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Hello,

has anyone done gaskets with thin cork? Anyone who recommends good material to make gaskets?

Cheers!

You used to be able to buy sheets of gasket paper, guessing you can still get it........

Yes gasket paper you use to be able to get it in various thickness an engineering supplier should sell it

I see! thank you for the replies. I will check then.

cheers

Sheet gasket is available in a wide variety of materials and thicknesses. The gaskets we regularly use were all punched out of sheet material. Any auto parts or industrial supplier will have some. You can even get it off amazon.

Where do you want to use cork? Cork is "squishy" and will spread and split under high pressure. It's good for covers that are not subject to any load. So it's good for lightly tightened inspection covers and such.

I bought these for £3.80 & free delivery on Amazon two months ago:

Flexoid Gasket Paper Set, 5 x A4 Sheets - Various Thicknesses 0.15mm-1.6mm

They work well and are easy to cut to shape and size.

jbcollier wrote:Sheet gasket is available in a wide variety of materials and thicknesses. The gaskets we regularly use were all punched out of sheet material. Any auto parts or industrial supplier will have some. You can even get it off amazon.

Where do you want to use cork? Cork is "squishy" and will spread and split under high pressure. It's good for covers that are not subject to any load. So it's good for lightly tightened inspection covers and such.

Hi JB,

I just thought of cork out of a video I saw of someone using cork, so I wondered if it was a good option. but makes sense about the squishy ... I will go for paper gasket for sure. Thanks!

Big Al wrote:I bought these for £3.80 & free delivery on Amazon two months ago:

Flexoid Gasket Paper Set, 5 x A4 Sheets - Various Thicknesses 0.15mm-1.6mm

They work well and are easy to cut to shape and size.

Perfect, Thank you!