Diy gaskets?

[WesD]

1 hour ago, tony_t3d said:

This is a technique taught by the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, the Mechanics of the British Army.

Place gasket paper in place and rub a spanner or hammer over it and gently tap the edges it will cut to shape perfectly.

Far more accurate than trying to use scissors.

Ok you caught me, ex REME here. 

[billpierce]

Great tip, thanks will give it a shot

[muttley9050]

I've made gaskets out of the paper envelope type folders when I had nothing better to hand

[Wendelspanswick]

When I was a yoof I had a Mini Clubman and the thermostat housing used to leak constantly as the casting was pitted, I tried various OEM, paper and liquid gaskets but they all failed, in the end I made a gasket from a sheet of lead and it worked perfectly, staying on the car till it was sold.

[Richard Thompson]

I've  made my own exhaust gaskets before with the metal impregnated gasket board.

Very tough to cut so I use a dremel to cut the interior and tin snips for the outer edge. 

 

I sometimes use it as heatshield for strimmers and ported saws before they melt the plastic covers 

[tony_t3d]

Ok you caught me, ex REME here. 

Nice I done 4 yrs regular but in the Royal Signals. And iv been a Reservist in the REME since. 10 years total so far. Got myself a pretty cushy posting at the moment. I'm on a phase one recruit training team as a PTI and I help cover the Range side of things too. Don't get my hands greasy no more [emoji23]

[WesD]

1 hour ago, tony_t3d said:

Nice I done 4 yrs regular but in the Royal Signals. And iv been a Reservist in the REME since. 10 years total so far. Got myself a pretty cushy posting at the moment. I'm on a phase one recruit training team as a PTI and I help cover the Range side of things too. Don't get my hands greasy no more

Nice, my last posting was at bramcote 30 Sigs. I’ll have been out 10 years in June mind so it was a long time ago now. 

[billpierce]

Thanks dudes, just made up a base gasket for a 028super as it fell to bits. Spanner trick worked good for cutting outer edge and had to use scissors for inside. Far so good.