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Joshua Waaland
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 800
From: Cleveland, Ohio
Registered: Dec 1999

posted 03-09-2006 07:55 PM

quote: Steve Guttag
Joshua,

After 50 or so years of production of the essentially the same machine, most people working on them know what they need with no surprises. Those that would need a "kit" are way too few to make it worth the bother. Then comes the method of packaging various sized gaskets and storing them un-damaged. Then if you need one of them but not the whole kit...what a nightmare for a dealer or service agency.

Kits just don't make sense for the bulk of the people working on them.

I get it. I understand why buying them individually makes sense. I still think offering them as a set and individually would be nice. It would save people the time of going through the manual and writing them all down. Anyhow thanks for the help.

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Steve Guttag
We forgot the crackers Gromit!!!

Posts: 12814
From: Annapolis, MD
Registered: Dec 1999

posted 03-10-2006 12:08 AM

Joshua,

The scary thing is...since the parts to Century and Simplex are so "ingrained"...many if not most are just recalled from memory. Furthermore, you will find that many people in the rebuild business have their preferred vendors for just about every part and it is not the same vendor for all.

As Mark offered, it wouldn't be too difficult to ask a stocking dealer to put together a "kit" for you and everyone will be happy.

Steve

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Joshua Waaland
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 800
From: Cleveland, Ohio
Registered: Dec 1999

posted 03-10-2006 07:00 AM

Steve,

quote: Steve Guttag
As Mark offered, it wouldn't be too difficult to ask a stocking dealer to put together a "kit" for you and everyone will be happy.

It really isn't as big a deal to me as it probably seems from this thread. If this were a real conversation face to face it probably wouldn't have lasted more than a minute. I just thought it was a good idea to have a "kit". I will call or e-mail Mark and John and get some pricing from them.

quote: Steve Guttag
Furthermore, you will find that many people in the rebuild business have their preferred vendors for just about every part and it is not the same vendor for all.

Good point.

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Will Kutler
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1506
From: Tucson, AZ, USA
Registered: Feb 2001

posted 03-11-2006 12:17 AM

Oh Boy...GASKETS!

I have Steel Rule Die making experience, and prior to leaving the die shop I was working at, thanks to a dump in business post 9-11, I was starting to design and look into making some dies for projector gaskets. Actually, producing the gasket dies for say, a SH100 gearbox should have taken maybe 1 day (including CAD work).

Problem was that I asked my employer if he wanted to run the gaskets and profit share. He was not interested, and before I could scrounge up material $$, I ended up being laid-off.

Anyhow, back then I was asking Mark G., John E. an others for opinions regarding gasket thickness, as gasket thickness could effect dimensional tolorances. At that time, I was looking into making gaskets from bulk automotive rubberized gasket material that came in a variety of thicknesses...if I remember correctly, it was a 3-M product.

Ya, you could cut out gaskets by hand with an X-Acto blade, but it can really be a pain in the ass to do a really nice job.

Cheers

K

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Monte L Fullmer
Film God

Posts: 8367
From: Nampa, Idaho, USA
Registered: Nov 2004

posted 03-11-2006 02:22 AM

quote: Will Kutler
cut out gaskets by hand with an X-Acto blade, but it can really be a pain in the ass to do a really nice job.

"slowly, yet surely", said the tortoise - just have a good set of very sharp 101 blades with a swivel head X-Acto knife and this task isn't that hard to do.

..been there and done that many times doing automotive gaskets..

-Monte

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