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Post by triker on Mar 17, 2013 20:04:11 GMT -5
Has any one custom made their own gaskets instead of using the cheap paper gaskets that come in the kits? If so, what kind of material did you use?
Roy
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Post by teddy554 on Mar 17, 2013 20:13:06 GMT -5
I have made some for my 2t scooters, not sure of the name of the stuff i got but went to autozone and ask if the had any gasket paper they ask would fuel be in play, i said yes and he brought me out this blackish rubber looking stuff, has worked fine fore me on two different scooters
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Post by triker on Mar 17, 2013 20:27:48 GMT -5
I have several different kinds, but use the rubber-fibre kind the most.
Roy
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Post by JR on Mar 17, 2013 20:44:48 GMT -5
Only in a pinch, because it is a pain. I have used even a paper sack for a thermostat gasket, something needed to be used and I had to make something. I have used the gasket material that is a fiber, you can lay it over the metal and tap it with a ball-peen hammer and the stuff will cut on the sharp edge of the metal.
Much easier to use RTV/silicone if appropriate for the joint.
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Post by triker on Mar 17, 2013 21:14:12 GMT -5
I have used paper sacks (if coated with grease they work even better) , cereal boxes and even thin copper sheeting. On aluminum parts, I use a plastic hammer instead of a ball-peen.
Silicon is the best, but in some places gasket thickness is factored into parts fitting. Yes making gaskets is a pain, but I don't want to have to crack the case apart after I'm done because of a cheap gasket.
Roy
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Post by rockynv on Mar 18, 2013 4:21:08 GMT -5
I keep a variety of different type and thickness gasket material in my work bench and use the one approprate to the application. Oil, gas, water/coolant, heat, etc. I have a set of hobby knives and hollow punches that make it easy to make a clean accurate gasket.
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Post by triker on Mar 18, 2013 9:51:22 GMT -5
I'm like you Rocky, I keep several kinds and thickness for the proper use. I even have header gasket material made by Mr Gasket. It is a white material and is super tough to cut even with a good sharp knife.
Roy
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Post by JR on Mar 18, 2013 20:23:34 GMT -5
I'm like you Rocky, I keep several kinds and thickness for the proper use. I even have header gasket material made by Mr Gasket. It is a white material and is super tough to cut even with a good sharp knife. Roy Back in the 70's I did a lot of silver smithing, a very handy tool called a jewelers saw would probably be just the thing for that tough stuff, the blades are very fragile though and you have to be gentle on them, it looks like a small coping saw, might even use that to cut it. |
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Post by rockynv on Mar 18, 2013 22:18:36 GMT -5
I'm like you Rocky, I keep several kinds and thickness for the proper use. I even have header gasket material made by Mr Gasket. It is a white material and is super tough to cut even with a good sharp knife. Roy Formica shears. Had a manual version of this in the past designed more for leather/rubber and thick laminate when I did custom formica and heavy vinyl/rubber baseboard/stair treads: www.harborfreight.com/14-gauge-swivel-head-shear-68199.htmlA heavy duty nibbler works too. |
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Post by prodigit on Mar 18, 2013 22:26:07 GMT -5
I've used cardboard, overlayed with a layer of some rubberish glue; never ever had an issue with it. But I'd pretty much agree with above, get a sheet of gasket material, and draw on that.
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