Anyone have a good technique for removing old fossilized rubber door
gaskets? The American Dental Accessories removal tool seems worthless
to me; I've destroyed a lab knife and cut up my fingers. Is there some
magic gasket sauce? Help!!

Steve

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Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
http://www.dentaltwins.com
Brooklyn, NY
718-258-5001

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> Anyone have a good technique for removing old fossilized rubber door
> gaskets? The American Dental Accessories removal tool seems worthless to
> me; I've destroyed a lab knife and cut up my fingers. Is there some magic
> gasket sauce? Help!!
>

What brand and model?

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Amatus

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"Mark & Steven Bornfeld" <> wrote in message
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>
> Anyone have a good technique for removing old fossilized rubber door
> gaskets? The American Dental Accessories removal tool seems worthless to
> me; I've destroyed a lab knife and cut up my fingers. Is there some magic
> gasket sauce? Help!!
>
> Steve
>
> --
> Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
> http://www.dentaltwins.com
> Brooklyn, NY
> 718-258-5001

"Mark & Steven Bornfeld" <> wrote in message
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>
> Anyone have a good technique for removing old fossilized rubber door
> gaskets? The American Dental Accessories removal tool seems worthless
> to me; I've destroyed a lab knife and cut up my fingers. Is there some
> magic gasket sauce? Help!!
>
> Steve
>
> --
> Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
> http://www.dentaltwins.com
> Brooklyn, NY
> 718-258-5001

try one of those razor blade gadgets for scraping paint off windows. And
warm the autoclave up a little first.

carabelli

On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 14:20:21 GMT, "carabelli" <> wrote:

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>"Mark & Steven Bornfeld" <> wrote in message
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>try one of those razor blade gadgets for scraping paint off windows. And
>warm the autoclave up a little first.
>
>carabelli
>

and wear chain mail gloves...
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Take out the G'RBAGE

Amatus Cremona wrote:

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>
> What brand and model?
>

Castle Speed-Clave 777

Steve

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Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
http://www.dentaltwins.com
Brooklyn, NY
718-258-5001

carabelli wrote:

> "Mark & Steven Bornfeld" <> wrote in message
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>
>
> try one of those razor blade gadgets for scraping paint off windows. And
> warm the autoclave up a little first.
>
> carabelli
>
>

Worth a try. I already tried cutting notches in in with my high-speed.

Steve

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Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
http://www.dentaltwins.com
Brooklyn, NY
718-258-5001

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> Castle Speed-Clave 777
>

I am not familiar with that one. Can you soften the rubber with your Hanau
alcohol torch, then scrape it away using a razor blade? Would an adhesive
remover (such as Goo-Gone) help soften any thin pieces left over? If you
call your supply house, what do they advise?

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Amatus

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> Amatus Cremona wrote:
>

>
> Castle Speed-Clave 777
>
> Steve
>
> --
> Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
> http://www.dentaltwins.com
> Brooklyn, NY
> 718-258-5001

Amatus Cremona wrote:

>
>
> I am not familiar with that one. Can you soften the rubber with your Hanau
> alcohol torch, then scrape it away using a razor blade? Would an adhesive
> remover (such as Goo-Gone) help soften any thin pieces left over? If you
> call your supply house, what do they advise?
>

The problem with cutting with a straight razor is the gasket lies
totally over a curled metal rim.
I finally got it out by ditching the inner edge of the gasket with a
557 fg. There's black dust all over the operatory.
I think that's enough material to write a song...

Steve

--
Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
http://www.dentaltwins.com
Brooklyn, NY
718-258-5001

>

> The problem with cutting with a straight razor is the gasket lies totally
> over a curled metal rim.
> I finally got it out by ditching the inner edge of the gasket with a 557
> fg. There's black dust all over the operatory.
> I think that's enough material to write a song...
>

How often are you supposed to change this gasket?

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Amatus

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"Mark & Steven Bornfeld" <> wrote in message
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> Amatus Cremona wrote:

>
>
> The problem with cutting with a straight razor is the gasket lies totally
> over a curled metal rim.
> I finally got it out by ditching the inner edge of the gasket with a 557
> fg. There's black dust all over the operatory.
> I think that's enough material to write a song...
>
> Steve
>
> --
> Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
> http://www.dentaltwins.com
> Brooklyn, NY
> 718-258-5001
>

Amatus Cremona wrote:

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>
> How often are you supposed to change this gasket?
>

I change it when the autoclave starts leaking. This is a very old,
bare-bones autoclave. I've used them for years, and they never fail a
spore test.
I took a chance and bought this one on ebay. There was a short in the
wiring that I fixed, and then I noticed it leaked before pressure was
reached. It's going to be my backup.

Steve

--
Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
http://www.dentaltwins.com
Brooklyn, NY
718-258-5001