How Are Gaskets Made?

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Gaskets can be molded, stamped (cut) or molded/stamped/bonded (in the case of rubber/fiber/metallic gaskets).

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_{Disclaimer: Have bought their products over the years and worked one of their plant expansions many moons ago.}

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I occasionally make them with a circle cutter, a set of round punches, and a box knife.

Mass production can be by punch-and-die; laser or water jet cutting might also work.

One method that is a lost art is the small hammer on the edge of the part that needs the gasket. Gently tap the gasket with the hammer is that the overhang is cut off. Continue around the inside hole, then the outside edge while holding the gasket material steady against the part.