Posted by Jim Lee [172.71.146.71] on Friday, September 02, 2022 at 20:30:44 :
In Reply to: Re: Cutting custom gaskets with a laser. posted by Alex J [172.70.127.32] on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at 09:11:50 :
Yeah, IF I can get/cut the material.
Its not easy to figure out what different gaskets are made of. Right now I have some 1/64" Napa material and it cuts really well. I need to work up what I can cut, and how to set different materials up. Learning process.
Also, I now have a scanner that I can open, plop on a car part, scan it, and then trace the gasket it needs on the computer. Its pretty slick!
Right now I'm doing a rebuild on the carb from my new '42 MB Jeep. Hoping to do all the gaskets myself. I'm stuck trying to figure out what material is used for the plugs and jets. It looks like a thin red hard material. Maybe some sort of fiber? Donno'.
Sadly, I need a new accelerator pump. And those come with complete gasket sets. That kinda' takes the fun out of it.
Anyway, send me a file, and I'll see what I can do.
-jim lee