Scepter lid gaskets - Home made

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Just wanted to share this.

• I used a 12"x12" 1/8" viton sheet stock
• tacked sheet stock to a piece of plywood.
• used a 3 1/2 inch holes saw to mark center and edge. did not go all the way through.
• used a 2 inch hole saw to cut out the center
• finished cutting the outside with 3 1/2 inch hole saw.

Its slightly larger outside diameter than stock so I had to hand trim the outside edge. I didn't have a 3 1/4 inch hole saw, but that probably is the right size, and wouldn't require any trimming.

No leaks

 

[proto]

Nice work! I know Viton is a common material for O-Rings, and it should survive when used with gasoline. And it also has a pretty broad tolerance for temperature.

I'm curious where you found to supply the Viton sheet? Is 1/8" the right thickness for this application? (I'm trying to remember the stock gaskets I've seen and they might have been thicker.) I guess as long as it seals securely, it should be OK.

Got any clever use for the leftover circle of material you cut out of the center?

 

[ntsqd]

Mcmaster.com;
p/n: 9473K63, $54.50 each, 12" x 12" x 1/8"

Or this might possibly work:
p/n: 9473K69, $5.27 each, 3-3/8" OD x 1-29/32" ID x 1/8"

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Keep in mind you can still buy pre-cut to spec Scepter gaskets for ~$4 each

But I'm a firm beleiver, why spend $5 buying something I can build for $10

 

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Keep in mind you can still buy pre-cut to spec Scepter gaskets for ~$4 each

But I'm a firm beleiver, why spend $5 buying something I can build for $10

where???, I've been looking for a source. Don't need them now, but clue me in on your source please

 

[cruiseroutfit]

where???, I've been looking for a source. Don't need them now, but clue me in on your source please

Sorry for the delay, didn't see this until now. I've got piles of them in stock or this guy is still selling them:
http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=7&f=126&t=620807&page=1

 

[TeriAnn]

where???, I've been looking for a source. Don't need them now, but clue me in on your source please

U.S.$ 3.00

British Pacific


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[cruiseroutfit]

U.S.$ 3.00

British Pacific


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That is a great source of the standard NATO can gasket, however those will not work in the Scepter cans. You will need a gasket designed specifically for the Scepter as it doesn't share any of its parts with the common metal fuel can.