<<second one only needs a sheet of metal .35mm thick – it'd be a struggle to make somethign that thin that worked I'd imagine, >>
you can of course buy shim material from industrial suppliers in a range of thicknesses from knats chuff to waffer thin
but you need something a little thicker than aknats chuff..
get a bit of 1.9/2mm alu sheet – find a whole range in small sheets and stripes in your local model shop or engineering suppliers..
plus lots of people selling offcuts on ebay
or see if there is a sheet metal workshop need you and ask for an small offcut