Tapered gib too thin

[AndySomogyi]

Hi all,

I’m repairing my Grizzly mill, scrapped the saddle flat, and now the gib is too thin, slides in too far.

It needs to be 0.012 thicker to fit right.

Can I epoxy shim stock to the back of it to make it thicker?

Unfortunately, without a mill, I have no way of making a gib.

The gib is about 8” long, 0.75 wide.

 

[jaek]

Yes. You don't even need to epoxy it, just bending the ends of the shim over so it stays in place will work. There's a video linked from the "PM-727M Dilemma" thread in the Precision Matthews forum.

 

[cathead]

Just shim it out with a thin strip of metal.

 

[AndySomogyi]

Yes. You don't even need to epoxy it, just bending the ends of the shim over so it stays in place will work. There's a video linked from the "PM-727M Dilemma" thread in the Precision Matthews forum.

Perfect, thanks.

I’ve never had one of these apart before and wasn’t sure If there was some rule against shimming it.

 

[Richard King 2]

H & W machine you tube show on how to shim a gib. I do it a bit differently. I use a feeler gage to figure the thickness. I also use plastic shim stock sometimes. You can also order .010" thick Turcite and bond it to the wear side. Or use a sign plate and grind the gib thinner and put on .032 turcite.