Gasket removal tool?
Gasket removal tool?
(OP)
Hi,
We usually use a flange spreader to open the flange (opening of a few millimeters).
At that time we can usually take the gasket out of the flanges.
But sometimes the gaskets keeps sticking to the flange surface.
Does there exist a tool to scrape of take the gasket out of the flanges.
Where can this be bought? I prefer a non-pneumatic tool.
We usually use a flange spreader to open the flange (opening of a few millimeters).
At that time we can usually take the gasket out of the flanges.
But sometimes the gaskets keeps sticking to the flange surface.
Does there exist a tool to scrape of take the gasket out of the flanges.
Where can this be bought? I prefer a non-pneumatic tool.





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NozzleTwister
Houston, Texas
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Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
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http://www.labsafety.com/store/item/70598/
I'd use the wood chisel. A nice, long, flat, full body wood chisel. They are carbon steel or alloy steel.
Ted
RE: Gasket removal tool?
We also made some chisels form BeCu and Al Bronze with rivited Al handles. The blade was around 2 1/2"wide, 12" long, and around 5/16" thick. The handle to suit. We used a single bevel probably around 20-30 degrees.
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Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
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BUT wood chisels work great for gasket removal.
So do putty knives in some cases.
Wire wheels in a die grinder work well too kinda messy as the debris goes everywhere
AND you need to be careful you can ruin a machined or soft metal surface.
Dan Bentler
RE: Gasket removal tool?
Just made a trip by a shutdown in progress and picked up on one little tidbit of information about gasket scraping. I won't admit that I had forgotten about this tool. One of the mechanics was using a large 16" flat machinist's file smooth cut the had a long taper ground on the end. The taper was one sided and quite shallow. He said that he had been using it for over 20 years. After seeing this one I remember that a lot of the older mechanics had the same tool.
RE: Gasket removal tool?
Almost any thin tool steel ground with a chisel edge will work.
Dan Bentler