In over fifty years as a T&D Maker and Mechanic, I have made literally hundreds of gaskets. I can not remember ever making a gasket out of anything but gasket material, but may have fabricated a few when I was 12 or 13 years old--and didn't know better LOL!
I have a large assortment of gasket material from .010--1/8" and have fabricated many different size hole punches from 2" down to 1/64" and have made up many small engine carburetor gaskets.
I just finished refurbishing a Gravely G16 Lawn Tractor and I made every gasket except the head and exhaust gaskets.
I have--in a pinch or non-available-- made head gaskets out of copper!!
I can see how "cardboard" would make a gasket, and I am sure some have lasted for many years--just not the way I work.
With some small gaskets I would coat the metal surface with a light film of oil and carefully place the gasket material to the surface and press. This would leave a nearly perfect pattern and I could cut gasket without guessing.
As for sealing with gasket material, I don't, unless the surface can't be dressed or made perfectly flat.
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