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« Reply #15 on: April 29, 2009, 05:50:28 AM »

perfect!!........    Thanks' Dave Grin...........press sounds like the go....
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« Reply #16 on: May 14, 2009, 04:12:28 AM »

Heat it, quench it, and then spray it with chromebrite.  Smiley Wink

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« Reply #17 on: May 14, 2009, 09:40:26 AM »

Bob I seem to remember back in yr7 at HS quenching in oil is this the preferred option or am I dreaming. Anyone else?
And Im thinking if I try this maybe the open fire might be a good place to get the gasket uniformly hot. How do you do it? As I said earlier I have not had much luck with used coppers in the past but the consensus is in favour so I might give it a go. As yet I have not had the head off and curiosity is eating away at me. And I do like to pull things apart.
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« Reply #18 on: May 14, 2009, 01:15:29 PM »

Theres no need to pull something apart just because you can.



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« Reply #19 on: May 16, 2009, 10:20:33 PM »

heat the old copper gasket on the stove then let to cool down after about ten min  put it back on the bike and it sealed good no leaks lots and of comp.

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« Reply #20 on: September 04, 2009, 04:26:38 PM »

qquench or not???oil or water??
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« Reply #21 on: September 04, 2009, 05:36:12 PM »

just let it cool down slowly enough so you can hang onto it in your hand, then put it back together.

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« Reply #22 on: September 04, 2009, 06:42:35 PM »

Kato is near spot on, anealing is heating up on a gas burner until it glows red then drop it in cold water or you can let it cool down naturally it doesnt matter which way.


yep BB has got the way and i have always done it the same way and never had a prob cheers

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« Reply #23 on: September 04, 2009, 06:53:00 PM »

Theres no need to pull something apart just because you can.



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« Reply #24 on: September 05, 2009, 04:20:33 PM »

I am a plumber and work with copper allday. heat gasket with gas torch a nice even red let it cool. no need to quence non-ferrous metals, it is quite thin and you will be able to handle it after about a minute. Ferrous metals are quenced with water or oil for hardening. 
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« Reply #25 on: September 05, 2009, 06:23:51 PM »

   The advantage of quenching is that the oxides that form during the heating process plus any carbon left on the gasket fall off due to the rapid drop in temp.

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« Reply #26 on: September 06, 2009, 05:39:33 AM »

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« Reply #27 on: September 06, 2009, 05:48:43 AM »

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« Reply #28 on: September 06, 2009, 08:52:08 AM »

I didn't realise that you did it both ways Dave!  I thought you were just an average bloke! Grin
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