Transmission case gasket thickness?

[stevasaurus 22,231]

LOOK AT THE VIDEOS...DANG IT !!!  Yes, I am yelling at you.    Google cutting your own gasket.

[squonk 38,950]

27 minutes ago, WHX?? said:

Oooohhh good luck with that. Best have a wheel that is really square. Maybe try cutting the outside slots with a thin dremel cut off wheel?? 

Reminds me of Dan's lathe ... a grinder with the motor running! 

Bench grinder with a long cord. Un bolt it from the bench and you can use it at any angle! 

[WHX?? 46,809]

4 minutes ago, stevasaurus said:

Yes, I am yelling at you.

What where who me?!?!?  
Problem is the 10 minutes it might take to make one might cut into my cocktail hour and I can have a cocktail while I am ordering it from Lowell ... 

[stevasaurus 22,231]

I can only help so much...   

[19richie66 16,953]

10 minutes ago, stevasaurus said:

I can only help so much...   

some are beyond help……

Edited December 8, 2022 by 19richie66

[stevasaurus 22,231]

Not yelling at you Jim.  I doubt you would take a 4" grinder to cut a gasket...unless you have eaten dog poo.  poogh fish fries.  

[ebinmaine 63,206]

18 minutes ago, stevasaurus said:

I doubt you would take a 4" grinder to cut a gasket...

I was gonna use a razor blade and punch kit but now that ya mention it... A 4" grinder would REALLY cut a gasket.  

[pacer 3,159]

1 hour ago, WHX?? said:

we were taught to put oil on it, press it on the materials then trace and cut it out. 

 

Yep, thats the way I do it - just figured it out over the yrs. I have a teeeny ball peen and that extra small peen head is just right for making the holes also, along with the common head tapping/cutting the outline. Get one hole cut and stick a bolt in it, do another and put another bolt in, etc etc keeps it from moving around, along with the oil acting as bit of stick-um

[pacer 3,159]

1 hour ago, WHX?? said:

we were taught to put oil on it, press it on the materials then trace and cut it out. 

 

Yep, thats the way I do it - just figured it out over the yrs. I have a teeeny ball peen and that extra small peen head is just right for making the holes also, along with the common head tapping/cutting the outline. Get one hole cut and stick a bolt in it, do another and put another bolt in, etc etc keeps it from moving around, along with the oil acting as bit of stick-um

 

Sorry bout the double post, was not showing that it went on the 1st one

Edited December 8, 2022 by pacer
double post

[Oldskool 6,582]

1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

 

@WHX?? Jimbo I'm thinking this'll be the axle set I try to make a full groove keyway in using a 4" angle grinder.  

Got some junk axles to practice on.  

It can be done. I've done it. I use multiple cut off disc's and stack to the correct thickness. Then cut on junk steel a bit to size all the wheels the same.

[Ed Kennell 35,823]

I made custom vellumoid gaskets for model hydro turbine components for more years than I like to remember.   

I stocked 3' long rolls of 1/64, 1/32, and 1/16.

The gaskets were made by cutting a piece that covered the flange surface,   glueing to one surface using contact cement, cut the inside and outside with an xacto knife  keeping the knife perpendicular to the edges of the flange.     Then use the xacto to find the bolt holes and cut a small X in each hole.

Then I had a set of rods with a semi spherical end  for different size holes.   Set the correct size rod over the X and tap out the bolt hole.

Of course a small ball peen hammer can be used and tapped with another hammer.

 

 

[19richie66 16,953]

Hollow aerator spikes make good gasket hole punches. I have several different sizes. 

Edited December 8, 2022 by 19richie66

[ebinmaine 63,206]

52 minutes ago, 19richie66 said:

Hollow aerator spikes make good gasket hole punches. I have several different sizes. 

Yep.  

 

 

 

[Achto 26,573]

3 hours ago, WHX?? said:

Boy if that don't sound like @Achto ! 

 

Wait 4 days for a gasket to show up in the mail or get my project put together today. Yep, I'll cut my own.  Sides, I get a kick out of makin' me own parts.

 

[Achto 26,573]

Dern double post. 

 

Edited December 9, 2022 by Achto

[WHX?? 46,809]

Hey where did my post go about angle grinder and a running motor for a lathe?!? 

Edited December 9, 2022 by WHX??

[Achto 26,573]

14 hours ago, WHX?? said:

Reminds me of Dan's lathe ... a grinder with the motor running! 

 

Some times I do dumb stuff & make it look good.   

Edited December 9, 2022 by Achto

[RandyLittrell 3,827]

On 12/8/2022 at 4:02 PM, ebinmaine said:

I've got a selection of brand new cutoff wheels  ¹/¹⁶, ⅛ and ¼ wide.  Whatever works to get a nice sharp ¼ wide groove.  

 

I would think a cut-off wheel for the sides and hog it out with the 1/8" one. You could clamp a small piece of angle iron on the axle for a guide. I think it will work and will most likely end up doing this on my 1277. It's thrown a couple of woodruf keys since I have had it and its fairly chewed up. Full keyway out to the end of the axle with some JB weld and it will be better than new!!! 

 

 

 

Randy

[Ed Kennell 35,823]

1 hour ago, RandyLittrell said:

 

I would think a cut-off wheel for the sides and hog it out with the 1/8" one. You could clamp a small piece of angle iron on the axle for a guide. 

Sounds like my hi-tech machine shop.    

[RandyLittrell 3,827]

33 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

Sounds like my hi-tech machine shop.    

 

 

Farm tech rules!!!!

 

 

Randy