[SEL] Blow Torch Leathers

[Lew Best]

Don't know about one that small but I made some for an old forklift
hydraulic cylinder (about 3" diameter cylinder IIRC) with leather I got
at a saddle shop.  Cut it & then got it wet; formed it to shape & when
dry it held the shape well enough to work.

Lew near Waco, TX


-----Original Message-----
 Hi List,

Does anyone out there have any idea where to find the leather cup shaped
disks found in 
the pump of an antique blow torch or antique plumbers stove?

It is made of leather with an outside diameter of about 3/4" and a 3/16"
hole in the middle.
It is shaped like a cup with the sides approx 1/8" - 3/16" high.

Also - I'm looking for the material that might be used in the check
valve
to stop the air 
from returning back through the pump.

Any ideas will be appreciated.

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