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Originally Posted by SMman
Thanks yet again. I was planning to use my digital caliper but looks like I am going shopping for a micrometer.
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Problem is, calipers only measure the edge of the shim. More often than not, the shims are dished from use and the calipers will give you a false reading, where the micrometer will measure the center of the shim in the dished part giving a true thickness.