[SEL] Re: Copper ring head gaskets

[cgandree at mchsi.com]

Thanks Curt for the site, very good.
Curt


> Curt,
> Paul P. has the original thread on making copper soft well documented.
> <http://www.steamengine.com.au/ic/faq/annealing-copper.html>
> 
> But you asked about smoothness not softness, right?
> I am guessing this is regular flat gasket material with some kind of 
> rolled copper ring at the inside edge? (Picture?)
> Would the gasket hold up to filling in the bad places with some soft 
> solder? You could then work out the bad areas with a file.
> Curt Holland
> Gastonia, NC
> 
> cgandree at mchsi.com wrote:
> 
> >I am putting the finishing touches on my Sandwich engine and not sure if I 
> >should reuse the orginal copper ring gasket again.  It just doesn't seem 
> >smooth enough to keep a good seal even after some polishing.  
> >thanks in advance,
> >Curt Andree
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