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Engineer20

11-07-2005 18:51:38




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I'm going to have to make a couple of my own gaskets. What's the best materials, methods etc.
Any help would be great!

Thanks,

Mike




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dr.sportster

11-10-2005 13:30:50




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 Re: Making Gaskets?? in reply to Engineer20, 11-07-2005 18:51:38  
You kind of want to duplicate the type of gasket paper that you originally had.Some auto parts stores have a variety pack.Tap around holes gently with a ball peen.Various hole punches come in handy and even a regular paper hole punch.Ive sprayed aroesol dykem blue through a part to locate the holes in the gasket paper.A glass cutter can scribe an indented line to follow up with scissors.You can sharpen the end of a piece of pipe in the lathe to punch larger holes.Nice sharp scissors and it works.A compass can also be used for layout.Little scissors with a curved blade help.If you can lay the surface on the paper and cut around the part with a razor knife[new blade]that works.The paper is cheap so if I make a bad cut I start over.For a project I would prefer to purchase a good name brand gasket set to be honest,but one needs lots of different gasket paper around for emergencies or discontinued gaskets.

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rustyj14

11-08-2005 12:43:12




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 Re: Making Gaskets?? in reply to Engineer20, 11-07-2005 18:51:38  
Us old time mechanics would use a sheet of cork gasket material, lay it over the area where we needed a gasket, then using a ball-pein hammer (ball end) we'd tap around and over any holes or places where the material wasn't needed, thus leaving gasket mat'l in the correct places and leaving the holes, etc. open. Of course, we'd have to "fish" the unwanted pieces out of the holes.



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msb

11-07-2005 20:38:49




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 Re: Making Gaskets?? in reply to Engineer20, 11-07-2005 18:51:38  
Paper gaskets for most applications.Harbor Freight has a cheap set of gasket punches that do a good job of punching bolt holes.An Exacto knife works good to cut paper or cork.Just don't try to cut either material in one pass.



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old

11-07-2005 19:29:16




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 Re: Making Gaskets?? in reply to Engineer20, 11-07-2005 18:51:38  
A lot depends on what and where the gaskets are used for. One type of gasket paper/cork will work well in one place but not another place.



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moseed

12-02-2005 15:34:33




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 Re: Making Gaskets?? in reply to old, 11-07-2005 19:29:16  
Gasket thickness is as important as type of material. It's important to match material type and thickness of original gasket to the new because the thickness of the gasket is often integral to a piece fitting properly.
Good Luck!



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