A Gaskets seal the connection between two rigid materials. The Cut Gasket material often lodges against one of the pieces entering the connection as it ages or becomes heated. Before installing a new gasket on the connection, you must remove the old gasket. Using the proper tools to remove the gasket will ensure no damage occurs to the gasket mounting flange. A damaged flange will cause leaks to form around the gasket, allowing air or fluids to bypass the seal.
1 Set the 1/4-inch plywood on a firm flat surface. Place the gasket material on top of the plywood. Using gasket cutting tools without plywood will cause damage to vital tool components.
2 Measure and mark a rectangle sized to the length and width of the final gasket size with a steel rule and paint marker. Do not use a permanent marker on rubber-based gasket material.
3 Cut along the marked lines with a utility knife, using the straight edge as a guide.
4 Mark the center of the rubber gasket material for a round Metal Corrugated Gasket or mark holes needed for fasteners on rectangle gaskets with a paint marker.
5 Set the center pin of the circle gasket cutter on the center mark of the gasket material. Loosen the thumb screw located on the side of the cutter. Slide the cutting blade(s) to the edge of the cut gasket material. Tighten the thumbscrew. While applying light pressure toward the surface of the gasket material, spin the cutter in a clockwise direction to cut the circle gasket. Adjust the cutting blades as described to cut and remove the inner section of the round gasket.
6 Align the hollow gasket cutter from the cutter set that matches the size of the hole required in the gasket material. Strike the back of the hollow gasket cutter hard with a dead-blow mallet. Pull the hollow gasket cutter from the surface of the material. If the hole plug does not come out with the hollow gasket cutter, realign the cutter blade with the scored hole and repeat the process until the plug removes from the gasket material. Repeat the process to cut all hole locations in the gasket material.
The article comes from PTFE Sheet.
0 comments:
Post a Comment