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Gasket Design Tips Problem Result SuggestedSolutions Bolt holes close to edge Causes breakage in stripping Projection or "ear" and assembling Notch instead of hole Avoid hole sizes under 3/32" Very small bolt holes or Require handpicking... diameter. If small hole is for locat- non-circular openings easy to miss ing or indexing, change to notch. Tear-away parts with open slots Slots require handpicking, Simple perforation at attached edges costly dies and die maintenance Thin walls, delicate cross-section High scrap loss; stretching or Have the gasket in mind during in relation to overall size distortion in shipment or use. early design stages Restricts choice to high tensile strength materials Metalworking tolerances applied Results in perfectly usable Most gasket materials are com- to gasket thickness, diameters, parts being rejected at incom- pressible. Many are affected by length, width, etc. ing inspection. Requires time humidity changes. and correspondence to reach Try standard or commercial �.002 agreement on practical limits. tolerances before concluding that 2.000 Increases cost of parts and tool- special accuracy is required. ing. Delays delivery. Transference of fillets, radii, etc. Unless part is molded, such Most gasket stocks will conform from mating metal parts to gasket features mean extra operations to mating parts without pre-shap- and higher cost ing. Be sure radii, chamfers, etc., are functional, not merely copied from metal members. Large gaskets made in sections Extra operations to skive or Die-cut dovetailed joint with beveled joints glue. Difficult to obtain smooth, even joints without steps or transverse grooves. C-48
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