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General Section => Customs => Topic started by: gijoejj on March 18, 2014, 10:59:29 PM

Title: O rings for vintage figures
Post by: gijoejj on March 18, 2014, 10:59:29 PM

I was wondering where to get good o rings for vintage joes in Ontario.  Need to fix some of my figures but want to get good o rings that won't break too easy or don't fit correctly.  If anyone could help much appreciated.

Title: Re: O rings for vintage figures
Post by: Zenith27 on March 19, 2014, 05:16:10 AM

If you have Lowes hardware stores they sell o-rings in their plumbing department. They're BrassCraft BCP723. I've also received the next size up from people but I don't like them since the diameter of the rubber is wider even if the ring itself is larger.

http://www.lowes.ca/faucet-repair-parts/brasscraft-bcp723-25-pack-38-in-x-916-in-rubber-faucet-o-rings_g1357480.html?linkloc=reCanonical (http://www.lowes.ca/faucet-repair-parts/brasscraft-bcp723-25-pack-38-in-x-916-in-rubber-faucet-o-rings_g1357480.html?linkloc=reCanonical)

NOTE: The hard rubber doesn't work well with Joes that don't have tapered arm mounts. Better to use an old o-ring from a spare fig to fix one of those or when you move the arms the torso can crack. This pic has one of each type of arm mount.

(http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/r660/Zenith277/For%20Sale/IMG_0251_zps8e3ed45c.jpg)