Needed a chainsaw carb gasket now on Sunday afternoon.
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The hammer trick also works with masking tape for painting castings with machined surfaces. I did a Model A transmission case a few years ago, and the only cleanup was pulling the tape, 3 or 4 minutes, didn't even need to scrape it.

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Bob
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(09-23-2012, 07:32 PM)aametalmaster Wrote:
(09-23-2012, 02:53 PM)stevec Wrote: 5 minute job? Chin I'm callin ya on that Bob.
It'd take me at least 5 min. to find an appropriate piece of scrap.
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I have about 1,000 pcs of small scrap like that just for small hurry up jobs. Boxes and boxes of them...Bob
Ah, I rest my case.Big Grin
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(09-23-2012, 10:22 PM)ETC57 Wrote: Aw Willie ya gotta live on the edge.SweatBig GrinI've made hundreds of carb gaskets with a hammer, motorcycles engine cases as well ya just gotta tap lite!!TongueSmiley-dancenana

Jerry.Popcorn

Hay Jerry, if I had YOUR money - maybe then I could afford to live on the edge. Rotfl Rotfl Rotfl

Yeah, I've had a few motorcycles that ended up cereal box gaskets myself. Big Grin

But with my luck I'd end up having to search for another little 2-stroke carb that they quit making 40 years ago. Bash
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I have made plenty of gaskets from cereal boxes. When you're 10 years old and your dirtbike is your only mode of transportation and it needs a gasket it's the perfect solution. It wouldn't be my first choice but when I literally had NO money but did have some tools they worked great! Thumbsup
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(09-24-2012, 12:57 PM)SnailPowered Wrote: I literally had NO money but did have some tools they worked great! Thumbsup

I know that feeling...Bob
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