.