Begle1
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I have super-custom adapter flanges between my turbo and exhaust manifold. (T4i to T4) They're 1/2" thick plates of steel, one bolts to the turbo and one bolts to the manifold, then they bolt together with 4x 5/16" (iirc) bolts.
Lo and behold my first engineering attempt was sub-par and I can't get them to seal well even with a whole tube of copper gasket maker and a gasket made out of an Arizona Iced Tea can.
So now I'm planning on either:
A) using some sort of tool to freestyle cut a groove into one of the plates to lay a big thick copper wire (like 1/8" or so I guess?) into it,
B) doing something else entirely.
Anybody know what sort of tool I can use to cut a decent looking ~1/8" diameter groove into a steel plate? Dremel attachment?
Or does anybody have a better suggestion on how I should proceed?
Lo and behold my first engineering attempt was sub-par and I can't get them to seal well even with a whole tube of copper gasket maker and a gasket made out of an Arizona Iced Tea can.
So now I'm planning on either:
A) using some sort of tool to freestyle cut a groove into one of the plates to lay a big thick copper wire (like 1/8" or so I guess?) into it,
B) doing something else entirely.
Anybody know what sort of tool I can use to cut a decent looking ~1/8" diameter groove into a steel plate? Dremel attachment?
Or does anybody have a better suggestion on how I should proceed?