Re: Shim Stock

Lee,

I had to call 3 or 4 stores in one city before I found one that had it. The store that had it was in the same chain as those that didn't (NAPA) and he had a huge roll, snipped it off and sold it by the inch. In another town, they (again, same chain) didn't have brass, but had copper. That's maybe even a bit better because it is easier to darken than brass. If you want the best of all materials, go to a jeweler and have them roll you out a bit of 0.002" silver.

pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com wrote:
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>
> >From: "Lee W. Potts" <lee@leepotts.com>
>
> >I just started w/pinhole photography and I want to make a better
> >pinhole. For my first try I used aluminum from a pie plate. I'd
> >like to get brass shim stock, but all the auto supply places
> >around here have never heard of it. They look at me like I'm nuts
> >when I ask for it. Do they know it as something else? Is there a
> >better place to find it?
>
> Lee,
>     That is its name.  There are many places where to get it from.  Check
> this page http://hornepayne.lakeheadu.ca/~gdedemet/motors56/motors11.html
>
> Another place is DoAll ( www.doall.com ), I don't think they mailorder but
> you may have a store near you.
>
> Guillermo
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Received on Sat Apr 7 19:32:13 2001