Custom-Made Gaskets Are Just A Click Away

Custom-Made Gaskets Are Just A Click Away FARM SHOP Miscellaneous “Thanks to the internet and PayPal I was able to grow a tiny custom gasket-making business into one that supplies customers in the U S Canada Britain Australia and many other parts of the world ” says John Baker owner of Gaskets-To-Go More surprising than the unique nature of Baker’s business is the fact it’s located in the province of Pathum Thani Thailand The Minnesota native settled there nearly 25 years ago His business was born when his cousin in Washington State asked him to source gaskets for old outboard motors that were unavailable in the U S “I asked around and found a couple local suppliers and things just grew from there ” Baker says Now he supplies gaskets made of copper metal reinforced composites multi-layer steel felt embossed steel rubber and fiber “No order is too small or too large ” Baker says enthusiastically “There are no tooling charges no set-up charges and no minimum order We can make gaskets from a drawing a blueprint an old gasket a cardboard template or even a scan of an old gasket We can supply gaskets for vintage car truck tractor or industrial equipment ” Baker also produces custom molded and extruded rubber plastic and bakelite parts He can also supply springs stamped or machined parts Recently he began producing polyglass tail lights for cars and trucks He says there’s really no limit to the types of parts he can supply Pricing is given within 2 to 3 days and orders are usually complete for shipping in 2 weeks although larger quantity and complex orders may take longer Molded parts require a 200-piece order because of the tooling involved Shipping costs and delivery to the customer vary on the mode of transportation Baker says he’s tapped into a wealth of manufacturing available in Thailand over the years because he gets unusual requests and “never says no” He has sourced custom-made automobile pumps built without drawings made brass covers for dynamos and generators and produced a head gasket for a 1930’s-era Bamford diesel engine Other rare requests included multiple gaskets for a Rolls Royce Merlin Mk35 airplane engine exhaust gaskets for a vintage Lancaster automobile and copper sandwich gaskets for a 1930 French Moteurs Berard industrial engine Baker says his website provides answers to just about every question customers have about his business and he’s happy to provide references as needed Contact: FARM SHOW Followup John Baker Gaskets-to-Go Phaholyothin Soi 66 135/39 Soi Decharoen 1 Moo 10 Tambol Kukot Amphur Lumlukka Pathum Thani 12130 Thailand ph +6681 985 1218; www gasketstogo com

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