Alternative source for Sunnen Hone shims??

rickseeman · 07-31-2023, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by richie 2

sunnen prices have always been insane.

They are much worse now. Some are unbelievable.

SBillinson · 07-31-2023, 03:03 PM

It may be a long shot, but Tennessee Abrasive may have something.

As tooling and consumables continue to be ridiculously overpriced even used and difficult to source, a small surface grinder can be very useful to have on hand.

You can knock those shims out on the Bridgeport and get the thicknesses perfect on the surface grinder with a magnetic chuck. Same goes for parallels and other shop made tooling.

Good luck.

07-31-2023, 03:03 PM	#2
SBillinson Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 94 Likes: 42 Liked 183 Times in 48 Posts	Re: Alternative source for Sunnen Hone shims?? It may be a long shot, but Tennessee Abrasive may have something. As tooling and consumables continue to be ridiculously overpriced even used and difficult to source, a small surface grinder can be very useful to have on hand. You can knock those shims out on the Bridgeport and get the thicknesses perfect on the surface grinder with a magnetic chuck. Same goes for parallels and other shop made tooling. Good luck. __________________ SS/BS 1921