Zipper28, the only dumb question is the one that doesn't get asked! Shims are just thin sheets used to make a sandwich the correct thickness to produce the best cut/emboss. There are ones made from mylar/plastic etc for specific machines, but its just as simple to use scrap cardstock/paper/ I have a couple of mylar shims that came with my BSPro, but for the 'bug I just add card/ paper depending on what I'm trying to do, and how well the cut/ emboss is coming out. If you are adding shims of any sort to a sandwich, always, always start off either with no shim, or the thinnest one, check what it looks like after you've passed it through the machine. If its not cut through, or not clearly embossed, add another shim and repeat. Its easier and safer to add shims gradually, and keep running your piece through the machine till you get the look or cut you want, than to replace a machine because you forced something too thick through it- as Boss reports, no two machines are exactly the same, so what works fine in one machine, will not go through another. Good example of this is the Tim Holtz Embossing Diffusers. I watched a vid on You-Tube, where the woman stacked one on an embossing folder sandwich, then added her 'B' plate on top, ran it through the 'bug, and it worked fine. Went to do the same on mine, and there is no way on earth that sandwich would go into my machine. I had to take out the top 'B' plate, and just use a couple of thin sheets of cardstock. Useful idea is to get a little notebook, and write down your sandwiches for your machine with the various brands of dies/embossing folders. Its surprising how much they vary.
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