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So, I got the money out and bought the M5 System Bundle along with various other magical gadgetry.

Having us magicians know how the M5 PK system works then I'm looking into creating a shimmed cards.

I know shimmed cards can be bought, but I use Ellusionist Design cards as these match my gimmick decks.

Although it seems Ellusionist used to sell shimmed cards, it now seems they've stopped completely. and I'm looking for some home made ways to make my own.

I'm sure I could get two cards glued together with the shimming material in-between but that would be rather thick.

Does anyone know the best way to perhaps to safely take apart the layers of a card? (Paper, Cardboard, then more paper?) then I could embed the shimming material into the card itself.

Anyway, any suggestions?

In case it matters, I use the White Ghost Ellusionist Decks.

Danny Joseph wrote:Does anyone know the best way to perhaps to safely take apart the layers of a card?

Card splitting is fun and pretty easy. There are tutorials etc online, or several books on the subject (lickety split is an oft-recommended tome). Practice on some bikes and you'll get the hang of it easily enough!

So you could split the card into a thin and thick layer, then split the thick layer again into a thin layer and glue layer.

Then you can replace the glue layer with shim, then stick the whole thing back together.

Disclaimer: I've not worked with PK cards so I don't know if the above is feasible for your needs, but I have home-made a few gaffed cards involving splitting, and it sounds like it's what you're asking for - card dissassembly.

By far the easiest way that I use is to take a Joker and to cut a rectangle out of the card that is about one to one and a half centimetres short of all the edges of the uncut card that you want to shim.

Then take your very thin neo magnet and using a Pritt stick, glue the magnet to the back of the shim card.

Then, glue the face of the Joker that has been cut, turn it over and then press onto the back of the shim card, covering the magnet. Make sure that the back patterns are properly alligned and then leave to dry under something heavy to press it flat. Overnight will be enough for it to dry thoroughly.

I've been using a shimmed card in this way for years and noone has ever spotted it.