Re: seal for an old vac pot?

On Jun 16, 7:39 pm, "Jack Denver" <nunuv...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Rubber was always the material used even back  in the day when cork seals
were more common elsewhere - this leads me to believe that cork is probably
not suitable somehow. For one thing the gaskets tend to be fairly complex
shapes that could not be easily made out of sheet goods.

"Mark Thorson" <nos...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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Tex wrote:

I commented only because of the improbability of the OP's
finding a replacement gasket. Sometimes one must be
creative if one wants to use vintage appliances.

I don't think anybody mentioned cutting a new gasket
out of a suitable gasket material.  If it's just
compressed between two surfaces (no sliding contact),
you might substitute cork.  Cork has excellent high-
temperature tolerance and resistance to compression set.
Hobby shops and car parts stores often carry sheets
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It would seem to me, that cork would break down quicker than rubber
and then the seal would not be air tight.

Shane
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