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!
Awesome find!! I have always been on the lookout for an Allpax like this...
Thanks, Nick.
This thing is great! Works just like a can opener!
Very cool.
Looks like a great piece of kit to have in the shop.
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. 🤠
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'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?
I needed to make hand-hole gaskets too and I could not find one of these cheap/used so went with this style from Alpax for $40 on ebay (used)
You can add extensions to go bigger and bigger
https://youtu.be/TsThd0N1qp8
I can go bigger, too: just need a longer piece of square bar.😁
I can go bigger, too: just need a longer piece of square bar.😁
Didn't realize it was that easy to go bigger, no you need to make it steam powered
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!
Haha, maybe you need to part yours out