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Author Topic: O rings for vintage figures  (Read 10170 times)

gijoejj

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O rings for vintage figures
« 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.
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Zenith27

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Re: O rings for vintage figures
« Reply #1 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

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.

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