georgecook
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Went to see an old friend of mine to borrow an old imperial micrometer. John used to run a small garage( a large shed) and is from the old school. John is now retired and the shed stands locked and forlorn.. Amazingly as well as loaning me the micrometre John was able to fix me up with shims, as his father used to own a couple of p6's years ago .However I believe, as John does, that some of the shims may have been ground to length..is this acceptable , hardness or case hardening etc. I am amazed that I was able to find these so close to home, but if they are unsuitable I don't really want to use them. John doesn't believe it will be a problem, but as I said earlier, he is from the old school.....georgecook