- 1. [Shop-talk] RTV Silicone (score: 1)
- Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
- Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2007 10:16:45 -0700
- I have an older (well, maybe only 15 or so years old, so maybe not that old) steel Thermos with a flip top spout built into the cap. The cap gasket (assuming there actually is a gasket) leaks. I was
- /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00002.html (7,355 bytes)
- 2. Re: [Shop-talk] RTV Silicone (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
- Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2007 13:35:36 -0400
- Interesting how the meaning of "old" changes as we get older. They make an RTV for building/resealing an aquarium. I would imagine that it would have to be free of toxic stuff so as not to poison the
- /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00003.html (7,440 bytes)
- 3. Re: [Shop-talk] RTV Silicone (score: 1)
- Author: BSHolden@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 14:17:57 EDT
- Food grade RTV at (http://www.cidsales.com/silicones.htm) My local Menards also stocks the USDA/FDA approved stuff, so you too should be able to find this at a building supply store close-by. Bart **
- /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00004.html (7,293 bytes)
- 4. Re: [Shop-talk] RTV Silicone (score: 1)
- Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
- Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2007 12:22:49 -0700
- ** Yeah, it's practically brand new. It's my "truck" thremos so it gets knocked around a bit. ** I thought I remembered seeing something like that. Thanks. I'll look for it. ** What? Throw away a pra
- /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00005.html (7,832 bytes)
- 5. Re: [Shop-talk] RTV Silicone (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 15:41:59 -0400
- I've got a number of all-stainless steel vacuum flasks. They're amazingly more efficient at keeping things hot than my old glass-lined Thermos. If I preheat it with boiling water, I've got a half-lit
- /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00006.html (6,880 bytes)
- 6. Re: [Shop-talk] RTV Silicone (score: 1)
- Author: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
- Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 10:33:35 -0500
- I've repaired similar gaskets by inserting a thin O-ring under the gasket. Might be worth a try instead of a bean of RTV - it's going to be difficult to get a uniform size bead of that... Tim Mullen
- /html/shop-talk/2007-09/msg00032.html (7,166 bytes)
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