rubber seal for a piston

[aussiecyclist]

i was just wondering what type of rubber to seal the barrell everyone uses for their piston, what thickness too...

thanks for the help

[drac]

If you can find them, neoprene washers work excellently. Don't get the thick ones though, look for ones which are about 1/8 of an inch thick. Don't know how many milimeters that works out to be.

[zaphar]

check the home despot, I remember getting some there...

[drac]

Do they even have home depots in australia?

[zaphar]

Oh, good point

[aussiecyclist]

k thanks for that, i'll try the neoprene

no home depot in oz.

we got stores like bunnings, mitre 10, which are just general building suplies stores

[Brian the brain]

I use bike (inner tube) tire rubber.
Bolt it onto your piston and cut down to size.

[aussiecyclist]

thanks for the help guys, went to the locla clark rubber store

got some sheet neoprene 1.5 and 3mm thick


seams to be working great,