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Component Resources, Inc. |
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1-310-329-2888 M-F 7:30 AM to 4:00PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME E-mail: componentresources@gmail.com Formerly Rubber Age L.M. Mfg., Inc. |
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Kitchen Gaskets |
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Measuring Instructions If you already have a worn seal, please lay it flat on the table. Please measure from 3 o'clock to 9 o'clock on the inside. This is called the inner diameter. Please also measure from 3 o'clock to 9 o'clock on the outside. This is the outside diameter. The inside diameter is more important. If you purchase something too large it will simply slip off. The outside diameter can be slightly larger since you always cut it back down to size. If there is no inner diameter that matches, please pick something slightly smaller. If there is no outer diameter that matches, you can pick something slightly smaller or larger. A larger outside diameter will probably be better since you can then cut it down to size. |
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Canister Outside Diameter (OD) Picture shown measures ~4 3/4” |
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If you do not already have a worn seal, please see picture to the left view areas to measure. The lid may not look like yours. Most lids unless made of wood will have a lip that extends into the jar. Seals can be used 2 different ways. 1. It will lay over the edge of the lip and extended to the outer edges of the lid. If this is what you want then please measure from outer edge of the lip from 3 o’clock to outer edge of the lip at 9 o’clock. This measurement will be your inside diameter (ID). Do the same across the entire lid and this will be your outside diameter (OD). 2. If you want the seal to wrap around the lip instead of laying flat over the lip onto the lid then please measure from outer edge of the lip from 3 o’clock to 9 o’clock. This measurement will be your inside diameter (ID). You will also need to measure the height of the lip. Multiply the height of the lip by 2 and add to the inside diameter. This will give you the outside diameter (OD). You will need to estimate how thick a seal you want but looking at the space between the edge of the lip to where it sits in the jar. Please note that if you buy for example a 1/16” inch thick seal you will need at least a 1/8” gap total. The seal will be 1/16” on each side of the lip. 3. If you have a wood lid. The groove height will determine the thickness you need. To measure a wood lid, measure from 3 o’clock to 9 o’clock across the whole lid. This will give you the outside diameter (OD). Then stick the ruler into the groove and measure to the outer edge of the lid. Multiple by 2 and subtract from the outside diameter. This will give you the inside diameter (ID). |
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Canister Inside Diameter (ID) Picture shown measures ~4” |
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Still no match? Buy a square of silicone and try creating a seal with an old fashioned compass and an exacto knife. See available sheet sizes on the next page. |
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If you have a seal and it looks v shaped, we may not have anything that will work for you. You may be able to measure the smallest diameter and then measure the width of the seal. So the smallest diameter will be your inside diameter (ID). Then measure the width of the gasket. Multiple the width of the gasket by 2 and add to the inside diameter. This will give you the outside diameter |
