lildiesel

I haven't been able to get paper thin gasket material at the local autoparts stores in ages. These days I'll use thin sheet Teflon to make gaskets for Cox .049s when I need some. It was never hard to make a gasket way back when: the only really important accurate cut is the 1/2 inch hole which I did with a sharpened piece of brass tubing. Cut a 1" square around the hole and mark it with pin*****s for the tank/backplate screws and use a 1/6th bit in a pin vise to make the holes. Not pretty but it works. And if you're fussy, nail scissors can be used to trim things up when the case and backplate are screwed together.