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RRP
RRP Posts: 25,897
edited November -1 in Off Topic
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Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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  • vidalia1
    vidalia1 Posts: 7,092
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    Yep....and stretched tight it fits on a mini... ;)
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
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    I was gonna try that, but the UltraCopper doesn't seem to want to hold it in place long enough to set up without contracting back to it's original width. So I found some "rope" that's actually hollow - fit's perfectly without stretching or bunching.

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    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 25,897
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    sorry to disagree with you, but a "bunched" braided gasket will stay in place. BTW the trouble with that rope you used means the bottom side stuck to the Permatex while the top half is allowed to move. Movement means friction which leads to wear which leads to broken fibers.
    Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
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    Ron, when I laid the 5/8" tape on the mini, it was much too wide. Stretching it required so much force that I didn't see any way UltraCopper would have held it in place, unless I did 3" at a time and held it there while it set up. I didn't try it because I just didn't think it would work.

    The rope does not move when I open the dome. It seemed to at first, though minimally, and I actually liked that. But after a few cooks, it flattened out and now looks just like the tape on my large. Dunno. In any case, if I ever have to replace it (do these things ever wear out?), I will use it again.

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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