graphite packing

hi guys just back from a fishing trip on loch lochy up north of scotland,i took my army mk2 cooker with me as there was four of us,and i was the cook,anyway the damed control knobs were realy stiff and i used a pair of lyers to turn them,and the weld on the knobs came of thts easy fixed ,but i need some graphite packing to repair the old stuff,well i think its called graphite packing,im looking for anyone who could point me in the rite direction to access this stuff,bye the way the fishing was brill all fish returned back to the water,and the food was smashing

 

maddog

Have a search on the forum using 'graphite', I'm sure I remember posts on the subject not long ago. Should be readily available as graphite string in a hardware shop if there is one close by. If not someone here will probably offer you a few inches.

Simes

 

thanks m8t for the help ill look around site to see if i can get some,realy thankfull pal

 

I use plumbers' PTFE tape, wound round the spindle to the right thickness.

Jim Ford

 

will that work jim instead of graphite string,kool ill give it a try jim thanks pal

 

Graphite packings were often combined with the excellent stuff asbestos, unfortunately this stuff has som bi effects and is prohibited.

Some friends of mine hase made replacements of lead. They clams it works well.

dsk

 

Dog
If you pull a length off the roll of PTFE and double it a couple of times, give it a twist and hey presto you have a length of PTFE cord. Wrap it around the spindle or a drill of the same size. Cut it along the length of the spindle and there you have little rings of packing.
Put them in one at a time, screw the gland nut down and repeat, about 3 should do it.
HTH.
H

 

thanks guys you all amaze me,tricks of the trade i guess,i went looking on ebay and found graphite packing but so expensive for wot i need,heres the url http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Chesterton-16...ryZ67072QQssPageNameZWD2VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
think ill stick with plumbers tape

 

Hey dog

That was a close run thing, as in my experience passing fire standard API589 at API607 temperatures just isn't upto the mark !

Trust the esteemed advice given, and get down the plumbers merchants !

Cheers

Keith

 

im on my way to the plumbers store rite now,thanks keith

 

How did the PTFE hunt go?

You may like to have a quick look at these threads, a couple of selection from recent posts on the subject.

https://classiccampstoves.com/threads/1741

https://classiccampstoves.com/threads/393

Simes

 

thanks guys the ptfe tape did the trick