Shims

[Pea Turgh]

Hello.  Just received a pack of 3 shims from eBay - 1, 0.5 & 0.25 degrees.

 

To the naked eye, they all appear to be a consistent thickness.  Is that right?  
 

Should my (admittedly not very good) eyes be able to detect a very slight difference end to end?

 

Anyone else bothered buying something similar able to confirm?!

[itu]

Have tried/measured them side by side, or putting ends together? 0.5 degrees is not much.

[neepheid]

Lay them side by side and run your finger over them side to side, probably feel something better than seeing it

[PaulThePlug]

Place a steel rule along the length and compare the ends elevation...

[Bigguy2017]

No, it's not right. They should be tapered - should be readily apparent, 'specially on a 1 degree shim.

See pics here  StewMac Neck Shims for Bass - StewMac

 

 

 

 

[Pea Turgh]

16 minutes ago, Bigguy2017 said:

No, it's not right. They should be tapered - should be readily apparent, 'specially on a 1 degree shim.

See pics here  StewMac Neck Shims for Bass - StewMac

 

 

 

 

Yeah, that’s what I was expecting.  The ones I have bought are flat! 😂

 

ebay ftw!!! 🤪

[Reggaebass]

With the degrees stamped on them they should be tapered, I’d say that’s their fault for sending spacers instead, let them know and hopefully they sort it for you 

[tauzero]

I bought a similar set. I only wanted to use the 0.5 degree one and I thought there was a taper on it. I've got the 0.25 and 1 degree ones here - just checked them with digital calipers and they're flat, so maybe I was wrong about the 0.5. Oh well, take the 1 degree shim, stick it to something flat with some double sided tape, and sand it down at an angle - DIY shim.

[PaulThePlug]

So mm not deg?

[Pea Turgh]

20 minutes ago, PaulThePlug said:

So mm not deg?

Not even that? 😂. Awaiting a response from the seller.

[Downunderwonder]

At 1° 50mm long there's 0.9mm difference between ends. You would have to be a bit of a drunken monkey to miss that if you use any sort of measuring method. By eye, not so sure.

Edited January 6, 2024 by Downunderwonder

[Downunderwonder]

On 04/01/2024 at 07:49, PaulThePlug said:

Place a steel rule along the length and compare the ends elevation...

Doh, that was you solving it yourself!