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Zee,I've got a set of 1/32" wide parallels. These come in handy for things like that. My only problem is that they fall down, so you have to find something to set between them to keep them upright. The springy corrugated snaky thing that Pete described works well for that. I make them out of old pop cans.There's also those wavy parallels that might have worked for you. But a work piece has to be long enough to span a full wave or it won't stay up on those Kim
I just thought I'd throw this in the mix. When you're machining something small on parallels packing peanuts work great as a spacer to hold the parallels apart.Art
Quote from: Art K on September 26, 2018, 02:40:31 AMI just thought I'd throw this in the mix. When you're machining something small on parallels packing peanuts work great as a spacer to hold the parallels apart.Art Good tip Art. I use them all the time. Cheap and easy to cut to the size needed.Jim
Quote from: Flyboy Jim on September 26, 2018, 03:14:14 AMQuote from: Art K on September 26, 2018, 02:40:31 AMI just thought I'd throw this in the mix. When you're machining something small on parallels packing peanuts work great as a spacer to hold the parallels apart.Art Good tip Art. I use them all the time. Cheap and easy to cut to the size needed.JimNeat idea, cheap and plentiful. But do they come in metric?
I used to use a steel rull packed up at each end beyond the vice for packing thin work but a set of wavey parallels do the job now and they don't fall over or need spacing. The squash down to about 0.015 - 0.020"
You guys are lucky. Hoard your supply of peanuts!! Most shippers I deal with have changed over to the Sealed Air packing.Bill