UPDATE - So, I finally blew a gasket - literally. Parts source? Or how do I make this?

[Henry W]

Some years ago (I forget - more than 3, less than 20) I purchased a 23-gauge brad-nailer from a user here. Paid maybe $20 for it. Brand is Surebonder, model 9710. These types of nailers no longer appear on Surebonder's website; they do have pneumatic staplers but not nail guns or brad nailers. So, presumably it is obsolete.

When I first tried to use it, I had not checked my output pressure of my compressor. I blew out a gasket and leaks like a sieve; it will drain my little compressor in about a minute, but I can use the tool with compressor actively running. I opened up the leaky portion and see that the gasket has blown out. Gasket is a translucent white something like PE or HDPE material and is less than a 1mm thick (guessing, not measurements). I have searched a bit looking for replacement parts, and one rebuild kit was $35 on Ebay (+ shipping). That's just too much in my view for a tool that I RARELY use (2 or 3 times in the time I have owned it), but it is the only source I did see for parts.

Nothing 'looks' critical in terms of dimensions or fit on this gasket, except the size and location of the 4 holes for the screws. The parts diagram is shown below. Part of interest is #5 at top left.

Anyone ever fashioned a gasket out of a yogurt lid or similar material? Other ideas for materials?
Or does anyone have suggestions for a source of parts for this?

I suspect I will try this anyways - being 'snowed in' here today in Raleigh with the massive 0.01" of snow that we have so far!

 

[Michael Mathews]

Henry, sending you a DM....

 

[pop-pop]

Try an auto supply store. Often they will have various gasket materials in foot square sheets.

 

[LeftyTom]

Not a job for Form-A-Gasket?

 

[Henry W]

Not a job for Form-A-Gasket?

Is that a product? Wasn't familiar with it but just looked it up.
Maybe that would do?! I don't know.

 

[Oka]

Also, you can use silicone hi temp form a gasket. If you have a 3d printer you could print it. Also, there is now a scanner that will dimension the part and convert into a .stl file, just set the thickness and Bam ! you got.
However, I have done with the silicone gasket cost about 8-10 bucks for a tube. Basically, you just put it where the gasket goes and set the top piece just finger the bots on but do not cinch,then, wait 10-20 minutes and tighten lightly, wait an hour or whatever it says and finally tighten and done.

 

[LeftyTom]

Is that a product? Wasn't familiar with it but just looked it up.
Maybe that would do?! I don't know.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/permatex-form-a-gasket-no-2-sealant-15-oz-1300550?store=2952&crmid=2462461156&utm_source=google&utm_medium=pmax&utm_campaign=tsc0_tsc_tsc_dyn_search_sch_us_cvr&utm_content=sku_na&adtype=pla&campaignid=20622875965&device=c&product_channel=local&product_id=1300550&store_code=2952&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20619510191&gbraid=0AAAAADnTm23ZoBEomGa_38LbQwZbE_081&gclid=Cj0KCQiA7fbLBhDJARIsAOAqhsfWuMgs7pv_by_Bc_-jomRBhdrCaIthLLvMLWVc164m70ujhZORZrwaAj9IEALw_wcB

Also available at most auto parts stores.

 

[Oka]

That won't work for higher pressurized systems it is designed for lower pressure locations Sub 30 psi

Air nailers usually are 75-120 psi or higher. look at these instead Permatex Optimum Red, Gasket Pro 990 b oth of these can handle 300psi +

 

[riggsp]

Try an auto supply store. Often they will have various gasket materials in foot square sheets.

X2

 

[mpeele]

You probably could make the gasket out of anything that would compress, just not paper. Your yogurt cap is a great place to start.

 

[RWF]

I haven't tried it, aluminum foil might be worth a shot.
Multilayer copper is a common gasket material in high heat and presser applications like head exhaust gasket gaskets. All that gasket is doing is making up for shitty machining.
Eventually I will try it because Toyota parts aren't what they use to be.

 

[Henry W]

UPDATE - So I made a very crude version of this gasket using a yogurt lid - drilling 4 holes for screws and using a utility knife to cut out the interior and exterior. This is NOT perfect or even great, but it is effective - I deliberately failed to even take a pic . On the first round of adjustment (2nd fitting of this tailor-made gasket) it had reduced the leakage to well below 1% (by ear) of the original rate. I'm satisfied that it will at least allow me to use the tool without the compressor running continuously.

2 side notes:
1) Compressor: The compressor I use for trim work is a small Ryobi battery powered one that is soooooo easy to move around that it rivals the newer idea of the battery powered nail guns. I already had all the pneumatic trim nailers when I bought this. Bonus is that I picked up the compressor for $15 refurbed at the Direct Tools place 8 or more years ago in Smithfield NC when they had a 'fire sale' that they called an inventory reduction sale. Prices were ridiculously low and that jump started my use of the Ryobi system. I have never regretted that decision, despite having used daily as a handyman for 4 years (including a bunch of deck work). The advantage of this implementation is that with one easily portable compressor you can use a variety of pneumatic trim guns (not a framing nailer or an HVLP paint sprayer, but less hungry pneumatic tools) that are lighter and nimbler than battery powered ones; tradeoff is they still have a tail (hose). 2nd disadvantage is that this compressor is definitely louder than the battery powered nailers - a fact my cats do not appreciate!

2) This Surebonder pin nailer is agonizingly frustratingly and inexplicably inconsistent - I can sometimes get it to work, but not reliably and I have no idea why! That is one of the reasons I was hesitant to spend any dollars on it. Thankfully when I needed it to work yesterday for reattaching an errant piece of trim, it worked fine.

 

[Al Olme]

If you still have the remains of the gasket and it's fairly complete, I can scan it and cut a new one for you out of pretty much whatever material you'd bring.

 

[Gotcha6]

I can offer only two suggestions:
1. Manila file folder paper is thick enough to make gaskets from. If the width is sufficient and you use something like Copper Coat spray on gasket sealer, it should do.
2. The RTV silicone mentioned above is now OEM replacement for some valve cover gaskets. It is packaged as a gasket replacement for that purpose. Although it may not hold the pressure, it will not deteriorate with age like some paper gaskets.

 

[jt candycane]

Some years ago (I forget - more than 3, less than 20) I purchased a 23-gauge brad-nailer from a user here. Paid maybe $20 for it. Brand is Surebonder, model 9710. These types of nailers no longer appear on Surebonder's website; they do have pneumatic staplers but not nail guns or brad nailers. So, presumably it is obsolete.

When I first tried to use it, I had not checked my output pressure of my compressor. I blew out a gasket and leaks like a sieve; it will drain my little compressor in about a minute, but I can use the tool with compressor actively running. I opened up the leaky portion and see that the gasket has blown out. Gasket is a translucent white something like PE or HDPE material and is less than a 1mm thick (guessing, not measurements). I have searched a bit looking for replacement parts, and one rebuild kit was $35 on Ebay (+ shipping). That's just too much in my view for a tool that I RARELY use (2 or 3 times in the time I have owned it), but it is the only source I did see for parts.

Nothing 'looks' critical in terms of dimensions or fit on this gasket, except the size and location of the 4 holes for the screws. The parts diagram is shown below. Part of interest is #5 at top left.

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Anyone ever fashioned a gasket out of a yogurt lid or similar material? Other ideas for materials?
Or does anyone have suggestions for a source of parts for this?

I suspect I will try this anyways - being 'snowed in' here today in Raleigh with the massive 0.01" of snow that we have so far!

Part # of the rebuild kit on ebay ??

 

[Henry W]

Part # of the rebuild kit on ebay ??

What i recall is that I did a browser search for the make and model number and gasket or rebuild kit or something like that. Some EBay links came up. This was weeks ago so that's about all the info I can recall. The EBay links were in the first page or two of results. Are these not coming up when you search?