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.

Attachment 34559 Damaged gasket that needs replacing.

Attachment 34554 Rotary cutter

Attachment 34555 Middle hole cut and the old gasket taped so stud holes can be transferred.

Attachment 34556 Wade punch

Attachment 34557 Stud holes

Attachment 34558 Gasket in place

Attachment 34560 Both rectangular and round gaskets in place.

Thank you for viewing.
The Home Engineer

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