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I was looking for a pulley, and came across something I didn't recognize, but I liked it because it had a crank and gears and looked pretty "mechanical".

I found out that it was a rotary gasket maker ("Yay!") that was missing its scale bar and spindle ("Boo!").

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So I made a scale bar and spindle.

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Here's how it works today to make gaskets for an old hit & miss oiler.

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And here's what a new one costs!

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Works like a can opener--and only $.35 per pound!

Thanks, Nick.

This thing is great! Works just like a can opener!

I'll need it this summer to make hand-hole and radiator cover gaskets for my McCormick Deering 10-20 tractor, lots of oiler gaskets (I have tons of oilers), a couple of carburetor bowl gaskets, and who knows what else?

This gasket-maker is worth every penny at $.35/lb....

"Proudly scrounged from my local scrap yard"

I can go bigger, too: just need a longer piece of square bar.😁

Look at what they want for a long scale bar!

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And then there's the knurled nut that took about 20 minutes to make:

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These things might just as well be really made of gold!

  NEVER! 🐴