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10-30-03, 04:22 AM
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first, you need material to make a new gasket. i know you can buy them, but why spend dollars, when you only have to spend cents.
i found two good materials. first, cheap mouse pads. the cheaper and stiffer, the better. wal-mart's most generic will set you back about $2. all you need to do is peel off the thin cloth cover. second, a sheet of craft foam from the craft dept. of wal-mart. it's not as thick, but is only 33 cents a sheet, and is more similar in texture to the original gasket. |
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10-30-03, 04:24 AM
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comparing thickness...
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10-30-03, 04:25 AM
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...foam sheet.
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10-30-03, 04:27 AM
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the mouse pad's cloth cover is easy to peel away, and leaves little, if any, glue residue.
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10-30-03, 04:29 AM
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using the material of your choice, and use the old gasket as a template. a regular pencil makes a visible mark on the dark foam.
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10-30-03, 04:30 AM
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make sure you mark the location of the holes.
this is where i was wishing i owned a hole-punch. |
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10-30-03, 04:31 AM
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not bad...
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10-30-03, 04:33 AM
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and now i have 2 new gaskets for approximately 16.5 cents each. and it only takes a few minutes.
cheers! |
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11-18-03, 09:01 PM
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nice tip
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12-04-03, 03:14 PM
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I would suggest just reusing the old gaskets along with some silicone..........
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12-06-03, 01:46 AM
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Nice write up...
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01-15-04, 01:39 AM
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 Damn man, thats a smart idea.
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01-17-04, 06:45 AM
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but what if you got water and like green crap in there? I know you can dump the water out...but i haven't figured a way out to get the crap off the inside of the lense. the lense is to brittle to try to pull apart from the rest of it.
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01-25-04, 11:52 AM
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or you could just leave the water in there, and put in a few small fish and a snail or two, and have your own little mobile ecosystem! 
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