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    Cutting small gaskets

    Hi All
    I have made the gaskets for the traction engine cylinder block. The gasket paper I use was purchased years ago and as and when I need to cut out a gasket I just roll out the material and tape to a suitable cutting board. The rectangle gaskets are relatively easy to make. Simply marked out and cut, always starting from the middle and working out so the gasket is held in the larger sheet as long as possible to maintain rigidity of the gasket paper. The round gaskets use a cheap rotary cutting tool and again starting from the middle out. The stud holes on both the rectangular and round gaskets are punched using a wade punch.

    Cutting small gaskets-17e612ef-aab0-45ff-8cf9-27408c92e70e.jpeg Damaged gasket that needs replacing.

    Cutting small gaskets-8f1f88a9-a7d1-4084-bf50-8e27271ada4f.jpeg Rotary cutter

    Cutting small gaskets-b7e273bd-9936-4aca-bfd1-8b6ce1f6d46d.jpeg Middle hole cut and the old gasket taped so stud holes can be transferred.

    Cutting small gaskets-ac262161-8384-4f14-a933-11620b3841e7.jpeg Wade punch

    Cutting small gaskets-955bb1d4-f85e-410d-8e7b-30e5e54ce38a.jpeg Stud holes

    Cutting small gaskets-2c1a1afc-5937-4b12-b7ab-0feb8f39c489.jpeg Gasket in place

    Cutting small gaskets-e56e976a-7075-45b9-b8ce-3b5750fc61b7.jpeg Both rectangular and round gaskets in place.

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    Last edited by thehomeengineer; Apr 19, 2020 at 09:44 PM.

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